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==Packaging==
==Packaging==
The [[album cover|single art]] for the "Best Day of My Life" [[single (music)|single]] features a photograph of the skyline of [[Midtown Manhattan]], with the [[Empire State Building]] in the center of the shot, from [[Brooklyn]] looking North. The photograph is overwritten by the American Authors logo on the majority of the photograph and the words "American Authors", with "Best Day of My Life" written underneath it.
The [[album cover|single art]] for the "Best Day of My Life" [[single (music)|single]] features a photograph of the skyline of [[Midtown Manhattan]], with the [[Empire State Building]] in the center of the shot, from [[Brooklyn]] looking . The photograph is overwritten by the American Authors logo on the majority of the photograph and the words "American Authors", with "Best Day of My Life" written underneath it.


==Commercial performance==
==Commercial performance==
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==Usage in media==
==Usage in media==
In media, the song has been featured in [[television advertisement]]s for [[retail]] [[home improvement]] store [[Lowe's]] in the United States which was aired during the [[Super Bowl XLVIII|Superbowl]],<ref name="ad">{{cite web |url=http://radio.com/2014/02/20/new-music-to-know-american-authors/ |title=New Music to Know: American Authors Are Having the Best Days of Their Lives |date=February 20, 2014 |work=radio.com}}</ref> [[automotive industry|automotive]] manufacturer [[Hyundai]] in the United Kingdom and France and [[communications service provider]] [[Telecom New Zealand]] in New Zealand.<ref>{{YouTube|Fyw-q1_lh8A|2013 Telecom NZ Advertisement}}</ref>
In media, the song has been featured in [[television advertisement]]s for [[retail]] [[home improvement]] store [[Lowe's]] in the United States which was aired during the [[Super Bowl XLVIII|Superbowl]],<ref name="ad">{{cite web |url=http://radio.com/2014/02/20/new-music-to-know-american-authors/ |title=New Music to Know: American Authors Are Having the Best Days of Their Lives |date=February 20, 2014 |work=radio.com}}</ref> [[automotive industry|automotive]] manufacturer [[Hyundai]] in the United Kingdom and France and [[communications service provider]] [[Telecom New Zealand]] in New Zealand.<ref>{{YouTube|Fyw-q1_lh8A|2013 Telecom NZ Advertisement}}</ref>

The song additionally appears in the opening sequence for [[ESPN]]'s coverage of the [[2013 World Series of Poker]] and appears in the movie trailer for the 2013 [[Touchstone Pictures]] film ''[[Delivery Man (film)|Delivery Man]]'' as well as the trailer for ''[[The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013 film)|The Secret Life of Walter Mitty]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/press/american-authors-release-debut-album-oh-what-a-life-on-march-4th-2014 |title=American Authors Release Debut Album 'Oh, What A Life' On March 4th 2014 |work=Contact Music }}</ref> It is also used in the Centre Parcs adverts in the United Kingdom in early 2014. The song was performed by [[Blaine Anderson]] ([[Darren Criss]]) and [[Sam Evans]] ([[Chord Overstreet]]) in the 2014 ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' episode "[[New New York (Glee)|New New York]]”. The song has also been used in the Vampire Diaries episode- where Katherine wakes up as Elena. [[NHL on NBC]] has been using this song as a theme song for the [[2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs]].
The song additionally appears in the opening sequence for [[ESPN]]'s coverage of the [[2013 World Series of Poker]] and appears in the movie trailer for the 2013 [[Touchstone Pictures]] film ''[[Delivery Man (film)|Delivery Man]]'' as well as the trailer for ''[[The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013 film)|The Secret Life of Walter Mitty]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/press/american-authors-release-debut-album-oh-what-a-life-on-march-4th-2014 |title=American Authors Release Debut Album 'Oh, What A Life' On March 4th 2014 |work=Contact Music }}</ref> It is also used in the Centre Parcs adverts in the United Kingdom in early 2014. The song was performed by [[Blaine Anderson]] ([[Darren Criss]]) and [[Sam Evans]] ([[Chord Overstreet]]) in the 2014 ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' episode "[[New New York (Glee)|New New York]]”. The song has also been used in the Vampire Diaries episode- where Katherine wakes up as Elena. [[NHL on NBC]] has been using
this song as a theme song for the [[2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs]].


==Music video==
==Music video==
The music video was released on October 18, 2013 via [[YouTube]].<ref>{{YouTube|Y66j_BUCBMY|American Authors - Best Day Of My Life (Official Music Video)}}</ref>
The music video was released on October 18, 2013 via [[YouTube]].<ref>{{YouTube|Y66j_BUCBMY|American Authors - Best Day Of My Life (Official Music Video)}}</ref>
The video was filmed in [[Brooklyn, New York]]. It depicts a man engaging in various activities with a large furry monster such as drinking in a bar, playing [[basketball]], looking at the [[Brooklyn Bridge]], getting matching tattoos, visiting a strip club, and going to a playground. At the end of the video it is revealed that the monster is his imaginary friend -- or is it? Because the puzzled bartender finds a photo of the two.
The video was filmed in [[Brooklyn, New York]]. It depicts a man engaging in various activities with a large furry monster such as drinking in a bar, playing [[basketball]], looking at the [[Brooklyn Bridge]], getting matching tattoos, visiting a strip club, and going to a playground. At the end of the video it is that the monster is his imaginary friend the puzzled bartender finds a photo of the two.

