"The Best Side of Life" is a song by

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recording artist Sarah Connor. It was released by

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as the lead single from the 2006

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of her first Christmas album, '' Christmas in My Heart'' (2005), accompanying the release of Connor's DVD of the same name. Written by Marc Lennard and Achim Heider under his pseudonym JoHo HF, the

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was produced by frequent collaborators, duo Kay D. and Rob Tyger. A

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love song, the instrumentation includes bell chimes and harp sounds. The song's lyrics declare that the protagonist wants for Christmas to be united with her lover and family for the holidays. The song replaced

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's " Wonderful Dream (Holidays are Coming)" in

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's Christmas promotional campaign throughout

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. Commercially, "The Best Side of Life" peaked at number four on the

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and reached the top twenty in Austria and Switzerland. It has since made several re-entries on the

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, in December of the years 2007 to 2009, and of the years since 2017.

Music video

A music video for "The Best Side of Life" was directed by Oliver Sommer.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Kay Denar and Rob Tyger. Notes *"Why Does It Rain" was inspired by the German

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" Schneeflöckchen, Weißröckchen".

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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