Instead of using a pre-existing song from The Rembrandts catalog, the team behind Friends worked with the band members, Phil Solem and Danny Wilde, to craft the lyrics and the tune to the hit song.

So, no one told you life was gonna be this way. We bet you can hear the song we’re putting down. Of course, it’s “I’ll Be There for You” by The Rembrandts, also known as the Friends theme song, also ...

'I'll Be There for You' bucked the tide at a time when execs were arguing songs had to go, Jon Burlingame recounts in an excerpt from his new book, 'Music for Prime Time' Variety writer Jon Burlingame ...