"The Best Thing About Me Is You" is a song by the Puerto Rican recording artist

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, taken from his ninth studio album, ''

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'' (2011). It was digitally released as the lead single from the album on November 2, 2010. The song had earlier premiered on radio's

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show. The original English version of the song features singer

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, while its Spanish version, "Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tú", replaces Stone's vocals with

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. "The Best Thing About Me Is You" was later featured on three of Martin's compilations: ''

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'' (2011), '' Playlist: The Very Best of Ricky Martin'' (2012) and '' Greatest Hits: Souvenir Edition'' (2013).

Background and composition

In a ''

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'' interview, Martin described the track: "I told Desmond -- and I'm not making comparisons -- but "

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" is great. That's how this song came to be. From being in a very cool place in my life." The song combines the reggae rhythms with Latin and pop in the music and lyrics by

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, Eric Bazilian and Ricky Martin.

Critical reception

Carlos Quintana from

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, positively reviewed the track, saying: "this song is probably the most reflective, inspiring and positive of the whole album." Ernesto Lechner from the ''

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'' said that "the lyrics of "The Best Thing About Me Is You," a duet with

, sound a bit forced in English, the Spanish version of the tune crackles with bonhomie." Joey Guerra from ''

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'' praised the Spanish version, saying: "he lightens up a bit on "Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tú", that boasts an easy chemistry," but criticized the English-language version, calling it: "less successful" because of "Joss Stone’s habitual oversinging." Grace Bastidas from '' Latina'' said: "The first single from the album, "Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tú" features Spanish siren

—Joss Stone duets in the English-language track—and is the definition of happiness. There's even some laughing and giggling at the end of the song in case you're not already smiling." Leila Cobo from ''

'' said that the song is "a feel-good ditty over a happy reggae beat."

Commercial performance

The single topped the US

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chart for two weeks and

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for five weeks. On other ''

'' charts, it reached number seven on

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, number thirty-seven on

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, number forty on

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and number seventy four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In Mexico, the song reached number three and was certified Platinum for sales of over 60,000 digital copies. It also charted in European countries, including number twenty-five in Spain.

Music video

The music video was filmed on December 20 and 21, 2010 in

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and directed by Carlos Pérez. The video for the English version premiered on Martin's

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channel on January 11, 2011.

does not appear in the video. The Spanish version of the video was released on

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and also does not feature

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Live performances

Martin performed the song with

for the very first time on ''

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'' on November 2, 2010. He also performed it during the 2011

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Awards

Formats and track listings

Digital singles #"The Best Thing About Me Is You" featuring

– 3:36 #"Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tú" featuring

– 3:36 European digital remixes #"The Best Thing About Me Is You" featuring Joss Stone (

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Radio Edit) – 4:26 #"Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tú" featuring Natalia Jiménez (Spanish Jump Smokers Radio Edit) – 4:27 #"The Best Thing About Me Is You" featuring Joss Stone (Jump Smokers Dance Version) – 5:13 #"Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tú" featuring Natalia Jiménez (Spanish Jump Smokers Dance Version) – 4:42 German digital single #"The Best Thing About Me Is You" featuring

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– 3:36 Mexican promotional single #"Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tú" featuring

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version) – 3:29 US Target edition album bonus tracks #"The Best Thing About Me Is You" (Solo Version) – 3:36 #"Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tú" (Solo Version) – 3:38

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

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