"Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)"
Single by Vertical Horizon
from the album Everything You Want
ReleasedJanuary 8, 2001 (2001-01-08)
Length4:30
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Matt Scannell
Producer(s)
Vertical Horizon singles chronology
"You're a God"
(2000) 		"Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)"
(2001) 		"I'm Still Here"
(2003)

"Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)" is a song recorded by American alternative rock band Vertical Horizon on their third album Everything You Want, which was released in 1999.[2] It was released as a single in 2001. It served as the band's fourth overall single.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 42
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 58
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[5] 7
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[6] 28

Year-end charts

Chart (2001) Position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[7] 24

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States January 8, 2001 (2001-01-08) Hot adult contemporary radio RCA [8]
January 9, 2001 (2001-01-09) Contemporary hit radio [9]

Gary Allan version

"Best I Ever Had"
Single by Gary Allan
from the album Tough All Over
ReleasedMay 23, 2005 (2005-05-23)[10]
GenreCountry
Length4:11
LabelMCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Matt Scannell
Producer(s)Mark Wright
Gary Allan
Gary Allan singles chronology
"Nothing On but the Radio"
(2004) 		"Best I Ever Had"
(2005) 		"Life Ain't Always Beautiful"
(2006)

In 2005, country music singer Gary Allan covered the song for his 2005 album Tough All Over. His version, entitled "Best I Ever Had" was released as the album's first single and became his eighth top-10 hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, with a peak at No. 7 in late 2005.

Music video

The video was directed by Paul Boyd and filmed at the Salton Sea.

Chart performance

"Best I Ever Had" debuted at No. 56 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of June 11, 2005. It quickly became Allan's best-selling single and remained as such until 2012.

Weekly charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Canada Country (Radio & Records)[11] 6
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 7
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 51
US Pop 100 (Billboard) 55

Year-end charts

Chart (2005) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 45

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want". Discogs. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  2. ^ "Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want". cduniverse.com. Retrieved January 31, 2007.
  3. ^ "Vertical Horizon – Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)". Top 40 Singles.
  4. ^ "Vertical Horizon Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Vertical Horizon Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Vertical Horizon Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "The Year in Music 2001: Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 52. December 29, 2001. p. YE-82.
  8. ^ "Hot AC: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1382. December 22, 2000. p. 72.
  9. ^ "CHR/Pop: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1382. December 22, 2000. p. 38.
  10. ^ a b "American single certifications – Gary Allan – Best I Ever Had". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  11. ^ "Canada Country Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. December 2, 2005.
  12. ^ "Gary Allan Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Gary Allan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Best of 2005: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2005. Retrieved July 11, 2012.


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