At My Best

"At My Best"
Single by Machine Gun Kelly featuring Hailee Steinfeld
from the album Bloom
Released March 17, 2017 (2017-03-17)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2017
Genre Hip hop[1]
Length 3:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Happy Perez
Machine Gun Kelly singles chronology
"No More Sad Songs"
(2017)		 "At My Best"
(2017)		 "Trap Paris"
(2017)

"No More Sad Songs"
(2017)		 "At My Best"
(2017)		 "Trap Paris"
(2017)
Hailee Steinfeld singles chronology
"Show You Love"
(2017) Show You Love2017		 "At My Best"
(2017) At My Best2017		 "Most Girls"
(2017) Most Girls2017
Music video
"At My Best" on YouTube

"At My Best" is a song by American rapper Machine Gun Kelly, featuring American singer Hailee Steinfeld. It was released on March 17, 2017 via Bad Boy and Interscope. It is Machine Gun Kelly's follow up single to his Billboard Hot 100 hit "Bad Things".

Background

"This song's for anybody that feels like I did, never the cool kid," MGK said. "This song's for anybody who fought their way through, always remained true. This song's for anybody, the ones that's trying to get it the ones that dream it and live it."[2]

Music video

The music video for the song was released on April 21, 2017, it features MGK and Hailee Steinfeld. The video shows them "struggling to find their place in the world, trying to feel comfortable with who they are".[3]

Critical reception

Lauren Tom of Billboard magazine said that the song has a "strong string of vocals, plenty of guitar riffs and an exciting electric sound MGK has used in the past with his other songs", "sends a powerful message through its lyrics, telling listeners to 'keep going' and to fight for your dream, always staying true to yourself."[4]

In another article, she said that the music video "bridges together the track's compelling and evocative lyrics that push you to believe in yourself. The emotional ending focuses on the internal struggles we have with ourselves."[3]

Track listing

Digital download[5]
No.TitleLength
1."At My Best" (featuring Hailee Steinfeld)3:20

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 87
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 71
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8] 18
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 66
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[10] 73
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[11] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 60
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[13] 21

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States March 17, 2017 Digital download [5]

References

  1. ↑ Glenn Gamboa (May 10, 2017). "‘Bloom’ review: Machine Gun Kelly creates own hip-hop sound". Newsday. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ Justin Ivey (March 21, 2017). "Machine Gun Kelly Drops “At My Best” With Hailee Steinfeld". XXL. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Lauren Tom (April 21, 2017). "Machine Gun Kelly & Hailee Steinfeld Find Each Other in New Video 'At My Best': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ Lauren Tom (March 17, 2017). "Machine Gun Kelly & Hailee Steinfeld Release New Collab 'At My Best': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "At My Best (feat. Hailee Steinfeld) - Single by Machine Gun Kelly on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ "ARIA CHART WATCH #413". auspOp. March 25, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Machine Gun Kelly feat. Hailee Steinfeld – At My Best" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Machine Gun Kelly feat. Hailee Steinfeld – At My Best" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Machine Gun Kelly – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Machine Gun Kelly. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  10. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201725 into search. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  11. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 27, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Machine Gun Kelly – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Machine Gun Kelly. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Machine Gun Kelly – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Machine Gun Kelly. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
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