Best Part (song)
Appearance
"Best Part" | ||||
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Single by Daniel Caesar and H.E.R. | ||||
from the album Freudian and H.E.R. | ||||
Released | 31 December 2017 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:29 | |||
Label | Golden Child | |||
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Daniel Caesar singles chronology | ||||
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H.E.R. singles chronology | ||||
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"Best Part" on YouTube |
"Best Part" is a song by Canadian singer Daniel Caesar and American singer H.E.R., released in 2017 as a part of Caesar's album Freudian. It is also included in H.E.R.'s self-titled album, released in 2017.
Accolades
"Best Part" won Best Collaboration at the 2018 Soul Train Music Awards while also being nominated for The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Awards.
The song also won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.[1]
Barack Obama included "Best Part" in his 2019 Summer Playlist.[2]
Uses in popular culture
- On the October 8, 2019, episode of the reality television singing competition show The Voice, Khalea Lynee of St. Petersburg, Florida, performed a cover of the song for her Blind Audition. The song was enough to impress and turn the chairs of all four coaches: Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani, John Legend, and Blake Shelton. After each coach pitched their cases for her to join their respective teams, Lynee ultimately opted to join Team Legend.
- In 13 Reasons Why, this song is played at the Senior Prom in season 4.
Charts
"Best Part" is both artists' second single sent to the Adult R&B Songs (Billboard) to become number one, something achieved by only four other artists before them.[3]
Weekly charts
Chart (2017–2020) | Peak position |
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Portugal (AFP)[4] | 184 |
US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 75 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] | 32 |
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2018) | Position |
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 91 |
Chart (2019) | Position |
Portugal (AFP)[9] | 254 |
Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[10] | 3× Platinum | 240,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[11] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Charmaine Noronha (February 10, 2019). "Toronto's Daniel Caesar Wins 1st Grammy For 'Best Part' With H.E.R." HuffPost. HuffPost. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ https://twitter.com/barackobama/status/1165286625208950784
- ^ Trevor Anderson (October 18, 2018). "Daniel Caesar & H.E.R.'s 'Best Part' Hits No. 1 on Adult R&B Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ "Daniel Caesar feat. H.E.R. – Best Part". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ "Daniel Caesar Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ "Daniel Caesar Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ "Daniel Caesar Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Daniel Caesar – Best Part". Music Canada. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "American single certifications – H.E.R. – Best Part". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 20, 2020.