| "You're the Best Thing About Me" | ||||
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| Single by U2 | ||||
| from the album Songs of Experience | ||||
| Released | 6 September 2017 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:45 (album version) 3:59 (Sci-Fi Soul mix) 3:47 (acoustic version) | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Composer(s) | U2 | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Bono | |||
| Producer(s) | Jacknife Lee with Ryan Tedder, Steve Lillywhite, and Brent Kutzle | |||
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"You're the Best Thing About Me" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track on their fourteenth studio album, Songs of Experience, and was released as its lead single on 6 September 2017. Musically, "You're the Best Thing About Me" originated from the band's attempt to write a song in the spirit of Motown, combining rhythmic music with a joyful mood. The lyrics were written by lead vocalist Bono as a love song for his wife, Ali, after he had a nightmare that he had destroyed their relationship. A week prior to the song's single release, U2 re-recorded it while trying to find an arrangement they could perform live, returning the song to the more guitar-oriented style of its original demo. "You're the Best Thing About Me" reached number one on the US Adult Alternative Songs chart. Its release was followed by an electronic dance remix by Norwegian DJ Kygo.