The track is composed in the key of G♯ minor in a 12/8 time signature (or 4/4 with an emphasis on swing) with a tempo of 128 crotchet beats per minute, but the first and second choruses are in B major, then the last chorus is in C major. SpongeBob's vocals range from D♯4-C6.[1]
Said, "It's gonna be a good one, just wait and see!"
Jumped outta bed and I ran outside,
Feeling so extra ecstatified!
It's the best day ever! (Best day ever!)
It's the best day ever! (Best day ever!)
Sometimes the little things, start closing in on me,
When I'm feeling down, I wanna lose that frown,
I stick my head out the window and I look around!
Those clouds don't scare me they can't disguise,
This magic that's happening right before my eyes
Soon Mr. Moon will be shining bright,
So the best day ever can last all night
Yeah, the best day ever's gonna last all night now!
It's the best day ever! (Best day ever!)
It's the best day ever! (Best day ever!)
It's the best day ever! (Best day ever!)
It's the best day ever! (Best day ever!)
Andy Paley and Tom Kenny wrote an extra verse for the episode "Best Day Ever."
SpongeBob:
My perfect job starts my perfect day
Then it's time to kick back, relax, and play
Sing along, hear that happy sound
Patrick:
Don't let those sour notes bring you down
Squidward: Hey!
SpongeBob: That's where it's at!
Mr. Krabs: I'm not paying for that!
SpongeBob:
It's the best day ever! (Best day ever)
It's the best day ever! (Best day ever)
It's the best day ever! (Best day ever)
It's the best day ever! (Best day ever)
This version appears in the stage adaptation as the penultimate song before the curtain call, with additional music and lyrics by Jonathan Coulton and Tom Kitt and a brief reprise of "Tomorrow Is" in the intro.
SpongeBob:Just six more minutes left
We've done all we could do
And whatever happens next
I'm glad I'm here with you
Mister Sun came up and he smiled at me
Said "It's gonna be the best day, just wait and see"
Volcanic doomsday caught us unaware
But we're still here and Mister Sun's up there
Could be the best day ever
Sandy:Best day ever
SpongeBob:It still could be the best day ever!
Patrick and Sandy:Best day ever!
SpongeBob:I'm so lucky, got nothing to do
I could spend five minutes just being with you
Every flower, every grain of sand
Is reaching out to shake my hand
It's the best day ever!
Company:The best day ever!
SpongeBob:It's the best day ever!
Company:The best day ever!
SpongeBob:These past two days
The world's been closing in on me
But when I'm feeling down
I can lose that frown
Just stick my head out the window and look around
Lava doesn't scare me, it can't disguise
This magic that's happening right before my eyes
Whatever comes there's just one thing to do,
Make the best day ever with all of you
Today's the best day ever with all of you now!
[pause]
Squidward:It's the best day ever!
All:It's the best day ever! (the best day ever!)
It's the best day ever! (the best day ever!)
SpongeBob:It's the best day ever!
Perch Perkins:Best day ever!
SpongeBob:It's the best day ever!
Perch Perkins:Best day ever!
All:It's the best day ever!
Ooh
Squidward: There's one minute left.
Patrick: The sun's about to set.
Sandy: Come on Eruptor Interruptor. Come on.
All:It's the best day ever! (best day ever!)
All:It's the best day ever! (best day ever!)
Five. Four. Three. Two...
This early version with slightly different lyrics and instrumentals was released on SpongeBobMovie.com in 2004 and uploaded to YouTube in 2007.
The song plays during the end credits of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. The movie was released before the episode "Best Day Ever" premiered; however, the song itself is shortened.
There is also an extra verse that is not in the original version of the song.
In the reprise version, the five notes of the music that play right after Mr. Krabs' line "Hey, I'm not paying for that!" are in the exact tempo and pitch of the intro to the song "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees.
