Best Thing
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| "Best Thing" | ||||
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| File:Best Thing.Styx.jpg | ||||
| Single by Styx | ||||
| from the album Styx | ||||
| Released | July 1972 (US) [1] | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 3:13 | |||
| Label | Wooden Nickel Records | |||
| Songwriters | 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
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 82 |
References
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- ^ "Styx Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
External links
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