| 1 | Best Thing I Never Had- recording engineer:
- Jordan “DJ Swivel” Young
- assistant engineer:
- Gloria Kaba , Serge Nudel and Pete Wolford
- executive producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles
- producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles, Caleb , Antonio Dixon, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds , S1 and Shea Taylor
- assistant mixer:
- Val Brathwaite
- mixer:
- Tony Maserati
- guitar:
- Rob Suchecki
- lead vocals:
- Beyoncé
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Columbia Records (in 2011) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 2011)
- mixed for:
- Two Chord Music, Inc.
- produced for:
- Soul Kontrollaz Productions, Inc. and Very Good Beats, Inc.
- recorded at:
- KMA Studios in New York, New York, United States and MSR Studios in New York, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- Jungle City Studios in New York, New York, United States
- music videos:
- Best Thing I Never Had by Beyoncé
- commentary:
- Lady Antebellum Song Picks – Hillary Scott on Beyonce’s “Best I Never Had” by Lady Antebellum
- recording of:
- Best Thing I Never Had
- writer:
- Beyoncé Knowles, Caleb McCampbell , Antonio Dixon, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds , Larry Griffin, Jr. , Patrick “j.Que” Smith and Shea Taylor
- publisher:
- B‐Day Publishing, Christopher Matthew Music, DLJ Songs, Downtown Music Publishing, EMI April Music Publishing, Faze 2 Music, Hitco Music Publishing, Muzik and Roc Nation Music
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