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The Best Thing (other)
The Best Thing may refer to: * "The Best Thing" (Adam Rickitt song), 2000 * "The Best Thing" (Boom Crash Opera song), 1989 * "The Best Thing" (Ivy song), 1997 * "The Best Thing" (Relient K song), 2007 * "The Best Thing" (Savage Garden song), 2001 * "The Best Thing", a song by Carly Simon from ''Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation" (No. 13), " The Right Thin ...'', 1971 * " Best Thing", a song by Styx, 1972 * "Best Thing", a song by Usher from '' Here I Stand'', 2008 See also * The Best Things (other) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Best Thing, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Thing (Adam Rickitt Song)
The Best Thing (also known as ''Best Thing'') is the name of the third single by the British singer: Adam Rickitt. The single peaked at number 25 on the UK Singles Chart and stayed on the charts for three weeks. The music video of the song was directed by Tim Royes Tim Royes (December 25, 1964 – August 13, 2007, New York City) was a British music video director and editor, producing videos for artists such as Westlife (" Mandy"), Melanie C ("I Want Candy", " The Moment You Believe", "Carolyna"), Emma Bu .... Track listing ;Single (CD 1) # "Best Thing (Single Mix)" - 3:24 # "Dreaming" - 3:11 # "I Breathe Again (Blade Radio Mix)" - 4:14 # "Best Thing (Video)" - 3:24 ;Single (CD 2) # "Best Thing (Single Mix)" - 3:23 # "Best Thing (Phats & Small 12" Mix)" - 6:51 # "Best Thing (The Sharp Boys 'N' Adam)" - 7:12 ; Vinyl Promo 12" # "Best Thing (Phats & Small 12" Mix)" # "Best Thing (Jewels & Stone Extended Mix)" # "Best Thing (The Sharp Boys 'N' Adam)" # "Best Thing (Single Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Thing (Boom Crash Opera Song)
"The Best Thing" is a song by Australian band Boom Crash Opera. It was released on 27 November 1989 as the third single from their second studio album, '' These Here Are Crazy Times!'' (1989). The song was featured in the 1991 film ''Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead'' and was included on its soundtrack album. Track listing *7" single # "The Best Thing" – 4:13 # "Flying a Kite in the Rain" – 3:03 # "Safer in Cages" – 4:29 Charts Listen!! mix On 10 December 1990, Boom Crash Opera released "The Best Thing (Listen!! mix)" as the first and only single from the band's remix album, ''Look! Listen!!'' (1990). It peaked at number 112 on the ARIA Singles Chart in February 1991. Track listing *12" single # "The Best Thing" (Listen!! mix) – 7:27 # "The Best Thing" (Listen!! 7" edit) – 4:40 # "The Best Thing" (Smashin' Dub) – 5:36 Charts Hook n Sling version In 2008, "The Best Thing" was remixed by Australian DJ and producer Hook n Sling, and released under the titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Thing (Ivy Song)
"The Best Thing" is a song by American band Ivy on their second studio album, ''Apartment Life'' (1997). Released on September 12, 1997 by Atlantic Records, it was the band's major-label debut single and served as the parent album's lead single. The track was written by Dominique Durand, Adam Schlesinger and Andy Chase, and was produced by the latter two. A pop song, "The Best Thing" is accompanied by several guitars and a keyboard. It was distributed to radio stations for airplay in September 1997, coinciding with the release of two CD singles. Rumors of a music video for the single circulated during the same month, although one was ultimately never released. "The Best Thing" was also pressed as a 7" jukebox single in Italy, where it was paired with the B-side track "A Nanny in Manhattan", performed by the American band Lilys. music critics praised "The Best Thing", with several calling it one of the catchiest tracks on ''Apartment Life''. Background and release "The Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Thing (Relient K Song)
"The Best Thing" is the second single off Relient K's fifth studio album, ''Five Score and Seven Years Ago''. The band's manager announced it on their messageboard on March 17, 2007, along with Capitol Records announcing it on several websites. The song was performed on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' on April 12, 2007. It was released to Top 40 and Hot AC stations on April 10. Matt Thiessen, the lead singer, has described the song as, "The anti-Daniel Powter 'Bad Day' song, it's straight up positive." The song peaked at No. 47 on the Top 40 charts. Around mid-February 2008, the song was released to Christian Hit Radio. It was the 18th most-played song of 2008 on U.S. Contemporary Christian music radio stations according to ''R&R'' magazine's Christian CHR chart.2008 Year End Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Thing (Savage Garden Song)
