Best Thing

1972 single by Styx

"Best Thing"

Single by Styx

from the album Styx

Released

July 1972 (US) ^[1]

Genre

Progressive rock

Length

3:13

Label

Wooden Nickel Records

Songwriter(s)

Dennis DeYoung, James Young

Styx singles chronology

"Best Thing"
(1972)

"Lady"
(1973)

"Best Thing" is the first single released by the band Styx from their self-titled debut album, Styx (1972). It charted at #82 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Cash Box said that "high vocal harmonies and tight, rocky organ and lead guitar work accentuate this dynamic, searing track."^[2] Record World said that "strong percussion and organ riffs highlight this heavy rocker" and that it has "good harmonies, too."^[3]

The song was also included on the 1979 US reissue of the band's fourth album, Man of Miracles

Personnel

Dennis DeYoung – lead vocals (first and last verses), backing vocals, keyboards
James Young – lead guitar, lead vocals (middle verses, bridge), backing vocals
John Curulewski – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Chuck Panozzo – bass
John Panozzo – drums

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	82

References

^ "Styx singles". Archived from the original on 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 12, 1975. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. July 22, 1972. p. 238. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
^ "Styx Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.