The Best of Me (Bryan Adams song)

"The Best of Me"
Single by Bryan Adams
from the album The Best of Me
Released	November 15, 1999
Recorded	1999
Genre	Rock
Length	3:33
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	Bryan Adams Robert Lange
Producer(s)	Robert Lange
Bryan Adams singles chronology
"Cloud Number Nine" (1999) "The Best of Me" (1999) "Don't Give Up" (2000)

"The Best of Me" is a rock song performed and composed by Canadian rock and pop artist Bryan Adams. ^[1] released as the first track on Adams second compilation album, The Best of Me . The single was released in December, 1999 and became a hit single in Europe while ignored in the United States. ^[2] "The Best of Me" peaked at 10 on the Canadian Singles Chart on 24 January 2000. ^[3]

Track listings

CD single 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Best of Me"	Adams, Robert Lange	3:33
2.	"Inside Out (demo)"	Adams, Gretchen Peters	4:43
3.	"How Do Ya Feel Tonight (demo)"	Adams, Thornalley	3:04

^[4]

CD single 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Best of Me"	Adams, Robert Lange	3:33
2.	"Cloud Number Nine (demo)"	Adams, Peters, Max Martin	4:12
3.	"Fearless (demo)"	Adams, Kennedy	3:44

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Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [5]	37
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [6]	3
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	10
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [7]	2
Canada CHR (Nielsen BDS) [8]	13
Czech Republic (IFPI) [9]	3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [10]	9
Germany (GfK) [11]	65
Italy (FIMI) [12]	36
Italy Airplay ( Music & Media ) [13]	4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [14]	17
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [15]	67
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [16]	19
Scotland (OCC) [17]	44
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [18]	31
UK Singles (OCC) [19]	47

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