That 's What Friends Are for - wikipedia That 's What Friends Are for For other uses, see That 's What Friends Are For ( disambiguation ). `` That 's What Friends Are For '' Song by Rod Stewart from the album Night Shift soundtrack Released 1982 Genre Pop Length 3 : 54 Label Warner Bros. Songwriter ( s ) Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager Night Shift soundtrack track listing `` The Love Too Good to Last '' ( 4 ) `` That 's What Friends Are For '' ( 5 ) `` Someday, Someway '' ( 6 ) `` That 's What Friends Are For '' is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager. It was first recorded in 1982 by Rod Stewart for the soundtrack of the film Night Shift, but it is better known for the 1985 cover version by Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder. This recording, billed as being by `` Dionne & Friends '', was released as a charity single for AIDS research and prevention. It was a massive hit, becoming the # 1 single of 1986 in the United States, and winning the Grammy Awards for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Song of the Year. Its sales raised over US $3 million for its cause. Contents 1 Personnel 2 Dionne Warwick cover 2.1 Personnel 3 1990 benefit concert 4 Other versions 5 References 6 External links Personnel Rod Stewart - vocals Jim Cregan - guitar, background vocals Jimmy `` Z '' Zavala - saxophone Kevin Savigar - keyboards Jay Davis - bass Tony Brock - drums, background vocals Dionne Warwick cover `` That 's What Friends Are For '' Single by Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder ( as `` Dionne & Friends '' ) from the album Friends B - side `` Two Ships Passing in the Night '' Released November 1985 Format 7 ``, 12 '' Genre Soul, pop, soft rock, adult contemporary Length 4 : 14 Label Arista Songwriter ( s ) Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager Producer ( s ) Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager Dionne Warwick singles chronology `` Run to Me '' ( 1985 ) `` That 's What Friends Are For '' ( 1985 ) `` Whisper in the Dark '' ( 1986 ) `` Run to Me '' ( 1985 ) `` That 's What Friends Are For '' ( 1985 ) `` Whisper in the Dark '' ( 1986 ) Elton John singles chronology `` Wrap Her Up '' ( 1985 ) Wrap Her Up 1985 `` That 's What Friends Are For '' ( 1985 ) That 's What Friends Are For1985 `` Cry to Heaven '' ( 1986 ) Gladys Knight singles chronology `` Till I See You Again '' ( 1985 ) Till I See You Again1985 `` That 's What Friends Are For '' ( 1985 ) That 's What Friends Are For1985 `` Send It to Me '' ( 1986 ) Stevie Wonder singles chronology `` Part - Time Lover '' ( 1985 ) Part - Time Lover 1985 `` That 's What Friends Are For '' ( 1985 ) That 's What Friends Are For1985 `` Go Home '' ( 1985 ) Go Home 1985 Send It to Me1986 Cry to Heaven1986 A one - off collaboration headed by Dionne Warwick and featuring Gladys Knight, Elton John, and Stevie Wonder was released as a charity single in the United Kingdom and the United States in 1985. It was recorded as a benefit for American Foundation for AIDS Research, and raised over US $3 million for that cause. Warwick, who had previously raised money for blood - related diseases such as sickle - cell anemia, wanted to help combat the then - growing AIDS epidemic because she had seen friends die painfully of the disease. Elton John played piano and Stevie Wonder played harmonica ; the two had previously worked together on 1983 's `` I Guess