The Best of Me (Bryan Adams song)

"The Best of Me"
Single by Bryan Adams
from the album The Best of Me
ReleasedNovember 1, 1999[1]
Recorded1999
GenreRock
Length3:33
LabelA&M
SongwritersBryan Adams
Robert Lange
ProducerRobert Lange
Bryan Adams singles chronology
"Cloud Number Nine"
(1999)
"The Best of Me"
(1999)
"Don't Give Up"
(2000)

"The Best of Me" is a rock song performed and composed by Canadian rock and pop artist Bryan Adams.[2] released as the first track on Adams second compilation album, The Best of Me. The single was released in November 1999 and became a hit single in Europe while ignored in the United States.[3] "The Best of Me" peaked at 10 on the Canadian Singles Chart on 24 January 2000.[4]

Track listings

CD single 1

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Best of Me"Adams, Robert Lange3:33
2."Inside Out (demo)"Adams, Gretchen Peters4:43
3."How Do Ya Feel Tonight (demo)"Adams, Thornalley3:04

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CD single 2

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Best of Me"Adams, Robert Lange3:33
2."Cloud Number Nine (demo)"Adams, Peters, Max Martin4:12
3."Fearless (demo)"Adams, Kennedy3:44

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Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6]37
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7]3
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 10
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[8]2
Canada CHR (Nielsen BDS)[9] 13
Czech Republic (IFPI)[10] 3
Estonia (Eesti Top 20)[11] 6
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[12]9
Germany (GfK)[13]65
Italy (FIMI)[14] 36
Italy Airplay (Music & Media)[15] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[16] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17]67
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18]19
Scottish Singles Sales (Official Charts)[19]44
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20]31
UK Singles (Official Charts)[21]47

Sources

  1. ↑ "B Adams singles".
  2. ↑ "Bryan Adams biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  3. ↑ "Artist Chart History (singles) - Bryan Adams". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  4. ↑ "The Best of Me - Canadian Singles Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  5. 1 2 "The Best of Me (single)". freedb.org. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  6. ↑ "Bryan Adams – The Best of Me" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  7. ↑ "Bryan Adams – On a Day Like Today" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Image 9715". RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  9. ↑ "Canadian Top 20 in 2000" (PDF). Cross Canada Countdown. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2005. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Hitparada radia - 8/2000" (in Czech). IFPI CR. Archived from the original on 3 March 2000. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Eesti Top 20". Sõnumileht (in Estonian). January 15, 2000. p. 28. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Bryan Adams: The Best of Me" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  13. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.
  14. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: A". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Major Market Airplay: Italy" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 48. 27 November 1999. p. 21.
  16. ↑ "Tipparade-lijst van week 50, 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Bryan Adams – The Best of Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  18. ↑ "Bryan Adams – On a Day Like Today". Top 40 Singles.
  19. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 12/12/1999 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Bryan Adams – The Best of Me". Swiss Singles Chart.
  21. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 12/12/1999 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 20, 2023.