The Best Thing (Savage Garden song)
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"The Best Thing" is a song by Australian pop group Savage Garden
, released as the seventh and final single from their second studio album
Affirmation. It was released as a single on 19 March 2001. It was the last single released by the group before their split in 2001. The single's cover art was also used for the album's sixth single, "Chained to You".
. This song was one of Savage Garden's few singles that did not make the cut for their greatest hits compilation Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden
. "The Best Thing" was best known for being the first song to kick off the concerts promoting their second album.
. It was the only single released from Affirmation not to chart in Australia, as it was not released there; this makes it the third single released by Savage Garden worldwide besides "Santa Monica
" and "Tears of Pearls
" to not chart in the duo's home country.
Savage Garden
Savage Garden were an Australian pop rock performance and songwriting duo. Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones formed the group in Brisbane, Queensland in 1994...
, released as the seventh and final single from their second studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
Affirmation. It was released as a single on 19 March 2001. It was the last single released by the group before their split in 2001. The single's cover art was also used for the album's sixth single, "Chained to You".
Music video
No official music video was made. The group's performance from the Superstars and Cannonballs DVD was made into a music video, which eventually aired on MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
. This song was one of Savage Garden's few singles that did not make the cut for their greatest hits compilation Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden
Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden
Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden is a compilation album released by Australian pop duo Savage Garden. It was released worldwide on 1 November 2005, within the exception of the United States, where it was not available until early 2006....
. "The Best Thing" was best known for being the first song to kick off the concerts promoting their second album.
Chart performance
The song was only released in the United Kingdom, where it charted at #35 on the UK Singles ChartUK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. It was the only single released from Affirmation not to chart in Australia, as it was not released there; this makes it the third single released by Savage Garden worldwide besides "Santa Monica
Santa Monica (Savage Garden song)
"Santa Monica" is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden, released exclusively as a single in Japan, and taken from their self-titled debut album. It was released towards the end of 1998, becoming the sixth overall single from the album. As an ode to the city of the same name in California,...
" and "Tears of Pearls
Tears of Pearls
"Tears of Pearls" is a song by Savage Garden, released in Europe as the seventh and final single taken from their eponymous debut album Savage Garden. The single was released in January 1999. The music video for "Tears of Pearls" features tour footage from the group's Future of Earthly Delites...
" to not chart in the duo's home country.