The Best Thing (Boom Crash Opera song)

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"The Best Thing"
The Best Thing by Boom Crash Opera.jpg
7" single cover
Single by Boom Crash Opera
from the album These Here Are Crazy Times
Released27 November 1989
Studio Metropolis Audio, Melbourne Australia
Genre
Length4:13
Label WEA
Songwriter(s) Richard Pleasance
Producer(s) Pete Smith
Boom Crash Opera singles chronology
"Get Out of the House!"
(1988)
"The Best Thing"
(1989)
"Dancing in the Storm"
(1990)

"The Best Thing" is a song by Australian band Boom Crash Opera. It was released on 27 November 1989 [1] as the third single from their second studio album, These Here Are Crazy Times! (1989). The song was featured in the 1991 movie Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead , and was included on its soundtrack album. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Best Thing" – 4:13
  2. "Flying a Kite in the Rain" – 3:03
  3. "Safer in Cages" – 4:29

Charts

Chart (1989–90)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 67

Listen!! mix

"The Best Thing (Listen!! mix)"
Single by Boom Crash Opera
from the album Look! Listen!!
Released10 December 1990
Length4:40
Label WEA
Songwriter(s) Richard Pleasance
Boom Crash Opera singles chronology
"Talk About It"
(1990)
"The Best Thing (Listen!! mix)"
(1990)
"Bettadaze"
(1992)

On 10 December 1990, [5] Boom Crash Opera released "The Best Thing (Listen!! mix)" as the first and only single from the band's remix album, Look! Listen!! (1990). It peaked at number 112 on the ARIA Singles Chart in February 1991. [6]

Track listing

  1. "The Best Thing" (Listen!! mix) – 7:27
  2. "The Best Thing" (Listen!! 7" edit) – 4:40
  3. "The Best Thing" (Smashin' Dub) – 5:36

Charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [6] 112

Hook n Sling version

"The Best Thing (2008)"
Hook N Sling - The Best Thing (2008).png
Single by Hook n Sling
Released21 July 2008
Genre Electro house [8]
Length4:02(radio edit)
7:30 (club edit)
Label Hussle Recordings

In 2008, "The Best Thing" was remixed by Australian DJ and producer Hook n Sling, and released under the title "The Best Thing (2008)", through Hussle Recordings. The vocals were re-recorded by Boom Crash Opera singer Dale Ryder for the release. [9] "The Best Thing (2008)" reached number 27 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and spent eight weeks at number one on the ARIA Club Tracks Chart. [10]

Track listings

  1. "The Best Thing (2008)" (radio edit) – 4:02
  2. "The Best Thing (2008)" (club edit) – 7:30
  3. "The Best Thing (2008)" (Tonite Only remix) – 7:00
  4. "The Best Thing (2008)" (TV Rock remix) – 7:09
  5. "The Best Thing (2008)" (Noel Sinner remix) – 5:42
  1. "The Best Thing (2008)" (radio edit)
  2. "The Best Thing (2008)" (club edit)
  3. "The Best Thing (2008)" (TV Rock remix)

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
Australia21 July 2008 Digital download Hussle Recordings [8]
9 August 2008 [11]
18 August 2008 CD single [18]

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