Simply the Best (song)

For the song by Bonnie Tyler and later covered by Tina Turner, see The Best (song).

"Simply the Best"
Single by Black Eyed Peas, Anitta and El Alfa
from the album Elevation
Released	October 28, 2022 (2022-10-28)
Length	3:56
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	William Adams Damien Leroy Emmanuel Herrera Batista Allan Pineda Jimmy Luis Gomez Denis Zet Jacqueline Hucke Jerry Ropero
Black Eyed Peas singles chronology
"Don't You Worry" (2022) "Simply the Best" (2022) "Double D'Z" (2022)
Anitta singles chronology
"Lobby" (2022) "Simply the Best" (2022) "Ai Papai" (2022)
El Alfa singles chronology
"Gogo Dance" (2022) "Simply the Best" (2022) "Plebada" (2023)
Music video
"Simply the Best" on YouTube

"Simply the Best" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, Brazilian singer Anitta and Dominican rapper El Alfa. It was written by William Adams, Damien Leroy, Emmanuel Herrera Batista, Allan Pineda and Jimmy Luis Gomez. Denis Zet, Jacqueline Hucke and Jerry Ropero are also listed as songwriters as the song features samples from their 2005 song "Coraçao".

Live performances

The group performed the song live at the 2023 Sanremo Festival.^[1]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart performance for "Simply the Best" Chart (2022–2024) Peak position Argentina Anglo (Monitor Latino)[2] 7 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[3] 47 Central America Anglo (Monitor Latino)[4] 1 Chile Anglo (Monitor Latino)[5] 7 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[6] 92 Colombia Anglo (Monitor Latino)[7] 13 Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[8] 15 France Airplay (SNEP)[9] 50 France Club 40 (SNEP)[10] 9 Honduras Anglo (Monitor Latino)[11] 16 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[12] 13 Italy (FIMI)[13] 95 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[14] 38 San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[15] 3 Suriname (Nationale Top 40)[16] 25 Turkey (Radiomonitor Türkiye)[17] 4 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[18] 30 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[19] 31 Venezuela Anglo (Monitor Latino)[20] 3

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for "Simply the Best" Chart (2023) Peak position CIS Airplay (TopHit)[21] 96 Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[22] 20 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[23] 52 Year-end charts 2023 year-end chart performance for "Simply the Best" Chart (2023) Position Hungary (Dance Top 40)[24] 47

Certifications

Certifications for "Simply the Best"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[25]	Gold	50,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Simply the Best"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	October 28, 2022	Digital download streaming	Epic	[26]
Italy	November 3, 2022	Radio airplay	Sony	[27]
France	November 7, 2022	Radio airplay digital download streaming	Polydor	^[citation needed]

References

1. "Black Eyed Peas: il gruppo da 6 Grammy sul palco di Sanremo 2023". Radio Italia.
2. "Top 20 Argentina Anglo Del 5 al 11 de Diciembre, 2022" (in Spanish). Retrieved March 8, 2023.
3. "The Black Eyed Peas Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
4. "Top 20 Centroamerica – Anglo" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
5. "Top 20 Chile Anglo Del 5 al 11 de Diciembre, 2022" (in Spanish). Retrieved March 8, 2023.
6. "Top Radio Hits Global Weekly Chart: Feb 2, 2023". TopHit. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
7. "Top 20 Colombia Anglo Del 5 al 11 de Diciembre, 2022" (in Spanish). Retrieved March 8, 2023.
8. "Top Radio Hits Estonia Weekly Chart: Feb 2, 2023". TopHit. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
9. "Classement Radio (Week 50, 2022)". SNEP. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
10. "CLASSEMENT GÉNÉRAL [WEEK END 02]". Club 40. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
11. "Top 20 Honduras Anglo Del 5 al 11 de Diciembre, 2022" (in Spanish). Retrieved March 8, 2023.
12. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
13. "BLACK EYED PEAS / ANITTA + EL ALFA - SIMPLY THE BEST". Italiancharts.com. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
14. "Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: Jan 12, 2023". TopHit. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
15. "Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 15/01/2023" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. 15 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-01-15. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
16. "Nationale Top 40 Suriname - De Top 40 Lijst Voor 12 – 19 Jan 2023" [The Top 40 List For 12 – Jan 19, 2023]. Nationale Top 40 Suriname. January 12, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
17. @RadiomonitorTR (January 13, 2023). "Radiomonitor Türkiye Uluslararası Listesi Dinlenme Adedi bazında – 2. Hafta Top10" [Radiomonitor Turkey International Chart based on number of listens – Week 2 Top 10] (Tweet). Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via Twitter.
18. "The Black Eyed Peas Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
19. "The Black Eyed Peas Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
20. "Top 20 Venezuela Anglo Del 5 al 11 de Diciembre, 2022" (in Spanish). Retrieved March 8, 2023.
21. "Top Radio Hits Global Monthly Chart: January 2023". TopHit. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
22. "Top Radio Hits Estonia Monthly Chart: January 2023". TopHit. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
23. "Top Radio Hits Lithuania Monthly Chart: January 2023". TopHit. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
24. "Dance Top 100 – a hazai DJ-k játszásai alapján – 2023" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
25. "Italian single certifications – Black Eyed Peas, Anitta & El Alfa – Simply the Best" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
26. Furdyk, Brent (October 28, 2022). "Black Eyed Peas Unveil New Single, Announce New Album 'Elevation'". ET Canada. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022.
27. "BLACK EYED PEAS-Simply The Best". Radiodate.it.