Let's Be Friends (Carly Rae Jepsen song)
# Let's Be Friends (Carly Rae Jepsen song)

"Let's Be Friends" is a song by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen, released on February 7, 2020. It was included on the Japanese version of Dedicated Side B.

## Background

Jepsen announced the song on social media on February 5, 2020, announcing the title as "Let's Be Friends (Not Really Though)" and sharing its cover art; however, the song was released on streaming services with a shortened title and different cover.

## Critical reception

Eric Torres of Pitchfork wrote that the song "doesn’t reach the potent highs of her other work, but as an upbeat one-off that takes pleasure in excising dirtbags from your life, it nails its specific mood".

## Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

* Carly Rae Jepsen – songwriting, lead vocals
* Ben Romans – songwriting, production, guitar, keyboards
* CJ Baran – songwriting, production, drums, programming
* Randy Merrill – mastering engineer
* Mitch McCarthy – mixing