That 's Why They Call It the Blues ''. Clockwise from left, Gladys Knight, Carole Bayer - Sager, Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John, `` That 's What Friends Are For '', 1985 The song peaked at number one for three weeks on the soul chart and for four weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1986, and became Billboard 's number one single of 1986. In the U.S., it was certified Gold on January 15, 1986 by the RIAA. It was the final US number one for all but John. Due to Stevie Wonder 's involvement, it also holds the distinction of being the last number one song for anyone who had topped the charts before the British Invasion ( Stevie Wonder 's first # 1 hit, `` Fingertips '', came in 1963 ). The Dionne and Friends version of the song won the performers the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, as well as Song of the Year for its writers, Bacharach and Bayer Sager. This rendition is also listed at # 75 on Billboard 's Greatest Songs of all time. ( 1 ) Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder performed the song live together for the first time in 23 years at the 25th Anniversary AmfAR Gala in New York City on February 10, 2011. Personnel Dionne Warwick - vocals Elton John - vocals, keyboards, synthesizer Gladys Knight - vocals Stevie Wonder - vocals, harmonica 1990 benefit concert On March 17, 1990 an AIDS benefit titled That 's What Friends Are For : Arista Records 15th Anniversary Concert was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. One month later, CBS aired a two - hour version of the concert on television. The celebrity guests and Arista label performers were : Air Supply, Lauren Bacall, Burt Bacharach, Eric Carmen, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Clive Davis, Taylor Dayne, Michael Douglas, Exposé, Whoopi Goldberg, Melanie Griffith, Hall & Oates, Jennifer Holliday, Whitney Houston, Alan Jackson, Kenny G, Melissa Manchester, Barry Manilow, Milli Vanilli, Jeffrey Osborne, Carly Simon, Patti Smith, Lisa Stansfield, The Four Tops, and Dionne Warwick. `` That 's What Friends Are For '' was the finale song sung by Warwick and cousin Houston before being joined on the stage by the other guests of the event. Over $2.5 million was raised that night for the Arista Foundation which gave the proceeds to various AIDS organizations. Other versions Other recordings are by Shirley Bassey ( 1991 ), Cilla Black & Cliff Richard ( a duet for Cilla Black 's Through the Years album in 1993 ) and Helen Reddy ( for The Burt Bacharach Album : Broadway Sings the Best of Burt Bacharach in 1998 ). Mexican singer Manuel Mijares covered it in his 2009 Spanish - language album Vivir Así under the title of `` Para ti yo estoy '', a trio with Daniela Romo & Pandora. `` The Friends Project '' recorded a version that was arranged and produced by Australian singer Nathan Leigh Jones and directed by Michael Akers. Those taking part were singer - songwriter and piano player David Raleigh, Tony Award winning and Emmy - nominated Alan Cumming, Broadway actor, producer and singer Billy Porter and indie pop star Ari Gold. Revenues went to Ali Forney Center, a NYC shelter for homeless gay and lesbian youth. In 1987, at the Soul Train Music Awards, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross and Whitney Houston performed live together. References Jump up ^. Washington Post. 1988. So working against AIDS, especially after years of