Back to Friends

"Back to Friends" is a song by the American singer and songwriter Sombr, solely written and produced by him. It was released on December 27, 2024, through Warner Records and Sombr's own imprint SMB. It served as the lead single from Sombr's debut studio album, I Barely Know Her (2025). The song was sent to US pop radio on October 7, 2025. The single became a global hit and Sombr's breakout song, alongside "Undressed" (2025), both of which entered multiple song charts concurrently after going viral on the video-sharing app TikTok. In the US, "Back to Friends" marked his first and highest-charting entry on the Billboard Hot 100 to date, entering the Billboard Hot 100 on April 12, 2025, and peaking at number seven. It left the Hot 100 in April 2026 after 52 consecutive weeks. Outside the United States, the song reached the top five of the music charts in Australia, Austria, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, and Switzerland. It has been certified platinum or higher in Australia, Austria, Canada, France, New Zealand, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Lyrically, the song is about the melodrama of teenage love. Sombr has performed the song at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live, the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, where its music video won Best Alternative Video, marking his first award win, and the 2026 Brit Awards.