Best Part (song)

"Best Part" is a song by Canadian singer Daniel Caesar and American singer H.E.R., released in 2017 as a part of Caesar's album Freudian. It is also included in H.E.R.'s self-titled album, released in 2017.

"Best Part"
Single by Daniel Caesar and H.E.R.
from the album Freudian and H.E.R.
Released31 December 2017
GenreR&B
Length3:29
LabelGolden Child
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Daniel Caesar singles chronology
"Blessed"
(2017)		 "Best Part"
(2017)		 "Figures, a Reprise"
(2018)
H.E.R. singles chronology
"2"
(2017)		 "Best Part"
(2017)		 "My Song"
(2018)
Audio sample
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Music video
"Best Part" on YouTube

Accolades

"Best Part" won Best Collaboration at the 2018 Soul Train Music Awards while also being nominated for The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Awards.

The song also won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.[1]

Barack Obama included "Best Part" in his 2019 Summer Playlist.[2]

  • On the October 8, 2019, episode of the reality television singing competition show The Voice, Khalea Lynee of St. Petersburg, Florida, performed a cover of the song for her Blind Audition. The song was enough to impress and turn the chairs of all four coaches: Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani, John Legend, and Blake Shelton. After each coach pitched their cases for her to join their respective teams, Lynee ultimately opted to join Team Legend.
  • In 13 Reasons Why, this song is played at the Senior Prom in season 4.

Charts

"Best Part" is both artists' second single sent to the Adult R&B Songs (Billboard) to become number one, something achieved by only four other artists before them.[3]

Weekly charts
Chart (2017–2020) Peak
position
Portugal (AFP)[4] 184
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 75
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 32
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[7] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (2018) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 91
Chart (2019) Position
Portugal (AFP)[9] 254

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[10] 3× Platinum 240,000
United States (RIAA)[11] 4× Platinum 4,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Charmaine Noronha (February 10, 2019). "Toronto's Daniel Caesar Wins 1st Grammy For 'Best Part' With H.E.R." HuffPost. HuffPost. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  2. https://twitter.com/barackobama/status/1165286625208950784
  3. Trevor Anderson (October 18, 2018). "Daniel Caesar & H.E.R.'s 'Best Part' Hits No. 1 on Adult R&B Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  4. "Portuguesecharts.com – Daniel Caesar feat. H.E.R. – Best Part". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  5. "Daniel Caesar Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  6. "Daniel Caesar Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  7. "Daniel Caesar Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  8. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  9. "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  10. "Canadian single certifications – Daniel Caesar – Best Part". Music Canada. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  11. "American single certifications – H.E.R. – Best Part". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 20, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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