The Dave Matthews Band’s “The Best of What’s Around” is a compilation album released in 2001. The album features a collection of the band’s most popular songs from their first five studio albums, as well as two new tracks, “Everyday” and “Grey Street.” The album was a commercial success, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 chart and selling over five million copies worldwide.
The album’s title track is a mid-tempo ballad that features Matthews’ signature acoustic guitar playing and soaring vocals. The lyrics of the song are about the importance of living in the present moment and appreciating the people and things that we have around us. The song has become one of the Dave Matthews Band’s most popular and enduring songs, and it is still a staple of their live shows today.