| "The Best of Me" | ||||
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| Single by Mýa featuring Jadakiss | ||||
| from the album Fear of Flying | ||||
| Released | March 2000 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | January 2000 The Hit Factory (New York City) |
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| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 4:12 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Writer(s) | Teron Beal Jimmy Cozier Swizz Beatz Mýa Harrison Jason Phillips Mashonda Tifrere |
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| Producer | Swizz Beatz | |||
| Mýa featuring Jadakiss singles chronology | ||||
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"The Best of Me" is an R&B-hip hop song by American singer-songwriter Mýa and features rapper Jadakiss. The track was produced by Swizz Beatz for Harrison's second studio album Fear of Flying. "The Best of Me" was written by Teron Beal, Jimmy Cozier, Kasseem Dean, Mýa, Jason Phillips, and Mashonda Tifrere.
The song was released in early 2000 in the United States as the first single from Harrison’s second studio album Fear of Flying. It reached number fifty on Billboard’s Hot 100 and number fourteen on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. The single was a modest success internationally, reaching the Top 40 in Germany.
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Before "The Best of Me" was chosen as the first single, Mýa thought Lie Detector should have been the first single because it was different. Commenting further saying, no young R&B artist had really tapped into reggae. Ironically, though "The Best of Me" became the first single because it was one of the last songs recorded. The Best of Me is an uptempo tune with "a lot of meanings", says Mýa. The song talks about not letting the heat of the moment get to you, whether you're in a relationship or not; the physical can be really overwhelming and manipulative at times.[1]
"The Best of Me" debuted at number eighty-five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and peaked at number fifty in its 6th week. It spent 2 weeks at number fifty before descending on the chart and 17 consecutive weeks on the chart altogether. It is the first single released by Mýa that failed to become a top forty hit. The single became a top forty hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart peaking at number fourteen in its 8th week and Mýa's fourth consecutive top forty hit (as a lead artist) on the chart.
Internationally, the single was a moderate success reaching the top forty in Germany.
U.S. CD Single
| Charts (2000/2001) | Peak position |
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| Dutch Singles Chart[2] | 75 |
| German Singles Chart[3] | 26 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[4] | 64 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 50 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay[5] | 44 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[5] | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay[5] | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[5] | 18 |
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2000 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[6] | 59 |
| "Best of Me Pt.2" | |
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| Single by Mýa featuring Jay-Z | |
| from the album Backstage: A Hard Knock Life | |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 3:41 |
| Label | Def Jam/Desert Storm |
| Writer(s) | Samuel Barnes Teron Beal Shawn Carter Larry Gates Marcel Hall Mýa Harrison Jean Claude-Oliver Marlon Williams |
| Producer | Trackmasters |
"Best of Me Pt. 2" is a hip hop song by Mýa. It features rapper Jay-Z and is the official remix of "The Best of Me". The track was produced by Trackmasters for DJ Clue's soundtrack album Backstage: A Hard Knock Life. "The Best of Me Pt. 2" was written by Samuel Barnes, Teron Beal, Shawn Carter, Larry Gates, Marcel Hall, Mýa, Jean Claude-Oliver and Marlon Williams.
"Best of Me Pt. 2" was released mid-2000 in the United States as the first single from DJ Clue's soundtrack album Backstage: A Hard Knock Life. The single was a minor success; it peaked at number fifty-five on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
| (2000) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[7] | 55 |
| Country | Date |
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| United States | 2000 |
| Germany | August 8, 2000 |
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