Better Day (song)

"Better Day"
Single by Ocean Colour Scene
from the album Marchin' Already
B-side	"The Best Bet on Chinaski" "On and On"
Released	10 November 1997 (1997-11-10)
Length	3:44
Label	MCA
Songwriter	Ocean Colour Scene
Producers	Brendan Lynch Martyn "Max" Heyes Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene singles chronology
"Travellers Tune" (1997) "Better Day" (1997) "It's a Beautiful Thing" (1998)

"Better Day" is a song by English rock band Ocean Colour Scene. The song was released as the third single from their third studio album, Marchin' Already , on 10 November 1997 and reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings

UK CD single ^[1]

1. "Better Day"
2. "The Best Bet on Chinaski"
3. "On and On"

UK 7-inch and cassette single ^{[2] [3]}

1. "Better Day"
2. "The Best Bet on Chinaski"

Japanese CD single ^[4]

1. "Better Day"
2. "The Best Bet on Chinaski"
3. "On and On"
4. "The Day We Caught the Train" (acoustic)

Personnel

Personnel are taken from the Marchin' Already album booklet. ^[5]

• Ocean Colour Scene – writing, production, recording, mixing
  • Simon Fowler – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Cradock – guitar, piano
  • Damon Minchella – bass guitar
  • Oscar Harrison – drums
• Brendan Lynch – production, recording, mixing
• Martyn "Max" Heyes – production

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [6]	83
Scotland Singles (OCC) [7]	5
UK Singles (OCC) [8]	9

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	10 November 1997	7-inch vinyl CD cassette	MCA	[9]
Japan	21 January 1998	CD	Universal	[10]

References

1. Better Day (UK CD single liner notes). MCA Records. 1997. MCSTD 40151.
2. Better Day (UK 7-inch single sleeve). MCA Records. 1997. MCS 40151.
3. Better Day (UK cassette single sleeve). MCA Records. 1997. MCSC 40151.
4. Better Day (Japanese CD single liner notes). Universal. 1998. MVCE-12014.
5. Marchin' Already (UK CD album booklet). MCA Records. 1997. MCD 60048.
6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media . Vol. 14, no. 48. 29 November 1997. p. 12.
7. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 22/11/1997 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
8. "Official Singles Chart on 22/11/1997 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
9. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 8 November 1997. p. 35.
10. "ベター・デイ | オーシャン・カラー・シーン" [Better Day | Ocean Colour Scene] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 11 March 2024.