"Best of Me" is a song written, produced, and recorded by Canadian singer and musician Josh Ramsay featuring Canadian country artist Dallas Smith.[1] It is the second single off Ramsay's debut solo album The Josh Ramsay Show.[2]
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| Single by Josh Ramsay featuring Dallas Smith | ||||
| from the album The Josh Ramsay Show | ||||
| Released | February 15, 2022 | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | 604 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Josh Ramsay | |||
| Producer(s) | Josh Ramsay | |||
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| Dallas Smith singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Best of Me" on YouTube | ||||
Background
editRamsay's album The Josh Ramsay Show is eighteen-track album with every song intended to be of a different genre of music.[3] Seeking to write a country song, Ramsay stated that he wrote "Best of Me" with Dallas Smith's voice in mind.[4] Ramsay noted real-life inspiration in writing the song, saying: "Before we got married, there was a time when my wife and I were split up. I felt like I couldn't successfully be with anyone else because the best parts of me were still wrapped up in her. This proved to be very true for both of us - and we got back together and got married in the end."[4] He noted the biggest challenge in recording the song was that he did not feel like he sounded like a country singer, saying "I went back and did it over and over, trying to get it to a place that felt country but still felt authentically like me".[5]
Critical reception
editNanci Dagg of Canadian Beats Media described the song as "a storytelling-style country track that paints the picture of heartbreak, forgiveness, and warfare in love," adding that the "lyrical story takes listeners through powerful truths, accompanied by tempo-building rhythm".[6] FindYourSounds stated that "Best of Me", "at its heart, [is] really about having hope that your hesitancy about not being able to move on from your relationship might mean that there could be some unresolved feelings there.[5] Matthew Patania of Pulse Music Magazine said the track "is as drenched in sorrow as it is redemption," saying it conveys the thought that "No matter what we want to believe, feelings that come back, are feelings that never left".[3]
Music video
editThe official music video for "Best of Me" premiered on YouTube on February 18, 2022,[7] and was directed by Stephano Barberis.[8] Ramsay and Smith also recorded a live acoustic version of the song that premiered as a video on March 8, 2022.[9]
Track listings
editDigital download - single[10]
- "Best of Me" – 4:00
(feat. Dallas Smith)
Digital download - single[11]
- "Best of Me" – 3:57
(feat. Dallas Smith) [Live Acoustic]
References
edit- ^ "Best of Me (feat. Dallas Smith) - Single by Josh Ramsay". Spotify. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "Josh Ramsay Releases "Best Of Me (ft. Dallas Smith)"". Obsessive-Compulsive. February 17, 2022.
- ^ a b Patania, Matthew (March 3, 2022). "Marianas Trench frontman Josh Ramsay tries his hand at Country, on his latest single "Best of Me" (Feat. Dallas Smith)". Pulse Music Magazine.
- ^ a b Wiggins, Keavin (February 21, 2022). "Josh Ramsay Recruits Dallas Smith For 'Best Of Me'". AntiMusic.
- ^ a b "Josh Ramsay Releases "Best Of Me" (feat. Dallas Smith)". Find Your Sounds. March 1, 2022.
- ^ Dagg, Nanci (February 27, 2022). "Josh Ramsay, front man for Marianas Trench, has jumped genres and released his single "Best of Me" (Feat. Dallas Smith)". Canadian Beats Media.
- ^ "Josh Ramsay Reveals Music Video for 'Best Of Me' Feat Dallas Smith". Live in Limbo. February 20, 2022.
- ^ "Josh Ramsay - Best Of Me (Feat. Dallas Smith)" (video). YouTube. February 18, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "Josh Ramsay - Best Of Me (Feat. Dallas Smith) [Live Acoustic]" (video). YouTube. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "Best of Me (feat. Dallas Smith) - Single by Josh Ramsay". Apple Music (Canada). Apple Inc. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "Best of Me (feat. Dallas Smith) [Live Acoustic] - Single by Josh Ramsay". Apple Music (Canada). Apple Inc. Retrieved March 21, 2022.