“Other Friends” by Steven Universe

“Other Friends” is a song derived from a cartoon musical and fits directly into the storyline of that film. The track is centered on the sentiments of a fictional character named Spinel who is the villain in the film. She specifically has beef with another character named “Pink Diamond”.

And one of the main gripes Spinel has against Pink is the “other friends” Pink Diamond has acquired since leaving Spinel behind on their home world. And these “other friends” are actually a reference to the titular character, “Steven Universe”, as well as everyone else on the face of the Earth.

Thus in the track, when Spinel says “it’s swell to finally meet [Pink’s ] other friends”, she is actually being sarcastic. And why? Simply because her true goal is, succinctly put, to kill everyone. Indeed Spinel’s true sentiment is not expressed until the final hook of the song. There, she flips the line and instead states “it’s swell to finally beat her other friends”.

Conclusion

So once again, this song chronicles the temperament of a character from a specific cartoon, entitled “Steven Universe: The Movie”. This program appears childish in its presentation. However, in actuality it is a show viewed primarily by adults. And this particular song, which was derived from the “Steven Universe” movie, is centered on a character named Spinel who is portrayed as being enraged, jealous and wanting to wreak havoc on a massive scale.

Release Date of “Other Friends”

“Other Friends” was released by Cartoon Network Music on 2 September 2019 as a featured on “Steven Universe the Movie (Original Soundtrack)”.

Who wrote this song?

The song was written by Jeff Liu and “Steven Universe” creator Rebecca Sugar.

Singers featured on “Other Friends”

Below is a complete list of all the singers who lend their vocals to this song:

• Michaela Dietz
• Estelle
• Deedee M. Hall
• Sarah Stiles
• Zach Callison