Buy the track from Jason Chen’s official store. If you just want to hear it: Stream it on Spotify or YouTube Music.

If you love Best Friend , here is the respectful way to get it:

Even today, the search term pops up consistently in analytics. But why is a nearly decade-old cover song still driving such specific traffic? Let’s break down the nostalgia, the legal gray area, and where you can actually listen to it today. The Song That Defined a Generation of Mixtapes For the uninitiated, Jason Chen is a Taiwanese-American singer who rose to fame through YouTube covers. His 2011 cover of Best Friend —originally a track by R&B duo 112 from their 1998 album Room 112 —became a sleeper hit.

Many fans first heard the song on Jason Chen’s official YouTube channel (which has millions of views). The muscle memory of typing "[song name] mp3 download" is hard to break, especially for those who grew up with LimeWire and BearShare.