Best Day Ever (mixtape)

Best Day Ever is the fifth mixtape by American rapper Mac Miller. It was released by Rostrum Records on March 11, 2011, as the follow-up to Miller's acclaimed mixtape K.I.D.S. (2010). The mixtape consists of sixteen songs produced by nine producers (predominantly ID Labs), and includes features from rappers Wiz Khalifa and Phonte.

For other uses, see Best Day Ever (disambiguation).

Best Day Ever
Mixtape by Mac Miller
Released	March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	51:26
Label	Rostrum
Producer	ID Labs Teddy Roxpin Sap Beanz 'n' Kornbread Chuck Inglish Just Blaze Blue (of The Sore Losers) Ritz Reynolds Khrysis
Mac Miller chronology
K.I.D.S. (2010) Best Day Ever (2011) On and On and Beyond (2011)
Singles from Best Day Ever
"Donald Trump" Released: May 17, 2011

Four songs from Best Day Ever have music videos: "Donald Trump", "Get Up", "Wear My Hat" and "Best Day Ever".[1][2][3][4]

Release and promotion

Over 20,000 viewers joined Miller for a live video stream prior to the mixtape's release.[5] As of March 2019, the mixtape has received over 1.2 million downloads and 1.5 million streams on its official host, DatPiff.[6] The song "Donald Trump" was released as a single on May 17, 2011.[7] It became his first singles entry on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 75,[8] and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[9] Its music video has received over 180 million views on YouTube, and is Miller's most-viewed video.[1] When the video surpassed 16 million views, Donald Trump acknowledged the song on the social networking site Twitter, stating "Who wouldn't be flattered?".[10]

In June 2016, Best Day Ever was remastered and commercially released by Rostrum Records for its fifth anniversary.[11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[12]

The mixtape received favorable reviews, including an "XL" (second highest) from XXL magazine.[13]

Commercial performance

Following Miller's death on September 7, 2018, Best Day Ever debuted at number 26 on the US Billboard 200 with 17,000 album-equivalent units.[14]

Track listing

Credits adapted from DatPiff and Spotify.[6][15]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Best Day Ever"	Anthony Gerard Gonzalez Eric Dan Jeremy Kulousek Malcolm McCormick	ID Labs	2:39
2.	"Get Up!"	Giorgio Moroder McCormick Theo Ross Rosenthal	Teddy Roxpin	2:38
3.	"Donald Trump"	Jonathan King McCormick Sufjan Stevens	Sap	2:44
4.	"Oy Vey"	Dan Jona Bechtolt Khaela Maricich McCormick	ID Labs	3:28
5.	"I'll Be There" (featuring Phonte)	Donald Johnson Kenneth Roy McCormick	Beanz 'n' Kornbread	3:11
6.	"Wear My Hat"	Evan Ingersoll McCormick	Chuck Inglish	4:00
7.	"Wake Up"	Dan Kulousek King McCormick	Sap ID Labs	3:54
8.	"All Around the World"	Al Puodziukas Jesse Keeler John Stephens Justin Smith McCormick Nick Dresti	Just Blaze	3:41
9.	"Down the Rabbit Hole"	Benjamin Hazelgrove Brandon Blue Edward Wendler Jeffrey Maccora Kehinde Hassan McCormick Taiwo Hassan William Lane Shaw	Blue (of The Sore Losers)	3:13
10.	"In the Air"	Brent Reynolds McCormick	Ritz Reynolds	2:53
11.	"Play Ya Cards"	Ingersoll McCormick	Chuck Inglish	2:18
12.	"She Said"	Christopher Tyson McCormick	Khrysis	2:46
13.	"Life Ain't Easy"	Dan Kulousek McCormick	ID Labs	2:37
14.	"Snooze"	Brian Eno Dan Kulousek McCormick Roger Eno	ID Labs	2:49
15.	"Keep Floatin'" (featuring Wiz Khalifa)	Arhur Lee Cameron Thomaz Charles Miller Dan Harold Brown Howard Scott Kulousek Lee Levitin Leroy Jordan McCormick Morris Dickerson Thomas Allen	ID Labs	4:13
16.	"BDE Bonus"	Dan Kulousek McCormick Maurice White	ID Labs	4:12
Total length:				51:26

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16]	147
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17]	41
US Billboard 200[18]	26

References

1. "Mac Miller – Donald Trump". Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via YouTube.
2. "Mac Miller – Get Up". YouTube. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
3. "Mac Miller – Wear My Hat (Produced By Chuck Inglish)". YouTube. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
4. "Mac Miller – Best Day Ever". YouTube. July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
5. Miller, Mac. "Mac Miller TV 03/11/11 08:00PM". Archived from the original on March 16, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
6. "Best Day Ever Mixtape by Mac Miller". Rostrum Records. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via DatPiff.
7. "Donald Trump – Single by Mac Miller". Rostrum Records. Retrieved April 5, 2019 – via iTunes Store.
8. Caulfield, Keith (September 10, 2018). "Mac Miller's Music Streams Increased 970% Following Death". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
9. "American certifications – Mac Miller – Donald Trump". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
10. "Donald Trump Acknowledges Mac Miller". The Source. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
11. Ivey, Justin (June 3, 2016). "Mac Miller's remastered 'Best Day Ever' now available on iTunes, Spotify". XXL. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
12. AM
13. ""Best Day Ever" Gets XL Rating In New XXL". Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
14. Caulfield, Keith (September 18, 2018). "Mac Miller's 'Swimming' Returns to Top 10 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart Following Death". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
15. "Best Day Ever (5th Anniversary Remastered Edition)". Rostrum Records. Retrieved April 5, 2019 – via Spotify. Right-click the track and select "Show credits".
16. "Ultratop.be – Mac Miller – Best Day Ever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
17. "Mac Miller Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
18. "Mac Miller Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2018.