Conan Gray has been playing “The Best” every night on his sold-out Wishbone World Tour, and now the rest of the world gets to hear why. The new single is out today via Republic Records, arriving alongside the announcement of ‘Wishbone Deluxe,’ an expanded edition of his most successful album to date, due April 24. Pre-orders are live now, with “The Best” available immediately as an instant grat track.
‘Wishbone’ debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard Album Sales chart and Top 3 on the Billboard 200, marking the highest-charting debut and biggest sales week of Conan’s career. Written entirely by Conan and executive produced by GRAMMY Award-winning collaborator Dan Nigro, the album showcased the signature emotional storytelling that has made him one of modern pop’s most essential voices. The deluxe edition expands that world with new material that deepens this era rather than padding it. Listen here.
“The Best” lands as a natural centrepiece for that expansion. A nightly highlight on a tour that has already sold out Madison Square Garden and the Kia Forum, the track carries the kind of weight that comes from an artist who writes everything himself and means every word. With over 12 billion global streams and a catalog that includes the two-billion-stream “Heather,” one of a handful of songs at that level written by a single writer, Conan’s connection with his audience is not incidental. It is foundational.
The Wishbone World Tour continues through Europe this spring, then hits Australia and New Zealand in the fall. ‘Wishbone Deluxe’ arrives April 24.