"Best Part of Me" | ||||
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Single by Ed Sheeran featuring Yebba | ||||
from the album No.6 Collaborations Project | ||||
Released | 5 July 2019 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 4:03 | |||
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"Best Part of Me" on YouTube |
"Best Part of Me" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran featuring American singer Yebba. It was released on 5 July 2019 through Asylum and Atlantic Records,along with "Blow",as the fourth and fifth singles respectively from his compilation album No.6 Collaborations Project (2019).
About working with YEBBA,Ed Sheeran stated "I loved making [the] record. YEBBA is phenomenal,she's onto massive things". [2] [3] "Best Part of Me" was announced as part of the tracklist for No.6 Collaborations Project (2019). Sheeran revealed the song's release date on 4 July 2019. [4] It was released alongside "BLOW" the next day. [5]
"Best Part of Me" is a romantic pop ballad. [6] According to Idolator 's Mike Nied,the song is a romantic ballad which "builds up to a very loved-up chorus". [7] Spin's Rob Arcand wrote that it "slows things down",comparing it to Sheeran's solo acoustic rendition of the Justin Bieber collaboration "I Don't Care" (2019). [8]
Credits adapted from Tidal. [9]
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [10] | 17 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [11] | 38 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [12] | 44 |
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [13] | 18 |
Denmark (Tracklisten) [14] | 35 |
Estonia ( Eesti Ekspress ) [15] | 23 |
France (SNEP) [16] | 162 |
Germany (Official German Charts) [17] | 55 |
Hungary (Single Top 40) [18] | 38 |
Latvia (LAIPA) [19] | 20 |
Lithuania (AGATA) [20] | 28 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [21] | 62 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [22] | 13 |
Portugal (AFP) [23] | 66 |
Scotland (OCC) [24] | 27 |
Singapore (RIAS) [25] | 20 |
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [26] | 19 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [27] | 41 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [28] | 40 |
UK Audio Streaming (OCC) [29] | 18 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [30] | 99 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [31] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [32] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [33] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [34] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [35] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [36] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Various | 5 July 2019 |
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