Zac Barnett, in an interview with the Jim & Kim Morning Show ([[WWFS|Fresh 102.7 FM]], New York, NY), explained that the video starts in Nolita and ends up in Brooklyn, and the journey of the man and his monster pal is the focus of the video. That journey is interweaved with shots of the band playing and singing as they also stroll through New York. "We started in Manhattan and walked across the bridge to the party which was down in [[Dumbo, Brooklyn|DUMBO]]. What it was, we were kind of trying to do a reverse ''[[Where The Wild Things Are]]'' type thing. You know, instead of a human going into a monster dream world, what would it be like if a monster came into our world and experienced New York City and Brooklyn and all of these things. And playing off of that, it was kind of like an alter ego of a dude and these two, together, just showing each other the best days of their lives."<ref name= "Fresh" />


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Revision as of 10:23, 12 September 2014

"Best Day of My Life"
Song

"Best Day of My Life" is a song by American indie rock band American Authors. The song was written by band members Zac Barnett, Dave Rublin, Matt Sanchez, and James Adam Shelley, along with producers Aaron Accetta and Shep Goodman. "Best Day of My Life" was originally recorded for release as a single by Mercury Records and Island Records on March 19, 2013, and later appeared as the second track on the band's third extended play American Authors and the third track on their debut studio album, Oh, What a Life.

Packaging

The single art for the "Best Day of My Life" single features a photograph of the skyline of Midtown Manhattan, with the Empire State Building in the center of the shot, from Brooklyn looking north. The photograph is overwritten by the American Authors logo on the majority of the photograph and the words "American Authors", with "Best Day of My Life" written underneath it.

Commercial performance

The song began to receive significant airplay on the radio for it to debut at No.49 in the Hot Rock Songs and No. 40 in the Adult Top 40 for charts dated October 5, 2013. It began climbing the various rock charts and became a crossover hit on both alternative and Top 40 stations being big hits on those formats currently peaking No. 2, No. 18 and No. 4 on the Hot Rock Songs, Alternative Songs, and Mainstream Top 40 charts.[1] It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 93 for the chart dated November 30, 2013, and eventually peaked at No. 11 on the charts dated April 19 and May 10, 2014. By March 2014 it had reached No. 1 on the Adult Top 40. The song reached its first million sales mark in the U.S. in March 2014,[2] and its second million in August 2014.[3] The song was certified double platinum on July 16, 2014 by the RIAA.[4]

The song debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at No. 64 in December 2013, and peaked at No. 10 in April 2014.

Usage in media

In media, the song has been featured in television advertisements for retail home improvement store Lowe's in the United States which was aired during the Superbowl,[5] automotive manufacturer Hyundai in the United Kingdom and France and communications service provider Telecom New Zealand in New Zealand.[6]

The song additionally appears in the opening sequence for ESPN's coverage of the 2013 World Series of Poker and appears in the movie trailer for the 2013 Touchstone Pictures film Delivery Man as well as the trailer for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.[7] It is also used in the Centre Parcs adverts in the United Kingdom in early 2014. The song was performed by Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss) and Sam Evans (Chord Overstreet) in the 2014 Glee episode "New New York”. The song has also been used in the Vampire Diaries episode- where Katherine wakes up as Elena. NHL on NBC has been using 

this song as a theme song for the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Music video

The music video was released on October 18, 2013 via YouTube.[8] The video was filmed in Brooklyn, New York. It depicts a man engaging in various activities with a large furry monster, such as drinking in a bar called Sweet & Vicious in Nolita,[9] playing basketball, looking at the Brooklyn Bridge, getting matching tattoos, visiting a strip club, and going to a playground. At the end of the video it is implied that the monster is his imaginary friend, but then the puzzled bartender finds a photo of the two.

Zac Barnett, in an interview with the Jim & Kim Morning Show (Fresh 102.7 FM, New York, NY), explained that the video starts in Nolita and ends up in Brooklyn, and the journey of the man and his monster pal is the focus of the video. That journey is interweaved with shots of the band playing and singing as they also stroll through New York. "We started in Manhattan and walked across the bridge to the party which was down in DUMBO. What it was, we were kind of trying to do a reverse Where The Wild Things Are type thing. You know, instead of a human going into a monster dream world, what would it be like if a monster came into our world and experienced New York City and Brooklyn and all of these things. And playing off of that, it was kind of like an alter ego of a dude and these two, together, just showing each other the best days of their lives."[9]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Best Day of My Life"Aaron Accetta, Zachary Barnett, Shep Goodman, David Rublin, Matthew Sanchez, James ShelleyAccetta, Goodman3:14

Personnel

Adapted from Oh, What a Life liner notes.[10]

Charts

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 36
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 5
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[14] 21
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[15] 13
Ireland (IRMA)[16] 28
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[17] 95
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[18] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 72
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[20] 13
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[21] 8
Scotland (OCC)[22] 15
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[23] 17
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[24] 13
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 10
UK Singles (OCC)[26] 17
US Billboard Hot 100[27] 11
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[28] 2
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[29] 9
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[30] 18
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[31] 2
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[32] 1
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[33] 25
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[34] 4

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[35] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[36] Platinum 0*
United States (RIAA)[4] 2× Platinum 0*
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] Silver 200,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States[38][39][40][41] March 19, 2013 Digital download Mercury Records
August 20, 2013 Modern rock radio Mercury Records, Island Def Jam
August 26, 2013 Hot adult contemporary radio
December 3, 2013 Contemporary hit radio Island Def Jam
United Kingdom[42] March 7, 2014 Digital download (Gazzo remix)
United States[43]
United Kingdom[44] April 29, 2014 Digital download (Just a Gent remix)
United States[45]
Germany[46] May 9, 2014 Compact disc Island Records

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