Rihanna drops her clubbiest track in years for Smurfs soundtrack

When Rihanna was announced as part of the cast of Smurfs, it was immediately hoped that she would also be releasing new music for its soundtrack. It would probably be something light and poppy, like Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop The Feeling!” from Trolls or Britney Spears’ “Ooh La La” from a different Smurfs movie (2013’s The Smurfs 2). Rihanna has instead opted for “Friend Of Mine,” a fairly deep house cut that features a pretty limited vocal line. It’s a pretty neat track, even if it’s one that, at first glance, might feel more at home in a nightclub than Smurfs. 

But Smurfs-heads who recall the movie’s first teaser from February would know that the plot of Smurfs is apparently kicked off when a bespoke party with a DJ, underscoring the flawless fun life in the Smurf village, is interrupted. It does resemble the party that kicked off Barbie, which featured Dua Lipa’s “Dance The Night.” Barbieland was all about disco, but apparently those Euro Smurfs have moved onto house. 

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