"The Best Thing I Ever Did" () is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Twice. It was released by JYP Entertainment on December 12, 2018, as the lead single from the group's third special album, '' The Year of "Yes"'' (2018).

Composition

"The Best Thing I Ever Did" was composed by J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Park Ji-min, Jinri (Full8loom), Glory Face (Full8loom), Sophia Pae, Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" and Justin Reinstein, with lyrics by J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Park Ji-min and Jinri (Full8loom). The song was classified as an

alternative R&B Alternative R&B (also referred to as alt-R&B, indie R&B, hipster R&B, dark R&B, emo R&B and left-field R&B) is a term used by music journalists to describe a stylistic alternative to contemporary R&B that began in the mid 2000s and came to pro ...

song, which mixes Twice's distinctive pop sound to create a "warm winter sensibility." The holiday-inspired track lyrically describes the memory of meeting a loved one during the holiday season. The song was noted to be Twice's first instance of featuring the R&B genre. Running for 3 minutes and 32 seconds, the song is composed in the key of

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with a

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of 105 beats per minute.

Music video

On December 8, the first music video teaser for "The Best Thing I Ever Did" was released. A second teaser was uploaded on the following day. The music video was released on December 12, 2018.

Japanese version

The Japanese version of "Best Thing I Ever Did" was released as part of B-side for "

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" on July 17, 2019. The lyrics were written by Natsumi Watanabe. In July 2020, JYP Entertainment announced Twice's release of their third compilation album named '' #Twice3'' for September 16. The album, containing twelve tracks with both Korean and Japanese versions of six songs, also includes "The Best Thing I Ever Did".

Critical response

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'' described the song as a "delightful track (that) turns a characteristic lonely season into one of companionship and love".

Commercial performance

"The Best Thing I Ever Did" debuted at number 27 of the

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and at number 22 on the ''Billboard'' K-pop Hot 100. The song also peaked at number 15 on ''Billboard's'' World Digital Song Sales and at number 67 on

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charts.

Track listing

*Digital download / streaming #"The Best Thing I Ever Did" – 3:32

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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. * Twice – lead vocals *

J.Y. Park Park Jin-young (Hangul: 박진영; born December 13, 1971), also known by his stage names J. Y. Park and The Asiansoul or the initials JYP, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, record executive, and reality television show ju ...

– composer, lyrics, arrangement * Park Ji-min – composer, lyrics * Jinri – composer, lyrics * Glory Face – composer * Sophia Pae – composer * Lee Woo-min – composer * Justin Reinstein – composer * Lee Hae Sol – arrangement

Charts

References

2018 singles 2018 songs Twice (group) songs Korean-language songs JYP Entertainment singles Songs written by Park Jin-young {{2010s-single-stub