Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)

"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.

"Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)"
Single by Vertical Horizon
from the album Everything You Want
Released	January 8, 2001 (2001-01-08)
Length	4:30
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Matt Scannell
Producer(s)	Mark Endert Ben Grosse[1]
Vertical Horizon singles chronology
"You're a God" (2000) "Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)" (2001) "I'm Still Here" (2003)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3]	42
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	58
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[5]	7
US Pop Airplay (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
Released	May 23, 2005 (2005-05-23)[10]
Genre	Country
Length	4:11
Label	MCA 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. "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.