raising money for work on many blood - related diseases such as sickle - cell anemia, seemed the right thing to do. ' You have to be granite not to want to help people with AIDS, because the devastation that it causes is so painful to see. I was so hurt to see my friend die with such agony, ' Warwick remembers. ' I am tired of hurting and it does hurt. ' Missing or empty title = ( help ) ; Missing or empty url = ( help ) Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 610. Jump up ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_display.jsp?f=The+Billboard+Hot+100&g=Year-end+Singles&year=1986 Jump up ^ Billboard, December 27, 1986 Jump up ^ Heyman, Marshall ( February 11, 2011 ). `` Superstar ' Friends ' Reunite ''. The Wall Street Journal. External links Rod Stewart Lyrics from Metro Lyrics Dionne Warwick and Friends Lyrics from Metro Lyrics Preceded by `` Say You, Say Me '' by Lionel Richie Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one single January 11, 1986 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Go Home '' by Stevie Wonder Preceded by `` Say You, Say Me '' by Lionel Richie Billboard Hot 100 number one single January 18, 1986 -- February 8, 1986 Succeeded by `` How Will I Know '' by Whitney Houston Preceded by `` Say You, Say Me '' by Lionel Richie Billboard 's Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number one single January 25 -- February 8, 1986 Succeeded by `` Do Me, Baby '' by Meli'sa Morgan Preceded by `` A Good Heart '' by Feargal Sharkey Australian ARIA Singles Chart number - one single March 3, 1986 Succeeded by `` When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going '' by Billy Ocean Rod Stewart singles 1970s `` It 's All Over Now '' ( 1970 ) `` Reason to Believe '' / `` Maggie May '' ( 1971 ) `` Every Picture Tells a Story '' / `` Reason to Believe '' ( 1971 ) Spain only `` ( I Know ) I 'm Losing You '' / `` Mandolin Wind '' ( 1971 ) `` Handbags and Gladrags '' ( 1972 ) `` You Wear It Well '' ( 1972 ) `` Angel '' ( 1972 ) `` What 's Made Milwaukee Famous ( Has Made a Loser Out of Me ) '' ( 1972 ) `` Twistin ' the Night Away '' ( 1973, 1987 ) `` Oh ! No Not My Baby '' ( 1973 ) `` Farewell '' / `` You Send Me '' ( 1973 ) `` Mine for Me '' ( 1974 ) `` You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything '' ( 1974 ) Stewart / Faces `` Sailing '' ( 1975 ) `` This Old Heart of Mine '' ( 1975 ) `` Tonight 's the Night '' ( 1975 ) `` The Killing of Georgie '' ( 1976 ) `` Get Back '' ( 1976 ) `` The First Cut Is the Deepest '' ( 1977 ) `` I Do n't Want to Talk About It '' ( 1977, 1990 ) `` You 're in My Heart ( The Final Acclaim ) '' ( 1978 ) `` Hot Legs '' ( 1978 ) `` I Was Only Joking '' ( 1978 ) `` Da Ya Think I 'm Sexy ? '' ( 1978, 1997 ) `` Ai n't Love a Bitch '' ( 1979 ) `` Blondes ( Have More Fun ) '' ( 1979 ) 1980s `` ( If Loving You Is Wrong ) I Do n't Want to Be Right '' ( 1980 ) `` Passion '' ( 1980 ) `` Tonight, I 'm Yours ( Do n't Hurt Me ) '' ( 1981 ) `` Young Turks '' ( 1982 ) `` How Long ? '' ( 1982 ) `` Baby Jane '' ( 1983 ) `` That 's What Friends Are For '' ( 1983 ) `` Infatuation '' ( 1984 ) `` Some Guys Have All the Luck '' ( 1984 ) `` All Right Now '' ( 1984 ) `` People Get Ready '' ( 1985, 1991, 1993 ) Stewart / Beck `` Love Touch '' ( 1986 ) `` In My Life '' ( 1987 ) `` Forever Young '' ( 1988 ) `` My Heart Ca n't Tell You No '' ( 1988 ) `` This Old Heart of Mine ( Is Weak for You ) '' ( 1989 ) Stewart / Isley `` Downtown Train '' ( 1989 ) 1990s `` It Takes Two '' ( 1990 ) Stewart / Turner `` Rhythm of My Heart '' ( 1991 ) `` The Motown Song '' ( 1991 ) `` Your Song '' ( 1992 ) `` Ruby Tuesday '' ( 1993 ) `` Have I Told You Lately '' ( 1993 ) `` Reason to Believe '' ( unplugged, 1993 ) `` All for Love '' ( 1993 ) Stewart / Adams / Sting `` Leave Virginia Alone '' ( 1995 ) `` Lady Luck '' ( 1996 ) `` Ooh La La '' ( 1998 ) `` Rocks '' ( 1998 ) `` Cigarettes and Alcohol '' ( 1998 ) `` Faith of the Heart '' ( 1999 ) 2000s `` These Foolish Things '' ( 2002 ) `` They Ca n't Take That Away from Me '' ( 2003 ) `` Time After Time '' ( 2003 ) `` What a Wonderful World '' ( 2004 ) `` Blue Moon '' ( 2004 ) `` Baby, It 's Cold Outside '' ( 2005 ) `` I 've Got a Crush on You '' ( 2005 ) `` I 've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm '' ( 2006 ) `` Have You Ever Seen the Rain ? '' ( 2006 ) 2010s `` Everybody Hurts '' ( 2010 ) `` Let It Snow ! Let It Snow ! Let It Snow ! '' ( 2012 ) `` Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas '' ( 2012 ) `` She Makes Me Happy '' ( 2013 ) `` It 's Over '' ( 2013 ) `` Brighton Beach '' ( 2013 ) `` Everyday '' ( 2015 ) `` Love Is '' ( 2015 ) Dionne Warwick Studio albums Presenting Dionne Warwick ( 1963 ) Anyone Who Had a Heart ( 1964 ) Make Way for Dionne Warwick ( 1964 ) The Sensitive Sound of Dionne Warwick ( 1965 ) Here I Am ( 1965 ) Here Where There Is Love ( 1966 ) On Stage and in the Movies ( 1967 ) The Windows of the World ( 1967 ) The Magic of Believing ( 1968 ) Dionne Warwick in Valley of the Dolls ( 1968 ) Promises, Promises ( 1968 ) Soulful ( 1969 ) I 'll Never Fall in Love Again ( 1970 ) Very Dionne ( 1970 ) Dionne ( 1972 ) Just Being Myself ( 1973 ) Then Came You ( 1975 ) Track of the Cat ( 1975 ) Love at First Sight ( 1977 ) Dionne ( 1979 ) No Night So Long ( 1980 ) Friends in Love ( 1982 ) Heartbreaker ( 1982 ) How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye ( 1983 ) Finder of Lost Loves ( 1985 ) Friends ( 1985 ) Reservations for Two ( 1987 ) Dionne Sings Cole Porter ( 1990 ) Friends Can Be Lovers ( 1993 ) Aquarela do Brazil ( 1994 ) Dionne Sings Dionne ( 1998 ) Dionne Sings Dionne, Vol. 2 ( 2000 ) My Favorite Time of the Year ( 2004 ) My Friends & Me ( 2006 ) Why We Sing ( 2008 ) Only Trust Your Heart ( 2011 ) Live albums Dionne Warwick in Paris ( 1966 ) Hot ! Live and Otherwise ( 1981 ) Christmas in Vienna II ( 1993 ) Compilation albums The Love Collection ( 2008 ) Singles `` Do n't Make Me Over '' `` Wishin ' and Hopin ' '' `` Anyone Who Had a Heart '' `` Walk On By '' `` You 'll Never Get to Heaven ( If You Break My Heart ) '' `` A House Is Not a Home '' `` Reach Out for Me '' `` Who Can I Turn To ? '' `` Are You There ( With Another Girl ) '' `` Message to Michael '' `` I Just Do n't Know What to Do with Myself '' `` Alfie '' `` The Windows of the World '' `` I Say a Little Prayer '' `` ( Theme from ) Valley of the Dolls '' `` Do You Know the Way to San Jose '' `` ( There 's ) Always Something There to Remind Me '' `` This Girl 's in Love with You '' `` You 've Lost That Lovin ' Feeling '' `` I 'll Never Fall in Love Again '' `` Make It Easy on Yourself '' `` The Good Life '' `` Then Came You '' ( with Spinners ) `` By the Time I Get to Phoenix / I Say a Little Prayer '' ( with Isaac Hayes ) `` Only Love Can Break a Heart '' `` I 'll Never Love This Way Again '' `` Déjà Vu '' `` After You '' `` No Night So Long '' `` Easy Love '' `` Heartbreaker '' `` All the Love in the World '' `` Run to Me '' ( with Barry Manilow ) `` That 's What Friends Are For '' ( with Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder ) `` Love Power '' ( with Jeffrey Osborne ) `` It 's All Over '' ( with Dieter Bohlen as Blue System ) `` What the World Needs Now Is Love '' ( with TheHipHopNationUnited ) Record labels Arista Concord Rhino River North Scepter Warner Bros. Related articles Discography Solid Gold ( TV series ) Book : Dionne Warwick Stevie Wonder Studio albums The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie Tribute to Uncle Ray With a Song in My Heart Stevie at the Beach Up - Tight Down to Earth I Was Made to Love Her Someday at Christmas Eivets Rednow For Once in My Life My Cherie Amour Signed, Sealed & Delivered Where I 'm Coming From Music of My Mind Talking Book Innervisions Fulfillingness ' First Finale Songs in the Key of Life Hotter than July In Square Circle Characters Conversation Peace A Time to Love Ten Billion Hearts When The World Began Gospel Inspired by Lula Live albums Recorded Live : The 12 Year Old Genius Stevie Wonder Live Live at the Talk of the Town Natural Wonder Soundtracks Stevie Wonder 's Journey Through `` The Secret Life of Plants '' The Woman in Red Jungle Fever Compilations Looking Back Stevie Wonder 's Original Musiquarium I Song Review : A Greatest Hits Collection At the Close of a Century Ballad Collection The Definitive Collection 20th Century Masters The Complete Stevie Wonder Top ten singles `` Fingertips - Part 2 '' `` Uptight ( Everything 's Alright ) '' `` Blowin ' in the Wind '' `` A Place in the Sun '' `` I Was Made to Love Her '' `` I 'm Wondering '' `` Shoo - Be-Doo - Be-Doo - Da - Day '' `` For Once in My Life '' `` My Cherie Amour '' `` Yester - Me, Yester - You, Yesterday '' `` Never Had a Dream Come True '' `` Signed, Sealed, Delivered I 'm Yours '' `` Heaven Help Us All '' `` If You Really Love Me '' `` Superstition '' `` You Are the Sunshine of My Life '' `` Higher Ground '' `` Living for the City '' `` He 's Misstra Know - It - All '' `` You Have n't Done Nothin ' '' `` Boogie On Reggae Woman '' `` I Wish '' `` Sir Duke '' `` Send One Your Love '' `` Master Blaster ( Jammin ' ) '' `` I Ai n't Gonna Stand for It '' `` Happy Birthday '' `` That Girl '' `` Do I Do '' `` Ebony and Ivory '' `` I Just Called to Say I Love You '' `` Love Light in Flight '' `` Part - Time Lover '' `` That 's What Friends Are For '' `` Go Home '' Other singles `` Hey Harmonica Man '' `` Hey Love '' `` I Do n't Know Why '' `` Never Dreamed You 'd Leave in Summer '' `` Superwoman ( Where Were You When I Needed You ) '' `` Do n't You Worry ' bout a Thing '' `` As '' `` Another Star '' `` Lately '' `` Ribbon in the Sky '' `` Overjoyed '' `` Faith '' Other songs `` You and I ( We Can Conquer the World ) '' `` I Believe ( When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever ) '' `` They Wo n't Go When I Go '' `` Knocks Me Off My Feet '' `` Pastime Paradise '' `` Is n't She Lovely '' `` Black Man '' Collaborations `` Ebony and Ivory '' `` We Are the World '' `` Just Good Friends '' `` California Roll '' Related articles Discography Lula Mae Hardaway Syreeta Wright KJLH Wonderin ' `` Wonder - ful '' Book Elton John songs 1960s and 1970s `` Skyline Pigeon '' ( 1968 ) `` I 've Been Loving You '' ( 1968 ) `` Lady Samantha '' ( 1969 ) `` It 's Me That You Need '' ( 1969 ) `` Border Song '' ( 1970 ) `` Rock