The Best of Me (Mya song)

"The Best of Me"
Single by Mýa featuring Jadakiss
from the album Fear of Flying
Released	April 11, 2000
Recorded	1999–January 2000
Studio	The Hit Factory (New York City, New York)
Genre	R&B hip hop
Length	4:12
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Teron Beal Jimmy Cozier Kasseem Dean Mýa Harrison Jason Phillips Mashonda Tifrere
Producer(s)	Swizz Beatz
Mýa singles chronology
"My First Night with You" (1999) "The Best of Me" (2000) "Case of the Ex" (2000)
Jadakiss singles chronology
"Banned from T.V." (1998) "The Best of Me" (2000) "Got It All" (2000)
Music video
"The Best Of Me" on YouTube

"The Best of Me" is a song by American singer Mýa Harrison (better known by her stage name, Mýa). It served as Harrison's lead single from her sophomore studio record, Fear of Flying (2000), and featured Yonkers-based rapper Jadakiss. The song was written and composed by the latter with Harrison, along with Teron Beal, Jimmy Cozier, Swizz Beatz and Mashonda Tifrere. Lyrically, "The Best of Me", a street-savvy anthem, addresses a woman taking her time before being intimate or physical with a man.

The song received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics. Statistically, "The Best of Me" underperformed on Billboard's US Hot 100, peaking at no. 50, spending two non-consecutive weeks there. However, the single fared better on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, peaking at no. 14; elsewhere, the song peaked at no. 10 in the Netherlands and within the top 40 (no. 26) in Germany. The song was sent to radio stations on April 11, 2000, and the accompanying music video was serviced to video outlets a month prior, on March 6, 2000. Mya's love interest in the video was portrayed by A&R Marquis Collins.