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class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Single</a> by <a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Williams" title="Vanessa Williams">Vanessa Williams</a></th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;">from the album <i> <a href="/wiki/The_Comfort_Zone_(album)" title="The Comfort Zone (album)">The Comfort Zone</a> </i></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/A-side_and_B-side" title="A-side and B-side">B-side</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>"Freedom Dance" (US)</li><li>"2 of a Kind" (Europe)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">January 14, 1992<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-01-14</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">Pop</a> • <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">Soul</a> • <a href="/wiki/R%26B" class="mw-redirect" title="R&B">R&B</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span class="duration"><span class="min">3</span>:<span class="s">40</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wing_Records" title="Wing Records">Wing</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Mercury_Records" title="Mercury Records">Mercury</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Phil Galdston</li><li><a href="/wiki/Wendy_Waldman" title="Wendy Waldman">Wendy Waldman</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Lind" title="Jon Lind">Jon Lind</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Keith_Thomas_(producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Keith Thomas (producer)">Keith Thomas</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Williams" title="Vanessa Williams">Vanessa Williams</a> singles chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background: transparent; color: inherit; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0;">"<a href="/wiki/The_Comfort_Zone_(song)" title="The Comfort Zone (song)">The Comfort Zone</a>" <br />(1991) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding:.2em .1em;">"<b>Save the Best for Last</b>" <br />(1992) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em;">"<a href="/wiki/Just_for_Tonight_(Vanessa_Williams_song)" title="Just for Tonight (Vanessa Williams song)">Just for Tonight</a>" <br />(1992) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:khaki">Music video</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EdmHSTwmWY"><span class="plainlinks">"Save the Best for Last"</span></a> on <a href="/wiki/YouTube_video_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="YouTube video (identifier)">YouTube</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>Save the Best for Last</b>" is a song by American singer and actress <a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Williams" title="Vanessa Williams">Vanessa Williams</a>, released in January 1992 as the third single from her second studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Comfort_Zone_(album)" title="The Comfort Zone (album)">The Comfort Zone</a></i> (1991). The song was written by Phil Galdston, <a href="/wiki/Wendy_Waldman" title="Wendy Waldman">Wendy Waldman</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jon_Lind" title="Jon Lind">Jon Lind</a>. It is a <a href="/wiki/Sentimental_ballad" title="Sentimental ballad">ballad</a> about a young female admirer of a single man who stands by and watches as the object of her desires goes through years of <a href="/wiki/Dating" title="Dating">dating</a>, before he finally unexpectedly decides to initiate a relationship with her. The lyrics' redemptive themes resonated with Williams' story, as she had put together a successful music career following her earlier <a href="/wiki/Miss_America" title="Miss America">Miss America</a> <a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Williams_and_Miss_America" title="Vanessa Williams and Miss America">resignation scandal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The song was a commercial and critical success. It topped the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> chart for five weeks,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was ranked fourth on <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s Top 100 hits of 1992 list, becoming the biggest success of Williams' music career. <a href="/wiki/ASCAP" class="mw-redirect" title="ASCAP">ASCAP</a> named it Song of the Year in 1992; it was nominated for the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Song of the Year">Grammy Award for Song of the Year</a>, <a href="/wiki/Record_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Record of the Year">Record of the Year</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Female_Pop_Vocal_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance">Best Female Pop Vocal Performance</a> in 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were produced two different music videos to promote the single. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition">Composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_the_Best_for_Last&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The song is performed in the key of <a href="/wiki/E-flat_major" title="E-flat major">E<span class="music-symbol" style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS, Lucida Sans Unicode;"><span class="music-flat">♭</span></span> major</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Tempo" title="Tempo">tempo</a> of 96 beats per minute in <a href="/wiki/Time_signature" title="Time signature">common time</a>. Williams' vocals span from F<sub>3</sub> to C<sub>5</sub> in the song.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commercial_performance">Commercial performance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_the_Best_for_Last&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Commercial performance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The single was Williams's third number-one on the Soul singles chart and topped the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> for five weeks in 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Save the Best for Last" was ranked fourth in the <i>Billboard</i> Top 100 hits of 1992, becoming the biggest success of Williams's music career. The song also went to number one on the US <a href="/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" title="Adult Contemporary (chart)">Adult Contemporary</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">R&B</a> charts; it remained atop these charts for three weeks apiece. Internationally, the single reached number one in Australia and Canada, number two in Ireland, and number three in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. <a href="/wiki/ASCAP" class="mw-redirect" title="ASCAP">ASCAP</a> named it as its Song of the Year, meaning it was performed more than any other song in 1992; it was nominated for the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Song of the Year">Grammy Award for Song of the Year</a> and <a href="/wiki/Record_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Record of the Year">Record of the Year</a> in 1993, losing to <a href="/wiki/Eric_Clapton" title="Eric Clapton">Eric Clapton</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Tears_in_Heaven" title="Tears in Heaven">Tears in Heaven</a>" in both categories.