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Best Day Of My Life
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- Album
- Oh, What A Life
- Released
- 2014
- Genres
- Length
- 3:14
- Tempo
- 100 BPM
- Label
- Island Records
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About this song
Written by American Authors members Zac Barnett, Dave Rublin, Matt Sanchez and James Adam Shelley with producers Aaron Accetta and Shep Goodman, the song was released as a single by Mercury and Island Records in March 2013. It later appeared on the band's EP American Authors (2013) and their debut album Oh, What a Life (2014). Rublin said the song was being written around the time of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, and the band aimed to make people feel positive. Critic Bill Lamb praised its banjo opening and upbeat lyrics.
What it's about
The song is an upbeat, positive anthem built around a simple, catchy chorus about having the best day of one's life.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 4 other songs, like “Squaredance by Patricia Taxxon”.
- Covered 13 times, including “Best Day of My Life by KIDZ BOP Kids”.
- Written by Dave Rublin, James Adam Shelley, Matt Sanchez, Zac Barnett, Shep Goodman and Aaron Accetta.
- Produced by Aaron Accetta and Shep Goodman.
- Recorded at Dirty Canvas Studios.