. . . . . . . "2011-06-01Z"^^ . . . . . "\"Best Thing I Never Had\" is a song recorded by the American singer Beyonc\u00E9 for her fourth studio album, 4 (2011). It was released by Columbia Records on June 1, 2011, as the second single from the album. \"Best Thing I Never Had\" was composed by Patrick \"J. Que\" Smith, Kenneth \"Babyface\" Edmonds, Symbolyc One, Caleb McCambpell, Antonio Dixon, Knowles, and Shea Taylor. The song was originally not written as a ballad, but was inspired by the drumming on Doug E. Fresh's 1985 single \"The Show\"."@en . . "Best Thing I Never Had"@en . . "253.0"^^ . .