Released: February 21, 2000

Songwriter: William Orbit Madonna

Producer: William Orbit Madonna

[Verse 1]
Despair, regret, and tenderness
Is what I feel for you
I loved you from the very start
What else could I do

[Pre-Chorus]
You read my mind, you made me cry
Time stood still
And now I know the reasons why
Time stood still

[Chorus]
Maybe you're the next best thing to happen
All the things we might have been

[Verse 2]
A flame becomes a fading light
That burns inside my heart
And like a castle in the sand
It had to fall apart

[Pre-Chorus]
You made me laugh, you gave me hope
It's over now
Our happiness went up in smoke
It's over now

[Chorus]
Maybe you're the next best thing to happen
All the things we might have been
Maybe you're the next best thing to happen
All the things we might have been

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Maybe you're the next best thing to happen
All the things we might have been
Maybe you're the next best thing to happen
All the things we might have been

Madonna

With more than 300 million copies of her albums sold, Madonna is the most successful female artist of all time.

Her career as a singer, songwriter, producer and entertainer has spanned almost 40 years, with the release of 14 studio albums, making her impact on pop culture undeniable, inspiring almost every big female act to come up after her.

An activist for LGBT and women’s rights through almost all of her career, she has brought up several controversial topics to the pop music scene such as abortion, sexual freedom, female empowerment and the search for fame.