Fantastic Day

"Fantastic Day"
Single by Haircut One Hundred
from the album Pelican West
B-side	"Ski Club of Great Britain"
Released	1982
Genre	New wave new pop [1]
Length	3:11
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Nick Heyward
Producer(s)	Bob Sargeant
Haircut One Hundred singles chronology
"Love Plus One" (1982) "Fantastic Day" (1982) "Nobody's Fool" (1982)

"Fantastic Day" is a song by the British new wave band Haircut One Hundred, released as the third and final single from their debut studio album Pelican West . The song reached No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1982. ^[2]

Release and critical reception

"Fantastic Day" was the first single to be issued after the release of the Pelican West studio album. It was succeeded by the release of a non-album track, "Nobody's Fool" in August, which also went top 10 in the UK.

Track listing

• 7" single (Arista CLIP3)

1. "Fantastic Day" — 3:12
2. "Ski Club" — 3:35

Timings are not stated on the UK release although are specified on certain overseas releases. Both tracks are featured on the Pelican West Plus album release.

• 12" single (Arista CLIP123)

1. "Fantastic Day" — 4:16
2. "Ski Club of Great Britain" — 5:54

These versions were released by Arista in the US on a 12" promo disc but they are otherwise unique to this release.

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart (OCC)	9
Australia (Kent Music Report) [3]	85

"Ski Club of Great Britain" / "Fantastic Day"

Chart (1982)	Peak position
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [4]	21

References

1. Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Here Comes That Feeling: New Pop". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 534. ISBN   978-0-571-28198-5.
2. HAIRCUT 100 | Artist | Official Charts
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 131. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
4. "Haircut 100 Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-12-19.

External links

• " Fantastic Day " at Discogs (list of releases)