Do The Best I Can

"Do The Best I Can" is a song by singer/songwriter Regina Harper, taken from her sophomore album Serenity (2014). The song was written by Regina Harper and produced by Jeff Bhasker and Regina herself.

The track is described by Regina as a "batshit crazy stalker anthem" and she claims she wrote the song over a boy she used to obsess over as a young teenager. The lyrics to the track speak about doing the best one can to keep a lover, even if it means going to all sorts of extremes.

When reviewed as part of the release of Serenity, "Do The Best I Can" received mostly positive reviews. NME described the track as "Regina at her best on the record", while Digital Spy called the song "an obvious highlight". MTV weren't so positive in their online review, claiming that the song was "a re-hash of every other pop-punk wannabe song out there right now". Amongst her fanbase, the song received overwhelmingly positive reviews.

"Do The Best I Can" was performed as part of Regina's Tropical Goth Tour in summer 2014, with the music video projected onto the screens on stage. During the performance, there is a breakdown in which Regina plays the electric guitar, then the drums and then the tambourine, before running back to the microphone for the final chorus.

Music Video
On May 11th 2014, Regina uploaded a music video for the song onto her official VEVO page. The video, just like "Soft Grunge" and "Follow the Sun", was directed and edited by Regina. In the video, Regina is seen performing the song at a house party surrounded by lots of friends. The video has no storyline and, according to Harper, was only ever created "for the fans".