{{short description|2009 single by the Script}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Use Irish English|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox song | name = Before the Worst | cover = Before the Worst by The Script.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = the Script | album = The Script | released = 20 June 2009 | recorded = 2006 | studio = | venue = | genre = Indie rock | length = 3:23 | label = Sony Music | writer = {{hlist|Sheehan|Power|O' Donoghue}} | producer = Mark Sheehan | prev_title = Talk You Down | prev_year = 2009 | next_title = For the First Time | next_year = 2010 }} "'''Before the Worst'''" is a song by the Irish band the Script, released as the fifth and final single from their self-titled debut album. The single peaked within the top 10 in Australia and was certified Platinum; in their home country of Ireland, "Before the Worst" peaked at 37. A music video was filmed in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and premiered on Channel 4 as part of T4.
==Live performances== * As a support act for U2 on the third concert of their 360° Tour at Croke Park, the band opened their set with this song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-script/2009/croke-park-dublin-ireland-63d726b3.html|publisher=Setlist.fm|title=The Script Setlist|access-date=11 July 2013}}</ref> * The band performed the song during half-time of the 2009 NRL Grand Final in Sydney, Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE22QOF0DrY|title=The Script - Before The Worst LIVE NRL GRAND FINAL 2009|publisher=YouTube|author=punkchick|date=4 October 2009|accessdate=3 July 2023}}</ref>
==Track listings== * '''7-inch vinyl'''<ref>{{cite web| title =Before Worst, 7 Vinyl| website=Amazon UK | url =https://www.amazon.co.uk/Before-Worst-7-VINYL-Script/dp/B0028YW3UG/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1333954179&sr=1-1| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20150627173833/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Before-Worst-7-VINYL-Script/dp/B0028YW3UG/ref%3Dsr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1333954179&sr=1-1| url-status =dead| archivedate =27 June 2015}}</ref> # "Before The Worst" – 3:23 # "Bullet From A Gun" – 4:10
* '''CD single'''<ref>{{cite web| title =Before Worst, CD single| website=Amazon UK | url =https://www.amazon.co.uk/Before-Worst-Script/dp/B002KQJO86/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1333954422&sr=1-3| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20150623075053/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Before-Worst-Script/dp/B002KQJO86/ref%3Dsr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1333954422&sr=1-3| url-status =dead| archivedate =23 June 2015}}</ref> # "Before The Worst" – 3:23 # "Bullet From A Gun" – 4:10
* '''Australian CD single'''<ref>{{cite web| title =Before Worst, Australian CD single| website=Amazon UK | url =https://www.amazon.co.uk/Before-Worst-Script/dp/B002KLAM9Q/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1333954422&sr=1-2| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20150623064622/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Before-Worst-Script/dp/B002KLAM9Q/ref%3Dsr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1333954422&sr=1-2| url-status =dead| archivedate =23 June 2015}}</ref> # "Before The Worst" – 3:23 # "Before The Worst" (Armand Van Helden Remix) – 5:46 # "Before The Worst" (Live at the Islington Academy, 8 April 2008) – 4:03 # "Before The Worst" (Demo Version) – 3:11
==Charts== ===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (2009) !Peak<br/>position |- {{single chart|Australia|10|artist=The Script|song=Before The Worst}} |- {{single chart|Ireland3|37|artist=The Script|access-date=15 January 2020}} |- {{single chart|UK|96|artist=The Script|song=Before the Worst|date=20090627}} |}
===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable" !Chart (2009) !Position |- |Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2009.htm |title=ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2009 |publisher=ARIA |accessdate=6 November 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112234120/http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2009.htm |archivedate=12 November 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |align="center"|89 |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|relyear=2009|certyear=2013|title=Before The Worst|artist=The Script|type=single|award=Platinum}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
==See also== *List of top 10 singles for 2009 in Australia
==References== {{Reflist}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Before The Worst}} Category:2009 singles Category:The Script songs Category:2008 songs Category:Songs about heartache Category:Songs written by Danny O'Donoghue Category:Songs written by Mark Sheehan Category:Sony Music singles Category:Songs written by Glen Power