and Roll Madonna '' ( 1970 ) `` From Denver to L.A. '' ( 1970 ) `` Take Me to the Pilot '' ( 1970 ) `` Your Song '' ( 1970 ) `` Friends '' ( 1971 ) `` Levon '' ( 1971 ) `` Tiny Dancer '' ( 1972 ) `` Rocket Man '' ( 1972 ) `` Honky Cat '' ( 1972 ) `` I Think I 'm Going to Kill Myself '' ( 1972 ) `` Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters '' ( 1972 ) `` Crocodile Rock '' ( 1972 ) `` Elderberry Wine '' ( 1972 ) `` Daniel '' ( 1972 ) `` Teacher I Need You '' ( 1973 ) `` Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding '' ( 1973 ) `` Saturday Night 's Alright for Fighting '' ( 1973 ) `` Goodbye Yellow Brick Road '' ( 1973 ) `` Step into Christmas '' ( 1973 ) `` Candle in the Wind '' ( 1974 ) `` Bennie and the Jets '' ( 1974 ) `` Harmony '' ( 1974 ) `` Do n't Let the Sun Go Down on Me '' ( 1974 ) `` The Bitch Is Back '' ( 1974 ) `` Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds '' ( 1974 ) `` Philadelphia Freedom '' ( 1975 ) `` I Saw Her Standing There '' ( 1975 ) `` Someone Saved My Life Tonight '' ( 1975 ) `` Island Girl '' ( 1975 ) `` Grow Some Funk of Your Own '' ( 1976 ) `` I Feel Like a Bullet ( In the Gun of Robert Ford ) '' ( 1976 ) `` Pinball Wizard '' ( 1976 ) `` Do n't Go Breaking My Heart '' ( 1976 ) `` Cage the Songbird '' ( 1976 ) `` Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word '' ( 1976 ) `` Bite Your Lip ( Get Up and Dance ! ) '' ( 1977 ) `` Crazy Water '' ( 1977 ) `` The Goaldiggers Song '' ( 1977 ) `` Ego '' ( 1978 ) `` Part - Time Love '' ( 1978 ) `` Song for Guy '' ( 1978 ) `` Are You Ready for Love '' ( 1979 ) `` Mama Ca n't Buy You Love '' ( 1979 ) `` Johnny B. Goode '' ( 1979 ) 1980s `` Little Jeannie '' ( 1980 ) `` Sartorial Eloquence ( Do n't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More ? ) '' ( 1980 ) `` Dear God '' ( 1980 ) `` Whatever Gets You thru the Night '' ( 1981 ) `` Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever '' ( with Kiki Dee, 1981 ) `` Blue Eyes '' ( 1982 ) `` Empty Garden ( Hey Hey Johnny ) '' ( 1982 ) `` Ball and Chain '' ( 1982 ) `` All Quiet on the Western Front '' ( 1982 ) `` I Guess That 's Why They Call It the Blues '' ( 1983 ) `` I 'm Still Standing '' ( 1983 ) `` Sad Songs ( Say So Much ) '' ( 1984 ) `` Nikita '' ( 1985 ) `` That 's What Friends Are For '' ( 1985 ) `` Wrap Her Up '' ( 1985 ) `` Take Me to the Pilot '' ( 1988 ) `` I Do n't Wanna Go on with You Like That '' ( 1988 ) `` Town of Plenty '' ( 1988 ) `` Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters ( Part Two ) '' ( 1988 ) `` Healing Hands '' ( 1989 ) `` Sacrifice '' ( 1989 ) 1990s `` Club at the End of the Street '' ( 1990 ) `` You Gotta Love Someone '' ( 1990 ) `` Do n't Let the Sun Go Down on Me '' ( 1991 ) `` The One '' ( 1992 ) `` Runaway Train '' ( 1992 ) `` The Last Song '' ( 1992 ) `` Simple Life '' ( 1993 ) `` True Love '' ( 1993 ) `` Shakey Ground '' ( 1994 ) `` Ai n't Nothing Like the Real Thing '' ( 1994 ) `` Can You Feel the Love Tonight '' ( 1994 ) `` Circle of Life '' ( 1994 ) `` Believe '' ( 1995 ) `` Made in England '' ( 1995 ) `` When the Money 's Gone '' ( 1995 ) `` You Can Make History ( Young Again ) '' ( 1996 ) `` The Madness of King Scar '' ( 1997 ) `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' ( 1997 ) `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' ( 1997 ) `` Written in the Stars '' ( 1999 ) 2000s `` I Want Love '' ( 2001 ) `` This Train Do n't Stop There Anymore '' ( 2002 ) `` Original