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_the_Best_for_Last&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Upon the release, <a href="/wiki/Larry_Flick" title="Larry Flick">Larry Flick</a> from <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> complimented the song as a "nicely orchestrated <a href="/wiki/Soul-pop" class="mw-redirect" title="Soul-pop">pop/soul</a> ballad", remarking that it "proves that she is possibly best suited to such soothing fare, as her crystalline voice is caressed by soft and wafting strings. A beautiful offering from the excellent <i><a href="/wiki/The_Comfort_Zone_(album)" title="The Comfort Zone (album)">Comfort Zone</a></i> collection."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clark and DeVaney from <i><a href="/wiki/Cashbox_(magazine)" title="Cashbox (magazine)">Cashbox</a></i> stated that it is "beautifully sung by Williams and tastefully produced and arranged by <a href="/wiki/Keith_Thomas_(producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Keith Thomas (producer)">Keith Thomas</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his album review, Arion Berger from <i><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a></i> noted that the singer closes Act One "with the show-stopping happy tears" of "Save the Best for Last".<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dave Sholin from the <i><a href="/wiki/Gavin_Report" title="Gavin Report">Gavin Report</a></i> constated that "every artist needs that "career record", and while Vanessa is by now accustomed to chart success, this effort takes her to a whole new level. It deserves to become her biggest hit to-date and it's well on the way with Top Ten status..."<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another editor, John Martinucci, felt that Williams "gives this beautiful ballad a simple and delicate presentation that'll lift any romantic spirit."<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A reviewer from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Orlando_Sentinel" class="mw-redirect" title="The Orlando Sentinel">The Orlando Sentinel</a></i> described it as "a sophisticated ballad".<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> R. LaMont Jones Jr. from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Pittsburgh_Press" title="The Pittsburgh Press">The Pittsburgh Press</a></i> named it the album's "centerpiece", calling it "a real-life, down-to-earth song", that <a href="/wiki/Barbra_Streisand" title="Barbra Streisand">Barbra Streisand</a> "will no doubt wish she had been given. But with Williams' soulful delivery, it's hard to imagine anyone doing it better."<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Steve Pick from <i><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Post-Dispatch" title="St. Louis Post-Dispatch">St. Louis Post-Dispatch</a></i> said that "the first thing to notice is that Williams can really sing. I'm talking phrasing and dynamics that could stand up to fine <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a> singers. Then, we realize that this is a nice little tune".<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jonathan Bernstein from <i><a href="/wiki/Spin_(magazine)" title="Spin (magazine)">Spin</a></i> wrote, "Most triumphant of all the year's late bloomers, though, was Vanessa Williams. "Sometimes the snow comes down in June, sometimes the sun goes round the moon...." I tasted salt the first time I ever heard her "Save the Best for Last", and even now I still get a lump."<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mike Joyce from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i> felt that the "reflective <a href="/wiki/Wendy_Waldman" title="Wendy Waldman">Wendy Waldman</a> love song" is a more likely candidate for radio exposure.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Retrospective_response">Retrospective response</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_the_Best_for_Last&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Retrospective response"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In a 2021 retrospective review, Mark Chappelle from Albumism wrote, "In this sweet ditty, Williams observes a parade of bad love choices by a platonic partner before they finally fall in love with each other. Its sound and aesthetic proved perfect for every wedding reception, graduation, prom, and sentimental occasion."<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> editor Michael Gallucci declared it as a "glorious <a href="/wiki/Ballad" title="Ballad">ballad</a>", adding that when she is "handed <a href="/wiki/Torch_song" title="Torch song">torch songs</a> that emphasized her natural slow burn", Williams is a "genuinely sexy and capable performer."<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Insider_Inc." title="Insider Inc.">Insider</a> featured "Save the Best for Last" in their list of the "Best Songs from the '90s" in 2019, declaring it as "a gorgeous ballad", that "has stood the test of time."<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music_videos">Music videos</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_the_Best_for_Last&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Music videos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There were produced two versions of the <a href="/wiki/Music_video" title="Music video">music video</a> to promote the single. The original version of the music video, which primarily aired on <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a>, was directed by Ralph Ziman.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It begins with Williams walking around in a winter landscape for the first few seconds, then intercuts between black-and-white footage of Williams singing in front of a dark curtain, an orchestra playing along to the blue-tinted footage as it is being projected on a screen, and Williams singing in a living room with candles, a fireplace and a sofa. A "behind the scenes" cut was also later made of the video, which primarily aired on <a href="/wiki/VH1" title="VH1">VH1</a>, predominantly zooming on the orchestra scenes and the blue-tinted footage of Williams as well as showcasing footage from the making of the video. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Usage_in_media">Usage in media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_the_Best_for_Last&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Usage in media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The song was used in the UK in a series of 1990s adverts for <a href="/wiki/Bisto" title="Bisto">Bisto</a> Best gravy granules. The adverts featured slow motion shots of gravy being poured over a roast dinner while the song played in the background.