She Got the Best of Me

"She Got the Best of Me" is a song by American country music singer Luke Combs. He wrote the song with Rob Snyder and Channing Wilson. It is the fourth single from his debut album This One's for You, to which it was added as a bonus track.

"She Got the Best of Me"
Single by Luke Combs
from the album This One's for You Too
Released	July 9, 2018 (2018-07-09)
Genre	Country
Length	3:03
Label	Columbia Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Luke Combs Rob Snyder Channing Wilson
Producer(s)	Scott Moffatt
Luke Combs singles chronology
"One Number Away" (2018) "She Got the Best of Me" (2018) "Beautiful Crazy" (2018)

Content

The song is a "soaring power ballad" in which the narrator says that a former lover "got the best of [him]" because he is unable to stop thinking of her. Combs said that he wrote the song four years prior to its recording, at a bar in Nashville, Tennessee called the Tin Roof.^[1] It was added to Combs's debut album This One's for You as a bonus track due to fan demand.^[2]

"She Got the Best of Me" is composed in the key of B major with a main chord pattern of E–B–G♯m–F♯. The song has a moderate tempo in cut time.^[3]

Chart performance

"She Got the Best of Me" reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated October 27, 2018, becoming Combs' fourth consecutive number one single, and making him the first solo artist to send all of his or her first four singles to number one since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan in January 1990, and the third act to do so overall, behind Brooks & Dunn and Florida Georgia Line.^[4] The song was certified Platinum on January 17, 2019 by the RIAA.^[5] It has sold 421,000 copies in the United States as of July 2019.^[6]

Music video

The music video was created by TA Films. The song contains references to previous videos of Combs's, including characters from the videos to "Hurricane" and "One Number Away", and visual references to other songs from Combs's album.^[2][7]

Charts

Weekly charts 2018–2019 weekly chart performance for "She Got the Best of Me" Chart (2018–2019) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 52 Canada Country (Billboard)[9] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[10] 31 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 2 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[12] 1 2022–2023 weekly chart performance for "She Got the Best of Me" Chart (2022–2023) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[13] 59

Year-end charts 2018 year-end chart performance for "She Got the Best of Me" Chart (2018) Position US Country Airplay (Billboard)[14] 39 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[15] 23 2019 year-end chart performance for "She Got the Best of Me" Chart (2019) Position US Country Airplay (Billboard)[16] 44 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[17] 22 US Rolling Stone Top 100[18] 88

Certifications

Certifications for "She Got the Best of Me"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[19]	6× Platinum	420,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[20]	Platinum	80,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[21]	Gold	400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[5]	7× Platinum	7,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Reuter, Annie. "Luke Combs to Release Fan Favorite "She Got the Best of Me" As Next Single". One Country. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
2. Houghton, Cillea (13 August 2018). "Luke Combs Chronicles His Career in 'She Got the Best of Me' Video". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
3. "'She Got the Best of Me' sheet music". MusicNotes.com. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
4. "Billboard Country Update - October 22, 2018" (PDF). Billboard. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
5. "American single certifications – Luke Combs – She Got the Best of Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
6. Bjorke, Matt (July 26, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Songs: July 21, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
7. Gage, Jeff (13 August 2018). "Luke Combs Medicates Heartache in 'She Got the Best of Me' Video". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
8. "Luke Combs Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
9. "Luke Combs Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
10. "Luke Combs Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
11. "Luke Combs Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
12. "Luke Combs Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
13. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 28 August 2023". The ARIA Report. No. 1747. Australian Recording Industry Association. August 28, 2023. p. 4.
14. "Country Airplay – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
15. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
16. "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
17. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
18. "Top 100 Songs of 2019". Rolling Stone. January 10, 2020. Archived from the original on March 7, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
19. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
20. "Canadian single certifications – Luke Combs – She Got The Best of Me". Music Canada. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
21. "British single certifications – Luke Combs – She Got The Best Of Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 15, 2024.