Best of Me (Ratt song)

"Best of Me" is the first single from RATT's seventh studio album Infestation. It was officially released on February 2, 2010. It reached thirty-six on the Mainstream Rock Tracks in 2010.^[1]

Overview

"Best of Me" was written by Stephen Pearcy, Carlos Cavazo, and Michael "Elvis" Baskette. When asked the meaning behind the lyrics in a December 30, 2009 interview, lead singer Stephen Pearcy said of 'Best Of Me': "This song was written for my wife (Melissa Pearcy). It's one of those where you always think the grass is greener on the other side, but in fact it isn't. I'm letting her know 'you're the best thing I got, but I had to go f--- around to figure it out.' It's one of those you don't know what you got till it's gone kind of things. With me, I go through this s--- every day. I'm married one day, then I'm not, but I am."^[2]

Music video

RATT's video for “Best Of Me” was premiered worldwide March 22, 2010, on AOL. The video is a visual ode about today's 21st century mass media and information age overload mixed with unabridged live performance. The video also points to a bigger issue here: younger kids on the outside looking in, trying to be a part of the Ratt pack, and the overarching idea that infectious hooks can permeate all aspects of daily life. There's also family cameos, proving that not all relationships suffer because of rock 'n' roll. The video was released on March 29, 2010 on Metal Mania on VH1. The video directed by Andrew Bennett.

Track listing

Radio promo

"Best of Me"

CD single

"Best of Me" - 4:19
"Eat Me Up Alive" - 4:13
RATT Return to the Sunset Strip 1-5 - webisode
"Best of Me" - video
Making of "Best of Me" - video

References

↑ "Song Charts". MediaBase 24/7. 2010.
↑ "Stephen Pearcy Interview". Archived from the original on 2011-03-07.

External links

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Studio albums	Out of the Cellar Invasion of Your Privacy Dancing Undercover Reach for the Sky Detonator Ratt Infestation
EPs & compilations	Ratt Ratt & Roll 81-91 Collage Metal Hits Tell the World: The Very Best of Ratt
Videos & DVDs	Ratt: The Video Detonator Videoaction Videos from the Cellar: The Atlantic Years
Singles	"You Think You're Tough" "Round and Round" "Wanted Man" "Lack of Communication" "Lay It Down" "You're in Love" "What You Give Is What You Get" "Dance" "Slip of the Lip" "Body Talk" "I Want a Woman" "Way Cool Jr." "Shame Shame Shame" "Lovin' You's a Dirty Job" "Givin' Yourself Away" "Nobody Rides for Free" "Best of Me" "Eat Me Up Alive"
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