"The Best of Me" is a song by American rock band the Starting Line from their debut studio album Say It Like You Mean It (2002). The song was released as the album's lead single on June 16, 2003 through Drive-Thru Records. It was written by vocalist/bassist Kenny Vasoli, guitarist Matt Watts, drummer Tom Gryskiewicz, and guitarist Mike Golla.
"The Best of Me" was first released as a single on June 16, 2003;[4] it was pushed to modern rock radio stations in the U.S. on July 22 of that year.[5]
Music videoedit
On October 27, 2002, a music video for "The Best of Me" was posted on Launch.com.[6] The video starts with a guy attempting to impress a girl by playing music from a boombox outside of her residence. When the music stops, the band appear and start performing.[7] A second music video was posted online for "The Best of Me" through MTV.com on June 13, 2003. The video received significant rotation on MTV2.[2]
Receptionedit
While "The Best of Me" did not chart well during its original release—only reaching the bottom region of the UK Singles Chart[8]—it became the band's most popular song.[9] Likewise, it has been widely considered an key pop punk track from the 2000s. Kelefa Sanneh, writing for The New York Times, called it "infectious";[10]NME writers called it an "essential" pop punk track.[1]Billboard ranked it at no. 12 on a ranking of the genre's best love songs, with columnist Hannah Dailey writing, "Love can be complicated. No one knows that better than The Starting Line, whose youthful 2003 hit examines how mature conversations, forgiveness and time spent apart are sometimes needed to make a long-term relationship work."[11]Cleveland.com ranked "The Best of Me" at number 33 on their list of the top 100 pop-punk songs.[12]Alternative Press included the song in the genre's most "influential" tracks,[13] and also ranked it at number 35 on their list of the best 100 singles from the 2000s.[14]
Kellin Quinn, frontman of Sleeping with Sirens, placed the song among the 10 "Songs That Changed My Life" for Kerrang!;[15] the same publication ranked the Say It Like You Mean It album among the genre's best, singling out "Best of Me" as "one of the genre's most sing-alongable tunes."[16] The song became one of the most-played songs at Emo Nite,[17] the popular traveling event series hosting era-specific performances and karaoke, in the 2010s–20s.[18] In 2020, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Referencesedit
^ abBlog, NME (June 2, 2011). "20 Essential Pop Punk Tracks Everyone Should Know". NME. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
^ abLoftus, Johnny. "The Starting Line Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
^"The 10 best songs from the 10 worst emo bands". Louder. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
^Edwards, Tom (June 29, 2003). "Single Review: The Starting Line - The Best Of Me / Releases". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
^"FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
^. The Starting Line. Archived from the original on December 8, 2004. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
^Laderer, Ashley (February 23, 2017). "The 10 Best Emo Music Videos". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
^"Sleeping With Sirens' Kellin Quinn: The 10 Songs That Changed My Life". Kerrang!. April 22, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
^"The 51 greatest pop-punk albums of all time". Kerrang!. September 23, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
^Laderer, Ashley (May 4, 2017). "Emo Nite Takes NYC, and Thursday's Geoff Rickly Is 'Looking Forward To Connecting With Old Friends'". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
^Yuccas, Jamie; Novak, Analisa (April 12, 2023). "How "Emo Nite" events helped bring back a lost genre". CBS News. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
