My Best Friend (song)

"My Best Friend" is a song written by Aimee Mayo and Bill Luther and recorded by American country music singer Tim McGraw. It was released in October 1999 as the third single from McGraw's album A Place in the Sun. The song reached number one the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

"My Best Friend"
Single by Tim McGraw
from the album A Place in the Sun
ReleasedOctober 4, 1999
Recorded1999
GenreCountry
Length4:39
LabelCurb
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"Something Like That"
(1999)		 "My Best Friend"
(1999)		 "Some Things Never Change"
(2000)
For the Jefferson Airplane song, see My Best Friend (Jefferson Airplane song).

Critical reception

Ben Foster of Country Universe gave the song a B+ grade, and wrote that "Sometimes it just takes the right vocalist to find the layers of emotion woven into a lyric that could scan as pedestrian in the hands of another performer. In this instance, Tim McGraw indeed proves to be the right vocalist." He also says that McGraw's "heartfelt performance is bolstered by a pleasant lilting melody and a laid-back arrangement featuring generous amounts of fiddle and steel guitar."[1]

Chart positions

"My Best Friend" re-entered the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks as an official single at number 75 for the week of October 9, 1999.

Weekly charts
Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 29
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (2000) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks[5] 8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 83

Certifications
Certifications for My Best Friend
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Song review
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9713." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. January 31, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  3. "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. "Best of 2000: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  6. "Billboard Top 100 - 2000". Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  7. "American single certifications – Tim McGraw – My Best Friend". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 12, 2022.


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