The Best Thing (Adam Rickitt song)
The Best Thing( also known as" Best Thing") is the name of the third single by the English singer: Adam Rickitt.
The single peaked at number twenty- five on the UK Charts and stayed on the charts for three weeks.
The music video of the song was directed by Tim Royes.
Best Thing I Never Had
"Best Thing I Never Had" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her fourth studio album, "4" (2011).
It was released by Columbia Records on June 1, 2011, as the third single from the album.
"
Best Thing I Never Had" was composed by Patrick "J. Que" Smith, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Symbolyc One, Caleb McCampbell, Antonio Dixon, Beyoncé, and Shea Taylor.
The song was originally not written as a ballad, but was inspired by the drumming on Doug E. Fresh's 1985 single "The Show".
Beyoncé said that both men and women should be able to relate to the song.
A pop and R&B ballad, the subjects of "Best Thing I Never Had" are revenge and karma.
Not wanting to feel broken-hearted, the female protagonist sings that she feels happy to have left her lover, who did not recognize the potential for a happy life with her.
Some critics viewed it as a sequel to Beyoncé's 2006
single "Irreplaceable" as the two songs are thematically similar.
However, some lyrics, including "showed your ass" and "sucks to be you right now", were criticized.
The ballad was also likened to Vanessa Carlton's 2002 single "A Thousand Miles" (2002).
"Best Thing I Never Had" peaked at number 16 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart and at number four on the US Hot R&B/
Hip-Hop Songs chart.
It rose to number three on the UK Singles Chart and number two on the Irish Singles Chart among others.
The song reached number one on the South Korea Gaon International Chart, the UK R&B Chart, and the US Hot Dance Club Play chart, and the top 30 in mainland Europe, Oceania, and Canada.
It was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ).
The accompanying music video for "Best Thing I Never Had" was directed by Diane Martel.
It shows Beyoncé getting ready for her wedding while she recalls her ex-lover, who never gave her the attention she deserved.
"
Best Thing I Never Had" was promoted with several live performances by Beyoncé, notably at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival and on the televised ABC show "The View".
The song was also included on the set list for her concert "4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé" and other shows.
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress.
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child.
She rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.
During Destiny's Child's hiatus, Beyoncé made her theatrical film debut with a role in the US box-office number-one "Austin Powers in Goldmember" (2002) and recorded her first solo album, "Dangerously in Love" (2003), which debuted at number one on the US "Billboard" 200 chart.
It also featured the "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one singles "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy".
Following the disbandment of Destiny's Child in 2006, she released her second solo album, "B'Day", which contained the US number-one
single "Irreplaceable" as well as the UK number-one singles "
Déjà Vu" and "Beautiful Liar".
Beyoncé continued her acting career with starring roles in "The Pink Panther" (2006), "Dreamgirls" (2006), and "Obsessed" (2009).
Her marriage to rapper Jay-Z and her portrayal of Etta James in "Cadillac Records" (2008) influenced her third album, "
I Am...
Sasha Fierce" (2008), which earned a record-setting six Grammy Awards in 2010.
It spawned the UK number-one single "If I Were a Boy" and the US number-one single "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".
After splitting from her manager and father Mathew Knowles in 2010, Beyoncé released "4" (2011), which was influenced by 1970s funk, 1980s pop, and 1990s soul.
Beyoncé received widespread critical acclaim for her albums, "Beyoncé" (2013) and "Lemonade" (2016); the latter became the world's best-selling album of 2016.
She became the first and only music act in the "Billboard" 200 chart history to debut at number one with their first six solo studio albums.
In 2018, she released "Everything Is Love", a collaborative album with her husband, Jay-Z, as the Carters.
Beyoncé is one of the word's best-selling music artists, having sold over 100 million records worldwide.
Her success during the 2000s was recognized with the Recording Industry Association of America's Top Certified Artist of the Decade as well as "Billboard" magazine's Top Radio Songs Artist and the Top Female Artist of the Decade.
Beyoncé is the most nominated woman in the Grammy Award history with a total of 23 wins.
She is also the most awarded artist at the MTV Video Music Awards, with 24 wins, including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
In 2014, she became the highest-paid black musician in history and was listed among "Time"s 100 most influential people in the world for a second year in a row.
"
Forbes" ranked her as the most powerful female in entertainment on their 2015 and 2017 lists, and in 2016, she occupied the sixth place for "Time"'s Person of the Year.
The Best Thing
The Best Thing may refer to:
Dear Old Stockholm
" Ack Värmeland, du sköna" or" Värmlandsvisan" is a Swedish popular song best known in the English- speaking world as" Dear Old Stockholm".
Another Girl
" Another Girl" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1965 album" Help!" and included in the film of the same name.
The song was written by Paul McCartney but credited to Lennon – McCartney.
The song is addressed to the singer's girlfriend, who is informed that the singer has found" another girl."
O Valencia!
" O Valencia!" is the fifth single by the indie rock band
The Decemberists, and the first released from their fourth studio album," The Crane Wife".
The music was written by The Decemberists and the lyrics by Colin Meloy.
It tells a story of two star- crossed lovers.
The singer falls in love with a person who belongs to an opposing gang.
At the end of the song, the singer's lover jumps in to defend the singer, who is confronting his lover's brother( the singer's" sworn enemy") and is killed by the bullet intended for the singer.
The Next Best Thing (disambiguation)
The Next Best Thing is a 2000 romantic comedy film.
The Next Best Thing may also refer to
Where Was I
" Where Was I?" may refer to:
Panda (Astro song)
" Panda" is a song of the Chilean band Astro and is the fifth song of the homonymous album of the year 2011.
The song was composed and produced by the singer of the band Andrés Nusser and released like third single of the album on February 1, 2013.

Question: What is the place of birth of the performer of song Best Thing I Never Had?
Answer: Houston, Texas