 When choosing which song was going to be the lead single off of her seventh studio album, Elliott had plans to release "Act a Fool" as the lead single, but plans were quickly scrapped and "Best, Best" was chosen in its place.But the song was released only as promotional single on June 13, 2008.The radio edit of the song was included in a "Pure Urban Essentials" compilation album which was released to the UK iTunes Store on March 30, 2009.