Wish You the Best (song)

"Wish You the Best"
Single by Lewis Capaldi
from the album Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent
Released	13 April 2023 (2023-04-13)
Genre	Pop
Length	3:30
Label	Vertigo Universal
Songwriter(s)	Lewis Capaldi JP Saxe Tim Vita Malay
Producer(s)	TMS Lewis Capaldi
Lewis Capaldi singles chronology
"Pointless" (2022) "Wish You the Best" (2023) "Strangers" (2024)
Music video
"Wish You the Best" on YouTube

"Wish You the Best" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi, released on 13 April 2023 as the third ^[1] single from his second studio album Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent . ^[1] It debuted atop the UK Singles Chart, becoming the third single from the album to reach the top and Capaldi's fifth number one overall.

Commercial performance

The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart dated 21 April 2023, making it Capaldi's fifth overall number-one song on the chart. It was helped to number one by sales of a CD single, with 16,800 sales coming from the format. ^[2]

Music video

The music video was released on 14 April 2023. Its storyline is based on Greyfriars Bobby, a terrier dog in 19th-century Scotland that visited the grave of his owner for 14 years after the owner's death. The dog was played by Winnie, a Cairn Terrier, and the owners are played by veteran actor David Bradley and Tom Lewis. A scene involving Winnie carrying an envelope in her mouth took 10 days of training to get right. ^[3]

The video tells the story of Willow (Winnie), a dog owned by postman John Fry (Bradley). When John dies, Willow sits in front of his grave before being noticed and adopted by the new postman (Lewis). Just like with John, Willow joins the postman during deliveries, but is also shown to miss John. The video ends with Willow herself dying and the postman placing her collar on John's grave.

Following the release of the video, people took to TikTok to film their reactions, with most reduced to tears at the end of the song. Capaldi responded to many of the TikTok videos laughing.

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Wish You the Best" Chart (2023–2024) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [4] 23 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [5] 69 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [6] 16 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [7] 19 Canada AC ( Billboard ) [8] 16 Canada CHR/Top 40 ( Billboard ) [9] 10 Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) [10] 16 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [11] 74 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [12] 79 France (SNEP) [13] 59 Global 200 ( Billboard ) [14] 87 Ireland (IRMA) [15] 4 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20) [16] 12 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [17] 16 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [18] 30 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [19] 22 Norway (VG-lista) [20] 28 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [21] 96 South Korea BGM (Circle) [22] 113 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [23] 77 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [24] 34 UK Singles (OCC) [25] 1 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [26] 3 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [27] 14 US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [28] 8 US Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [29] 25 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [30] 29

Year-end charts 2023 year-end chart performance for "Wish You the Best" Chart (2023) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) [31] 66 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [32] 64 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [33] 58 UK Singles (OCC) [34] 49 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) [35] 28 2024 year-end chart performance for "Wish You the Best" Chart (2024) Position US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [36] 44

Certifications

Certification for "Wish You the Best"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [37]	Platinum	70,000‡
France (SNEP) [38]	Gold	100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [39]	Platinum	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [40]	Platinum	600,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "Wish You the Best"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Various	13 April 2023	Digital download streaming	Vertigo Universal	[1]
United Kingdom	14 April 2023	CD	Vertigo	[41]
United States	17 April 2023	Hot adult contemporary radio	Capitol	[42]
Italy	21 April 2023	Radio	Universal	[43]
United States	2 June 2023	7-inch vinyl	Capitol	[44]

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