Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)

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"Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)"
Vertical Horizon - BIEH Grey Sky.jpg
Single by Vertical Horizon
from the album Everything You Want
ReleasedJanuary 8, 2001 (2001-01-08)
Length4:30
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Matt Scannell
Producer(s)
Vertical Horizon singles chronology
"You're a God"
(2000)
"Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)"
(2001)
"I'm Still Here"
(2003)

"Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)" is a song recorded by American alternative rock band Vertical Horizon on their third album Everything You Want , which was released in 1999. [2] It was released as a single in 2001. It served as the band's fourth overall single.

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [3] 42
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 58
US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) [5] 7
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [6] 28

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)Position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) [7] 24

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJanuary 8, 2001 Hot adult contemporary radio RCA [8]
January 9, 2001 Contemporary hit radio [9]

Gary Allan version

"Best I Ever Had"
Gary Allan - Best I Ever Had.jpg
Single by Gary Allan
from the album Tough All Over
ReleasedMay 23, 2005 (2005-05-23) [10]
Genre Country
Length4:11
Label MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Matt Scannell
Producer(s) Mark Wright
Gary Allan
Gary Allan singles chronology
"Nothing On but the Radio"
(2004)
"Best I Ever Had"
(2005)
"Life Ain't Always Beautiful"
(2006)

In 2005, country music singer Gary Allan covered the song for his 2005 album Tough All Over . His version, entitled "Best I Ever Had" was released as the album's first single and became his eighth top-10 hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, with a peak at No. 7 in late 2005.

Music video

The video was directed by Paul Boyd and filmed at the Salton Sea.

Chart performance

"Best I Ever Had" debuted at No. 56 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of June 11, 2005. It quickly became Allan's best-selling single and remained as such until 2012.

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Canada Country ( Radio & Records ) [11] 6
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 7
US Billboard Hot 100 [13] 51
US Pop 100 ( Billboard )55

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [14] 45

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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