"You Are the Best Thing" is the lead single of the album Gossip in the Grain by American folk singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne released on August 26, 2008, by Stone Dwarf Music, LLC, under license to RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment.[1]
| "You Are the Best Thing" | ||||
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 Cover of the promo single | ||||
| Single by Ray LaMontagne | ||||
| from the album Gossip in the Grain | ||||
| Released | August 26, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Length | 3:51 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | Ray LaMontagne, Danny Holland | |||
| Producer(s) | Ethan Johns | |||
| Ray LaMontagne singles chronology | ||||
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The song hit number five on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs chart,[2] and is currently his only single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 90.[3]
In popular culture
edit"You Are the Best Thing" was featured in the film I Love You, Man, and in an episode of the Australian TV show Packed to the Rafters. It was also featured in the film Bad Moms, released in 2016.[4]
Singer Jovin Webb sang the song on American Idol season 18 during the Showcase Round at Aulani Resort in Kapolei, Hawaii which aired on March 29, 2020.
Reference to the first song on a LaMontagne album can be found at the end of in chapter 15 in Tessa Bailey’s Hook, Line, and Sinker (2022).
Charts
edit| Chart (2008–09) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] | 89 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 47 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company) | 169 |
| US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[2] | 5 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 90 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[7] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "ITunes - Music - You Are the Best Thing - Single by Ray LaMontagne". iTunes. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ^ a b "Ray LaMontagne Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- ^ a b "Ray LaMontagne Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ "Bad Moms Soundtrack". July 23, 2016.
- ^ "Ray LaMontagne Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ "Chart Track: Week 6, 2009". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- ^ "American single certifications – Ray Lamontagne – You Are The Best Thing". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 15, 2022.