
Incorporating music in the classroom has many benefits. There has been a big focus on social and emotional learning in recent years, and we think that music can help your students feel connected and understood. And songs about friendship can definitely foster a sense of community in the classroom.
We’ve compiled our recommendations into a big list of songs about friendship that includes songs for students as young as pre-K and as old as high school. From classics by the Beatles to more pop-based songs by the likes of Bruno Mars and Disney favorites, we’ve included them all! As a reminder, everyone has their own ideas about what’s appropriate to share with students. Always review songs ahead of time to see if they’re right for your classroom.
Our Favorite Songs About Friendship
- The More We Get Together by the Learning Station
- That’s What Friends Are For by Dionne Warwick et al.
- Make New Friends by the Learning Station
- Friends, Friends, 123 by the Kiboomers
- Will You Be a Friend of Mine? by the Kiboomers
- With a Little Help From My Friends by the Beatles
- I’ll Be There for You by the Rembrandts
- Friends by Elton John
- Friends in Low Places by Garth Brooks
- Friend Like Me by Robin Williams (from Aladdin)
- You’ve Got a Friend in Me by Randy Newman (from Toy Story)
- If I Didn’t Have You by Randy Newman (from Monsters Inc.)
- I’ll Stand by You by the Pretenders
- A Friend Like You by Andy Grammer
- Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler
- In My Life by the Beatles
- What About Your Friends? by TLC
- Best Friend by Jason Mraz
- My Funny Friend and Me by Sting
- Best of Friends by Pearl Bailey (from The Fox and the Hound)
- Under the Sea from The Little Mermaid
- If I Didn’t Have You by Billy Crystal and John Goodman
- Be Our Guest by Alan Menken (from Beauty and the Beast)
- Friends on the Other Side from The Princess and the Frog
- Do You Want to Build a Snowman? by Kristen Bell (from Frozen)
- Remember Me by Dúo (from Coco)
- The Family Madrigal by the Encanto cast
- Lean on Me by Bill Withers
- Anytime You Need a Friend by Mariah Carey
- You’ve Got a Friend by Carole King
- I’ll Be There by the Jackson 5
- Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
- I’ll Remember by Madonna
- Some Things Never Change by the Frozen 2 cast
- A Real Friendship “Everything” by Michael Buble (from Lilo & Stitch)
- Friendship Song by Bruno Mars
- I’ll Always Remember You by Miley Cyrus
- Gift of a Friend by Demi Lovato
- We Are a Family by Jack Hartmann
- This Is the Way We Make Friends by Super Simple Songs/Kids Songs
- What Makes a Good Friend? by Rocking Dan Teaching Man
- Friends Song by the Singing Walrus
- Friends by Ella Henderson
- My Best Friend by Tim McGraw
- I’ll Be There for You by Two of a Kind
- Surrounded by Friendship by Dan & Claudia Zanes
- They’re My Best Friend by Ants on a Log
- It’s You I Like by Fred Rogers
- True Colors by Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake (from Trolls)
- One Friend by Dan Seals