"Best I Ever Had" is a song recorded by Canadian rapper Drake's first EP So Far Gone. It first became prominent from the release of Drake's third mixtape of the same name. The song is also included on Drake's first album Thank Me Later, as a bonus track on the Japanese version of the album and on iTunes in several countries.

It was released as the third single from the album in the United Kingdom on October 11, 2010 as a double-A-side single with "Fancy".The song's popularity helped Drake decide to release So Far Gone as an EP, available for purchase. The song samples "Fallin' in Love" by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds and "Do It For The Boy" by Lil Wayne.

"Best I Ever Had" peaked at number-two on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Drake's first top-ten single. It remained his highest charting single in the United States until "One Dance" (2016) peaked at number-one.

The song was nominated for two Grammy Awards; Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song. In early 2010 it was also nominated for Single of the Year at the 2010 Juno Awards, but lost to Michael Bublé's "Haven't Met You Yet"

The artwork originally showed the single as a file on a computer with a plain white background, designed by artwork designer Darkie; this was deemed as too obscure by iTunes. A new cover was created by Darkie.

Kia Shine credited himself with the production of the hit single, claiming he co-wrote the song for Drake, entitling him with part ownership of the song. Shine had produced a mixtape track for Lil Wayne titled "Do It for the Boy" which "Best I Ever Had" interpolates. Shine had already received awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated for "Best I Ever Had". Drake maintained that he had never met Shine and admitted that he sampled the Lil Wayne song, but called the claim to the credit "distasteful".

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