The music was composed by Kauffman's husband, Michael Skloff. The original lyrics of 'I'll Be There for You', a single verse as needed for the length of the series' opening credits, were co-written by Friends producers David Crane and Marta Kauffman and songwriter Allee Willis, while the Rembrandts members Phil SЕЌlem and Danny Wilde later added it by writing the second verse and bridge. Records, they relented to the company's demands. The Rembrandts did not want to record the song, but since they were the only available band on Warner Bros. Television instead decided to recreate R.E.M.'s sound by enlisting the Rembrandts to write an original theme. The title theme of Friends was initially going to be ' Shiny Happy People' by American rock band R.E.M., but when the band rejected the offer, Warner Bros. In Canada, the song reached number one for five weeks and was the most successful single of 1995, while in the United States, the song reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for eight weeks. Following the song's release, it reached the top 10 in Australia, New Zealand and Norway, as well as in Ireland and the United Kingdom in both 19. The extended version of the song was released to US radio on May 23, 1995, and was issued in the United Kingdom on August 7, 1995, as the first single from L.P. In 1995, after a Nashville radio station brought the song to mainstream popularity, Rembrandts members Danny Wilde and Phil SЕЌlem expanded the theme song with two new verses and included this version on their third studio album, L.P. Television selected the only available band on Warner Bros. 'I'll Be There for You' was subsequently written and Warner Bros. were originally asked to allow one of their songs to be used for the Friends theme, but they turned the opportunity down. The song was written by David Crane, Marta Kauffman, Michael Skloff, and Allee Willis as the main theme song to the NBC sitcom Friends, which was broadcast from 1994 to 2004. ' I'll Be There for You' is a song by American pop rock duo the Rembrandts.

Friends series songs