Jump to content

Best Part (song)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Rwoo0216 (talk | contribs) at 20:50, 8 June 2020 (→‎Uses in popular culture: Added content). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

"Best Part"
Single by Daniel Caesar and H.E.R.
from the album Freudian and H.E.R.
Released2017
GenreR&B
Length3:29
LabelGolden Child
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Daniel Caesar singles chronology
"Blessed"
(2017) 		"Best Part"
(2017) 		"Figures, a Reprise"
(2018)
H.E.R. singles chronology
"2"
(2017) 		"Best Part"
(2017) 		"My Song"
(2018)
Audio sample
Music video
"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]

  • 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 (2017–2018) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 75
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 32
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[6] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2018) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 91

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[8] 3× Platinum 240,000‡
United States (RIAA)[9] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/barackobama/status/1165286625208950784
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Daniel Caesar Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "Daniel Caesar Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "Daniel Caesar Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  8. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Daniel Caesar – Best Part". Music Canada. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "American single certifications – H.E.R. – Best Part". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Best_Part_(song)&oldid=961499973"