The Best (song)

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The Best is a song written by Mark Chapman and Holly Knight that was released as a highly successful single by Tina Turner in 1989 from her hit album Foreign Affair. The song had originally been released a year earlier by Bonnie Tyler, from the album Hide Your Heart a.k.a. Notes From America in USA, but her version only charted at #95 in UK Singles Charts and #10 in Norway.

"The Best" is one of Tina's most successful and popular singles in the United States and in the United Kingdom. It peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and made it to the top five in the UK peaking at number five. "The Best" became even more popular in the UK than in the US becoming the theme song of the legendary British world champion boxer Chris Eubank. It also became the theme song for the also legendary Brazilian Formula One racer Ayrton Senna. A version recorded in 1992 as a duet with Jimmy Barnes also become popular in Australia, where it was used in a campaign for the National Rugby League.