Best Thing
1972 single by Styx
"Best Thing" | ||||
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Single by Styx | ||||
from the album Styx | ||||
Released | July 1972 (US) [1] | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 3:13 | |||
Label | Wooden Nickel Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dennis DeYoung, James Young | |||
Styx singles chronology | ||||
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"Best Thing" is the first single released by the band Styx from their self-titled debut album, Styx (1972). It charted at #82 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Cash Box said that "high vocal harmonies and tight, rocky organ and lead guitar work accentuate this dynamic, searing track."[2] Record World said that "strong percussion and organ riffs highlight this heavy rocker" and that it has "good harmonies, too."[3]
The song was also included on the 1979 US reissue of the band's fourth album, Man of Miracles
Personnel
- Dennis DeYoung – lead vocals (first and last verses), backing vocals, keyboards
- James Young – lead guitar, lead vocals (middle verses, bridge), backing vocals
- John Curulewski – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Chuck Panozzo – bass
- John Panozzo – drums
Charts
Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 82 |
References
- ^ "Styx singles". Archived from the original on 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 12, 1975. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. July 22, 1972. p. 238. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "Styx Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
External links
- Styx - "Best Thing" (1972) song to be listened as stream at Spotify.com
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- Arch Allies: Live at Riverport
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- Lady
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- Greatest Hits Part 2
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- Styx Yesterday & Today
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- Come Sail Away – The Styx Anthology
- The Complete Wooden Nickel Recordings
- "Best Thing"
- "Lies"
- "Lady"
- "You Need Love"
- "Lorelei"
- "Mademoiselle"
- "Crystal Ball"
- "The Grand Illusion"
- "Come Sail Away"
- "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)"
- "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)"
- "Sing for the Day"
- "Renegade"
- "Babe"
- "Why Me"
- "Boat on the River"
- "Borrowed Time"
- "The Best of Times"
- "Too Much Time on My Hands"
- "Nothing Ever Goes as Planned"
- "Rockin' the Paradise"
- "Snowblind"
- "Mr. Roboto"
- "Don't Let It End"
- "High Time"
- "Music Time" / "Heavy Metal Poisoning"
- "Love Is the Ritual"
- "Show Me the Way"
- "Love at First Sight"
- "Paradise"
- "I Am the Walrus"
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- Kilroy Was Here
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