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The track features in the closing credits of the 1994 film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_Of_Priscilla,_Queen_Of_The_Desert" class="mw-redirect" title="The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert">The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert</a></i>, showing a drag queen <a href="/wiki/Lip_synching" class="mw-redirect" title="Lip synching">lip synching</a> to the original recording. It is also on the film's <a href="/wiki/Original_soundtrack" class="mw-redirect" title="Original soundtrack">original soundtrack</a> album. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listings">Track listings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_the_Best_for_Last&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Track listings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li><b>UK vinyl, 7-inch</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>A: "Save the Best for Last" - 3:39</dd> <dd>B: "2 of a Kind" - 5:15</dd></dl> <ul><li><b>Netherlands 12-inch, promo</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>A: "Save the Best for Last" - 3:39</dd> <dd>B1: "2 of a Kind" - 5:15</dd> <dd>B2: "Dreamin'" - 5:25</dd></dl> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li><b>Europe single</b></li></ul> <ol><li>"Save the Best for Last" - 3:39</li> <li>"2 of a Kind" - 5:15</li> <li>"Dreamin'" - 5:25</li></ol> <ul><li><b>US maxi-CD</b></li></ul> <ol><li>"Save the Best for Last" - 3:39</li> <li>"Freedom Dance (Get Free!)" (LP Version) - 4:13</li> <li>"Freedom Dance (Get Free!)" (Free Your Body Club Mix) - 6:59</li> <li>"Freedom Dance (Get Free!)" (Vanessa's Sweat Mix) - 5:21</li> <li>"The Right Stuff" (UK Mix) - 6:18</li></ol> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_the_Best_for_Last&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weekly_charts">Weekly charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_the_Best_for_Last&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Weekly charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (1992) </th> <th>Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australia (<a href="/wiki/ARIA_Charts" title="ARIA Charts">ARIA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Australia_Vanessa_Williams_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Australia_Vanessa_Williams-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Belgium (<a href="/wiki/Ultratop" title="Ultratop">Ultratop 50</a> Flanders)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Flanders_Vanessa_Williams_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Flanders_Vanessa_Williams-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada Top Singles (<i><a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">RPM</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Canadatopsingles_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Canadatopsingles_-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada Adult Contemporary (<i><a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">RPM</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Canadaadultcontemporary_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Canadaadultcontemporary_-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Europe (<a href="/wiki/European_Hot_100_Singles" title="European Hot 100 Singles">Eurochart Hot 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Europe (<a href="/wiki/European_Dance_Radio_Chart" title="European Dance Radio Chart">European Dance Radio</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Germany (<a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_charts" title="GfK Entertainment charts">GfK</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Germany_Vanessa_Williams_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Germany_Vanessa_Williams-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">19 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Ireland (<a href="/wiki/Irish_Singles_Chart" title="Irish Singles Chart">IRMA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Ireland2_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Ireland2_-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Top_40" title="Dutch Top 40">Dutch Top 40</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Dutch40_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Dutch40_-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Single_Top_100" title="Dutch Single Top 100">Single Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Dutch100_Vanessa_Williams_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Dutch100_Vanessa_Williams-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand (<a href="/wiki/Recorded_Music_NZ" title="Recorded Music NZ">Recorded Music NZ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_New_Zealand_Vanessa_Williams_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_New_Zealand_Vanessa_Williams-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">15 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Sweden (<a href="/wiki/Sverigetopplistan" title="Sverigetopplistan">Sverigetopplistan</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Sweden_Vanessa_Williams_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Sweden_Vanessa_Williams-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">26 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Switzerland (<a href="/wiki/Swiss_Hitparade" title="Swiss Hitparade">Schweizer Hitparade</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Switzerland_Vanessa_Williams_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Switzerland_Vanessa_Williams-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_UK_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_UK_-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a><sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboardhot100_Vanessa_Williams_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboardhot100_Vanessa_Williams-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" title="Adult Contemporary (chart)">Adult Contemporary</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Vanessa_Williams_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Vanessa_Williams-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Vanessa_Williams_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Vanessa_Williams-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Year-end_charts">Year-end charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_the_Best_for_Last&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Year-end charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (1992) </th> <th>Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australia (ARIA)<sup id="cite_ref-ausye_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ausye-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Belgium (Ultratop)<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>65 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada Top Singles (<i>RPM</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada Adult Contemporary (<i>RPM</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>69 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Germany (Official German Charts)<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>96 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (Single Top 100)<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>42 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>36 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">UK Singles (OCC)<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>53 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Adult Contemporary (<i>Billboard</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Hot R&B Singles (<i>Billboard</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>21 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Decade-end_charts">Decade-end charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_the_Best_for_Last&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Decade-end charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (1990–1999) </th> <th>Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada (<a href="/wiki/Nielsen_SoundScan" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen SoundScan">Nielsen SoundScan</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>84 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>47 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Certifications">Certifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_the_Best_for_Last&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Certifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Certification</th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Certified units</a>/sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australia (<a href="/wiki/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association" title="Australian Recording Industry Association">ARIA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ausye_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ausye-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>70,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United States (<a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-United_StatesVanessa_WilliamsSave_the_Best_for_LastsingleCertRef_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_StatesVanessa_WilliamsSave_the_Best_for_LastsingleCertRef-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>500,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align: center;"> <td colspan="3"> <p><small><sup>^</sup> Shipments figures based on certification alone.</small> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release_history">Release history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_the_Best_for_Last&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Release history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Date </th> <th scope="col">Format(s) </th> <th scope="col">Label(s) </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Reference">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United States </th> <td>January 14, 1992 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>7-inch vinyl</li><li>CD</li><li>cassette</li></ul></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wing_Records" title="Wing Records">Wing</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Mercury_Records" title="Mercury Records">Mercury</a></li></ul></div> </td> <td><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Japan </th> <td>February 26, 1992 </td> <td>Mini-CD </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Polydor_Records" title="Polydor Records">Polydor</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United Kingdom </th> <td>March 9, 1992 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>7-inch vinyl</li><li>12-inch vinyl</li><li>CD</li><li>cassette</li></ul></div> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Covers">Covers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_the_Best_for_Last&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Covers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In 2014, <a href="/wiki/Alexandra_Shipp" title="Alexandra Shipp">Alexandra Shipp</a> sang the song in the <a href="/wiki/Lifetime_(TV_Network)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lifetime (TV Network)">Lifetime</a> television film <i><a href="/wiki/Aaliyah:_The_Princess_of_R%26B" title="Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B">Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B</a></i>, a <a href="/wiki/Biographical_film" title="Biographical film">biopic</a> about <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a> star <a href="/wiki/Aaliyah" title="Aaliyah">Aaliyah</a>, whom Shipp portrays in the film,<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> though Aaliyah never covered the song herself.</li> <li>In 1996, <a href="/wiki/Pam_Sheyne" title="Pam Sheyne">Pam Sheyne</a> recorded a dance cover version under the alias "Laura Blake" produced by <a href="/wiki/Almighty_Records" title="Almighty Records">Almighty Records</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other-language_versions">Other-language versions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_the_Best_for_Last&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Other-language versions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The tune is the basis of the German-language song "Märchenland Gefühl" (literal translation: fairy tale-land feeling) and the Dutch-language song "Iets Heeft je Zachtjes Aangeraakt" (literal translation: something touched you softly), both by Belgian artist <a href="/wiki/Dana_Winner" title="Dana Winner">Dana Winner</a>. Hong Kong cantopop singer <a href="/wiki/Shirley_Kwan" title="Shirley Kwan">Shirley Kwan</a> also has a Cantonese cover version entitled "Why Us" (<span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-HK">為何是我們</span></span>).<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_the_Best_for_Last&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_number-one_R%26B_singles_of_1992_(U.S.)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of number-one R&B singles of 1992 (U.S.)">List 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Boy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Happiness_(Vanessa_Williams_song)" title="Happiness (Vanessa Williams song)">Happiness</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Oh_How_the_Years_Go_By#Vanessa_Williams_cover" title="Oh How the Years Go By">Oh How the Years Go By</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Merry_Christmas_Darling" title="Merry Christmas Darling">Merry Christmas Darling</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Are_Everything" title="You Are Everything">You Are Everything</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Real_Thing_(Vanessa_Williams_song)" title="The Real Thing (Vanessa Williams song)">The Real Thing</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Legs_(Keep_Dancing)" title="Legs (Keep Dancing)">Legs (Keep Dancing)</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Relatives</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_A._Feilds" title="William A. 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