"The Best Thing" is a song by Australian pop group Savage Garden, released as the seventh and final single from their second studio album ''Affirmation'' on 19 March 2001. This was their final single released before their breakup later that year. Background "The Best Thing" was released as a single on 19 March 2001, exclusively in the United Kingdom and Europe. It was the last single released by the group before their split in October 2001. The single's cover art was also used for the album's fifth Australian single, "Chained to You". No official music video was made. The song's lyrics describe the contrasting feelings of being irresistibly attracted to a person while being too frightened to admit that attraction. The "best thing" represents the strongly positive perceptions a person may have of the one they feel attracted to. The group's performance from the ''Superstars and Cannonballs'' DVD was made into a music video, which eventually aired on MTV MTV (Originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carly Simon (album)
''Carly Simon'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Elektra Records, on February 9, 1971. The album was produced by Eddie Kramer, who had previously worked with Joe Cocker and Jimi Hendrix, and included Simon's first Top 10 hit, "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be", which earned her a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1972. A somber ballad centered on a woman pondering marriage with a sense of both inevitability and entrapment; the song was written by Simon and frequent collaborator Jacob Brackman. The album also earned Simon the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the same ceremony. The album features material written by Simon, with additional writing by Brackman, Kramer, and Freddy Gardner, as well as covers of songs by Mark Klingman and Buzzy Linhart. Reception The album was mostly well received by music critics upon release. Timothy Crouse, writing in ''Rolling Stone'', state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Thing
"Best Thing" is the first single released by the band Styx from their self-titled debut album, ''Styx'' (1972). It charted at #82 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ''Cash Box'' said that "high vocal harmonies and tight, rocky organ and lead guitar work accentuate this dynamic, searing track." ''Record World ''Record World'' magazine was one of the three main music industry trade magazines in the United States, along with '' Billboard'' and '' Cashbox''. It was founded in 1946 under the name ''Music Vendor'', but in 1964 it was changed to ''Record Wo ...'' said that "strong percussion and organ riffs highlight this heavy rocker" and that it has "good harmonies, too." The song was also included on the 1979 US reissue of the band's fourth album, '' Man of Miracles'' Personnel * Dennis DeYoung – lead vocals (first and last verses), backing vocals, keyboards * James Young – lead guitar, lead vocals (middle verses, bridge), backing vocals * John Curulewski – rhythm guitar, ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here I Stand (Usher Album)
''Here I Stand'' is the fifth studio album by the American singer Usher, released on May 13, 2008, by LaFace Records. Inspired by love for his then-wife—Tameka Foster—and son, Usher recorded many ballads for the album. Prior to the album's recording, Usher split with his mother, Jonnetta Patton, as manager and hired Benny Medina. Usher's estranged father died months before the release of ''Here I Stand''; this also influenced themes of the album. It was originally to be titled ''Measure of a Man'', but Usher named it ''Here I Stand'' to mark "a new chapter in life". Usher promoted ''Here I Stand'' by performing on several television shows including ''Total Request Live'', '' 106 & Park'' and ''Good Morning America''. Among other concert appearances, he embarked on a One Night Stand: Ladies Only Tour, performing fifteen shows in November 2008. Six singles were released from ''Here I Stand'': " Love in This Club", "Love in This Club Part II", " Moving Mountains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
