At My Best

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"At My Best"
Single by Machine Gun Kelly featuring Hailee Steinfeld
from the album Bloom
ReleasedMarch 17, 2017 (2017-03-17)
Recorded2017
Genre
Length3:20
Label
Songwriters
ProducerHappy Perez
Machine Gun Kelly singles chronology
"No More Sad Songs"
(2017)
"At My Best"
(2017)
"Trap Paris"
(2017)
Hailee Steinfeld singles chronology
"Show You Love"
(2017)
"At My Best"
(2017)
"Most Girls"
(2017)
Music video
"At My Best" on YouTube

"At My Best" is a song by American rapper Machine Gun Kelly featuring American singer Hailee Steinfeld. It was released on March 17, 2017 via Bad Boy and Interscope.

Background

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"This song's for anybody that feels like I did, never the cool kid," MGK said. "This song's for anybody who fought their way through, always remained true. This song's for anybody, the ones that's trying to get it the ones that dream it and live it."[3]

Music video

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The music video for the song was released on April 21, 2017, and features MGK and Hailee Steinfeld. The video shows them "struggling to find their place in the world, trying to feel comfortable with who they are".[4]

Critical reception

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Lauren Tom of Billboard magazine said that the song has a "strong string of vocals, plenty of guitar riffs and an exciting electric sound MGK has used in the past with his other songs", "sends a powerful message through its lyrics, telling listeners to 'keep going' and to fight for your dream, always staying true to yourself."[5]

In another article, she said that the music video "bridges together the track's compelling and evocative lyrics that push you to believe in yourself. The emotional ending focuses on the internal struggles we have with ourselves."[4]

Track listing

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Digital download[6]
No.TitleLength
1."At My Best" (featuring Hailee Steinfeld)3:20

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 87
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 71
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[9] 18
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 66
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[11] 73
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[12] 4
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 60
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[15] 23
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[16] 21
US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[17] 26

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[18] Gold 15,000
United States (RIAA)[19] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States March 17, 2017 Digital download [6]
March 28, 2017 Mainstream radio [20]
Rhythmic contemporary [21][22]
Top 40 radio [23]

References

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  9. ^ "Machine Gun Kelly feat. Hailee Steinfeld – At My Best" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
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  17. ^ "Machine Gun Kelly Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
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