Sin '' ( 2002 ) `` Are You Ready for Love '' ( 2003 ) `` Ghetto Gospel '' ( 2005 ) `` Electricity '' ( 2005 ) `` The Bridge '' ( 2006 ) `` Joseph, Better You than Me '' ( 2008 ) `` Tiny Dancer ( Hold Me Closer ) '' ( 2009 ) Related articles Albums discography Videography Book : Elton John Category : Elton John Grammy Award for Song of the Year ( 1980s ) 1980 Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald - `` What a Fool Believes '' 1981 Christopher Cross - `` Sailing '' 1982 Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon - `` Bette Davis Eyes '' Johnny Christopher, Mark James & Wayne Carson - `` Always on My Mind '' 1984 Sting - `` Every Breath You Take '' 1985 Graham Lyle & Terry Britten - `` What 's Love Got to Do with It '' 1986 Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie - `` We Are the World '' Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager - `` That 's What Friends Are For '' James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil - `` Somewhere Out There '' Bobby McFerrin - `` Do n't Worry, Be Happy '' Complete list ( 1960s ) ( 1970s ) ( 1980s ) ( 1990s ) ( 2000s ) ( 2010s ) Billboard Year - End number one singles ( 1980 -- 1999 ) 1980 : `` Call Me '' -- Blondie 1981 : `` Bette Davis Eyes '' -- Kim Carnes 1982 : `` Physical '' -- Olivia Newton - John 1983 : `` Every Breath You Take '' -- The Police 1984 : `` When Doves Cry '' -- Prince 1985 : `` Careless Whisper '' -- Wham ! featuring George Michael 1986 : `` That 's What Friends Are For '' -- Dionne & Friends 1987 : `` Walk Like an Egyptian '' -- The Bangles 1988 : `` Faith '' -- George Michael 1989 : `` Look Away '' -- Chicago 1990 : `` Hold On '' -- Wilson Phillips 1991 : `` ( Everything I Do ) I Do It for You '' -- Bryan Adams 1992 : `` End of the Road '' -- Boyz II Men 1993 : `` I Will Always Love You '' -- Whitney Houston 1994 : `` The Sign '' -- Ace of Base 1995 : `` Gangsta 's Paradise '' -- Coolio featuring L.V. 1996 : `` Macarena ( Bayside Boys Mix ) '' -- Los del Río 1997 : `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' / `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' -- Elton John 1998 : `` Too Close '' -- Next 1999 : `` Believe '' -- Cher Complete list ( 1946 -- 1959 ) ( 1960 -- 1979 ) ( 1980 -- 1999 ) ( 2000 -- 2019 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=That%27s_What_Friends_Are_For&oldid=799883201 '' Categories : 1982 songs 1985 singles 1986 singles 1980s ballads Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one singles Charity singles All - star recordings Dionne Warwick songs Elton John songs Gladys Knight songs Grammy Award for Song of the Year Number - one singles in Australia Rod Stewart songs Stevie Wonder songs Songs with music by Burt Bacharach Helen Reddy songs Songs written by Carole Bayer Sager Pop ballads RPM Top Singles number - one singles Arista Records singles Hidden categories : Pages with citations lacking titles Pages using web citations with no URL Use mdy dates from May 2012 Articles with hAudio microformats Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Music infoboxes with malformed table placement Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Bahasa Indonesia Italiano 日本 語 Polski Português Tiếng Việt Edit links This page was last edited on 10 September 2017, at 11 : 28. 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Question: who sang the original song that's what friends are for
Answer: Rod Stewart