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The Best of Me is a song by American rock band the Starting Line from their debut studio album Say It Like You Mean It 2002 The song was released as the album s lead single on June 16 2003 through Drive Thru Records It was written by vocalist bassist Kenny Vasoli guitarist Matt Watts drummer Tom Gryskiewicz and guitarist Mike Golla The Best of Me Single by the Starting Linefrom the album Say It Like You Mean ItReleasedJune 16 2003 2003 06 16 StudioMedia Vortex Burbank California GenrePop punk 1 emo pop 2 emo 3 Length4 18LabelDrive ThruSongwriter s Kenny Vasoli Matt Watts Tom Gryskiewicz Mike GollaProducer s Mark TrombinoThe Starting Line singles chronology Three s a Charm 2002 The Best of Me 2003 Leaving 2003 Music video The Best of Me on YouTube Contents 1 Background 2 Music video 3 Reception 4 Credits and personnel 5 Charts 6 Certifications 7 ReferencesBackground edit The Best of Me was first released as a single on June 16 2003 4 it was pushed to modern rock radio stations in the U S on July 22 of that year 5 Music video editOn October 27 2002 a music video for The Best of Me was posted on Launch com 6 The video starts with a guy attempting to impress a girl by playing music from a boombox outside of her residence When the music stops the band appear and start performing 7 A second music video was posted online for The Best of Me through MTV com on June 13 2003 The video received significant rotation on MTV2 2 Reception editWhile The Best of Me did not chart well during its original release only reaching the bottom region of the UK Singles Chart 8 it became the band s most popular song 9 Likewise it has been widely considered an key pop punk track from the 2000s Kelefa Sanneh writing for The New York Times called it infectious 10 NME writers called it an essential pop punk track 1 Billboard ranked it at no 12 on a ranking of the genre s best love songs with columnist Hannah Dailey writing Love can be complicated No one knows that better than The Starting Line whose youthful 2003 hit examines how mature conversations forgiveness and time spent apart are sometimes needed to make a long term relationship work 11 Cleveland com ranked The Best of Me at number 33 on their list of the top 100 pop punk songs 12 Alternative Press included the song in the genre s most influential tracks 13 and also ranked it at number 35 on their list of the best 100 singles from the 2000s 14 Kellin Quinn frontman of Sleeping with Sirens placed the song among the 10 Songs That Changed My Life for Kerrang 15 the same publication ranked the Say It Like You Mean It album among the genre s best singling out Best of Me as one of the genre s most sing alongable tunes 16 The song became one of the most played songs at Emo Nite 17 the popular traveling event series hosting era specific performances and karaoke in the 2010s 20s 18 In 2020 the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America Credits and personnel editPersonnel per booklet 19 The Starting Line Kenny Vasoli vocals bass guitar Matt Watts guitar Tom Gryskiewicz drums Mike Golla guitar Production Mark Trombino producer engineer mixing Steven Marcussen mastering Tim Stedman art direction design Marco Orozco design Micah Panzich design Justin Stephens photographyCharts editWeekly chart performance for The Best of Me Chart 2003 PeakpositionUK Singles OCC 8 79Certifications editCertifications and sales for The Best of Me Region Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 20 Gold 500 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References edit a b Blog NME June 2 2011 20 Essential Pop Punk Tracks Everyone Should Know NME Retrieved April 18 2023 a b Loftus Johnny The Starting Line Biography Songs amp Albums AllMusic Retrieved April 18 2023 The 10 best songs from the 10 worst emo bands Louder Retrieved July 23 2023 Edwards Tom June 29 2003 Single Review The Starting Line The Best Of Me Releases Drowned in Sound Silentway Archived from the original on 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April 17 2023 Piers Ryan September 23 2020 These are the 25 most influential songs of pop punk Alternative Press Magazine Retrieved April 18 2023 Paul Aubin November 20 2009 At The Drive In s One Armed Scissor tops AP s Haircut 100 singles countdown Punknews org Retrieved April 17 2023 Sleeping With Sirens Kellin Quinn The 10 Songs That Changed My Life Kerrang April 22 2020 Retrieved April 18 2023 The 51 greatest pop punk albums of all time Kerrang September 23 2017 Retrieved April 18 2023 Laderer Ashley May 4 2017 Emo Nite Takes NYC and Thursday s Geoff Rickly Is Looking Forward To Connecting With Old Friends Billboard Retrieved April 18 2023 Yuccas Jamie Novak Analisa April 12 2023 How Emo Nite events helped bring back a lost genre CBS News Retrieved April 18 2023 Say It Like You Mean It booklet The Starting Line Drive Thru Records 2002 DTR32CD a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes 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