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For other uses, see You've Got a Friend (disambiguation).

"You've Got a Friend"
Single by James Taylor
from the album Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
B-side	"You Can Close Your Eyes"
Released	1971
Format	7"
Genre	Folk rock soft rock
Length	4:29
Label	Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	Carole King
Producer(s)	Peter Asher
James Taylor singles chronology
"Country Road" (1971) "You've Got a Friend" (1971) "Long Ago and Far Away" (1971)
Music sample "You've Got a Friend" MENU 0:00

"You've Got a Friend"
Scandinavian single with "Beautiful" on the b-side
Song by Carole King from the albumTapestry
Released	1971
Genre	Soft rock
Length	5:09
Label	Ode A&M
Writer	Carole King
Producer	Lou Adler
Tapestry track listing
"Way Over Yonder" (6) "You've Got a Friend" (7) "Where You Lead" (8)

"You've Got a Friend" is a 1971 song written by Carole King. It was first recorded by King, and included in her album Tapestry, although the better known version is by James Taylor from his album Mud Slide Slim, which was released as a single in 1971, and reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. The two versions were recorded simultaneously in 1971 with shared musicians.

"You've Got a Friend" won Grammy Awards both for Taylor (Best Male Pop Vocal Performance) and King (Song of the Year). Dozens of other artists have recorded the song over the years, including Dusty Springfield,Michael Jackson, Anne Murray and Donny Hathaway.