''Best Night of My Life'' is the fourth

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by American singer and actor

Jamie Foxx Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He became widely known for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 biographical film ''Ray'', for which he won the A ...

. It was released on December 21, 2010, by J Records. The album was supported by four singles in total; " Winner" featuring

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and T.I., " Living Better Now" featuring

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, "Fall for Your Type" featuring

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and "Best Night of My Life" featuring

Wiz Khalifa Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. He released his debut album, ''Show and Prove'', in 2006 and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 20 ...

. Upon its release, ''Best Night of My Life'' was met with generally mixed reviews from

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. The album debuted at number six on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 144,000 copies in its first week.

Background

The album was originally scheduled to be released under the title ''Body''.

Promotion

On November 16, 2009, the song titled "Speak French" featuring

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, was released as the buzz single.

Singles

" Winner" featuring

and T.I., was released as the album's lead single on April 6, 2010. The album's second single " Living Better Now" featuring

was released as a digital download on November 2, 2010. It officially impacted Rhythmic and Urban radio in the US on November 9, 2010. "

Fall For Your Type "Fall for Your Type" is a downtempo ballad, recorded by American entertainer Jamie Foxx for his fourth studio album, ''Best Night of My Life'' (2010). The song was released as the third single from the album on November 12, 2010. It features gues ...

" featuring

, was released as the album third single on November 12, 2010. "Best Night of My Life" featuring

, was released as the album's fourth single on April 5, 2011.

Promotional singles

"Yep Dat's Me" featuring

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and

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, was released as the album's first promotional single on December 17, 2010. Another version of the song, which features T.I. was released as well.

Critical reception

''Best Night of My Life'' was met with generally mixed reviews from

. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an

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score of 58, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 9 reviews. In a mixed review, David Jeffries of

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wrote that, "If ''Best Night of My Life'' is just part of the bigger Foxx picture, rather than an item from his sideline career, it’s still an above-average celebrity album".

Commercial performance

''Best Night of My Life'' debuted at number six on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 144,000 copies in its first week. This became Foxx's third consecutive US top-ten album. As of January 2015, the album has sold 409,000 copies in the United States.

Track listing

Notes * "Yep Dat's Me" has an alternate version featuring rapper T.I. instead of Ludacris Sample credits * "Living Better Now" contains an interpolation of " Big Poppa" performed by

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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