The Best Days

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"The Best Days"
Thebestdaysnikkiwebster.jpg
Single by Nikki Webster
from the album Follow Your Heart
B-side "Over the Rainbow"
Released3 December 2001 [1]
Genre
Length3:38
Label BMG
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Chong Lim
Nikki Webster singles chronology
"Depend on Me"
(2001)
"The Best Days"
(2001)
"Something More Beautiful"
(2002)

"The Best Days" is the third single released by Australian singer Nikki Webster from her debut album, Follow Your Heart (2001). It peaked at number 21 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart in December 2001. The second track on the CD single includes a cover of "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz .

Contents

The music video was filmed at Stradbroke Island in Queensland over a three-day period. Webster's older brother Scott appears in the music video, riding on a jet ski with her.

Track listing

#Australian CD single [2] Length
Single
1."The Best Days" (radio mix)3:58
2."Over the Rainbow"3:02
3."Strawberry Kisses" (video)
4."Depend on Me" (video)

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 21

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References

  1. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 3rd December 2001" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 3 December 2001. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Nikki Webster – The Best Days / Over the Rainbow". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 29 March 2017.