The Best of Me (Bryan Adams song)

"The Best of Me"
Single by Bryan Adams
from the album The Best of Me
ReleasedNovember 15, 1999
Recorded1999
GenreRock
Length3:33
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Bryan Adams
Robert Lange
Producer(s)Robert 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.[1] released as the first track on Adams second compilation album, The Best of Me. The single was released in December, 1999 and became a hit single in Europe while ignored in the United States.[2] "The Best of Me" peaked at 10 on the Canadian Singles Chart on 24 January 2000.[3]

Track listings

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CD single 1

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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

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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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Chart positions

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 37
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[6] 3
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 10
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[7] 2
Canada CHR (Nielsen BDS)[8] 13
Czech Republic (IFPI)[9] 3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 9
Germany (GfK)[11] 65
Italy (FIMI)[12] 36
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[13] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 67
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 19
Scotland (OCC)[16] 44
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 31
UK Singles (OCC)[18] 47

Sources

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  1. ^ "Bryan Adams biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  2. ^ "Artist Chart History (singles) - Bryan Adams". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  3. ^ "The Best of Me - Canadian Singles Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  4. ^ a b "The Best of Me (single)". freedb.org. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  5. ^ "Bryan Adams – The Best of Me" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  6. ^ "Bryan Adams – On a Day Like Today" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9715." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  8. ^ "Canadian Top 20 in 2000" (PDF). Cross Canada Countdown. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2005. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  9. ^ "Hitparada radia - 8/2000" (in Czech). IFPI CR. Archived from the original on 3 March 2000. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Bryan Adams: The Best of Me" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  11. ^ "Bryan Adams – The Best of Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  12. ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: A". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  13. ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 50, 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  14. ^ "Bryan Adams – The Best of Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  15. ^ "Bryan Adams – On a Day Like Today". Top 40 Singles.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  17. ^ "Bryan Adams – The Best of Me". Swiss Singles Chart.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 20, 2023.