The Best Thing (Boom Crash Opera song)

"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 film Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead and was included on its soundtrack album.[2]

"The Best Thing"
7" single cover
Single by Boom Crash Opera
from the album These Here Are Crazy Times
Released27 November 1989
StudioMetropolis Audio, Melbourne Australia
Genre
Length4:13
LabelWEA
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)

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
LabelWEA
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)"
Single by Hook n Sling
Released21 July 2008
GenreElectro house[8]
Length4:02 (radio edit)
7:30 (club edit)
LabelHussle 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
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Australia 21 July 2008 Digital download Hussle Recordings [8]
9 August 2008 [11]
18 August 2008 CD single [18]

References
  1. "Platterlog: Singles – New Releases – 27 November 1989". Platterlog. 27 November 1989. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via Imgur.
  2. Music from the Motion Picture "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead" (Media notes). Various. Giant Records. 1991. 9 24428-4. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via Discogs.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. The Best Thing (Media notes). Boom Crash Opera. WEA. 1989. 7-257340. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via Discogs.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 38.
  5. "Platterlog: Singles – New Releases – 10 December 1990". Platterlog. 10 December 1990. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via Imgur.
  6. "Week commencing 14 January 1991". Bubbling Down Under. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  7. The Best Thing (Listen!! Mix) (Media notes). Boom Crash Opera. WEA. 1990. 903173290-0. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via Discogs.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. "The Best Thing (2008) [Hussle Recordings]". Beatport. 21 July 2008. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  9. "Music Reviews (Singles): Hook N Sling - The Best Thing". Ministry of Sound Australia. Archived from the original on 23 November 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2022. Sensing a revival of the hit record, Dale Ryder of Boom Crash Opera was more than happy to re-record the vocals from 'The Best Thing' (1989)
  10. This is the eighth and final week:
  11. "The Best Thing (2008) by Hook N Sling". iTunes Store (Australia). 9 August 2008. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  12. The Best Thing (2008) (Media notes). Hook N Sling. Hussle Recordings. 2008. HUSSYCD5087. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via Discogs.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. "Hook N Sling – The Best Thing". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  14. "ARIA Club Tracks - Week Commencing 16th June 2008" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 955. Australian Recording Industry Association. 16 June 2008. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via Trove.
  15. "ARIA Dance - Week Commencing 16th February 2009" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 990. Australian Recording Industry Association. 16 February 2009. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via Trove.
  16. "ARIA Australian Artists - Week Commencing 13th October 2008" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 972. Australian Recording Industry Association. 13 October 2008. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via Trove.
  17. "The ARIA Report: Issue 983 (End of Year 2008)" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 983. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via Trove.
  18. "New Releases Singles - Week Commencing 18th August 2008" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 964. Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 August 2008. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via Trove.


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