Wasn't It Good (Tina Arena song)

"Wasn't It Good" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Tina Arena from her third studio album, Don't Ask (1994). Arena co-wrote the song along with Heather Field and Robert Parde, and it was produced by David Tyson. The song peaked at number 11 in Australia and received four nominations at the ARIA Awards in 1996. Upon release as a single, the title was rendered with an ellipsis ("Wasn't It Good...").

"Wasn't It Good"
Single by Tina Arena
from the album Don't Ask
Released18 September 1995 (1995-09-18)[1]
Length5:14 (album version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
  • Tina Arena
  • Heather Field
  • Robert Parde
Producer(s)David Tyson
Tina Arena singles chronology
"Heaven Help My Heart"
(1995)		 "Wasn't It Good"
(1995)		 "Show Me Heaven"
(1995)

Arena has performed the song on most tours, including her 2004 Greatest Hits tour and 2012 Australian tour. It is track four on her 2004 Greatest Hits compilation.[2]

Musical and lyrical content

"Wasn't It Good" was composed in the key of G, while the lyrics lament a past friendship that did not turn into a romantic relationship.[3]

Award nominations

ARIA Awards

The ARIA Awards are presented annually from 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). "Wasn't It Good" was nominated in four categories, including Single of the Year. It did not win any awards.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1996[4]"Wasn't It Good"Best Female ArtistNominated
"Wasn't It Good"Best Pop ReleaseNominated
"Wasn't It Good"Single of the YearNominated
"Wasn't It Good"Song of the YearNominated

APRA Awards

The Australasian Performing Right Association have presented the APRA Awards annually from 1982; "Wasn't It Good" was nominated in 1996 and won the Song of the Year.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1996[5]"Wasn't It Good"Song of the YearWon

Track listing

A five-track single was released through Columbia Records; it contains both the single edit and original album version of "Wasn't It Good", as well as live versions of three other tracks from Don't Ask.

Australian CD single[6]

  1. "Wasn't It Good" (single version)
  2. "Greatest Gift" (live)
  3. "Love Is the Answer" (live)
  4. "Message" (live)
  5. "Wasn't It Good" (album version)

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. The ARIA Report. Vol. 292. ARIA. 17 September 1995. p. 21.
  2. "Buy Greatest Hits 1994-2004 Tina Arena, Rock/Pop, CD". Sanity. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. "Wasn't It Good chords by Tina Arena". e-chords.com. Petaxxon. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. "Winners By Year". ARIA. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. "APRA|AMCOS : Nominations - 1996". APRA. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  6. Wasn't It Good... (Australian CD single liner notes). Tina Arena. Columbia Records. 1995. 661022.2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. "Tina Arena – Wasn't It Good...". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  8. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1995". ARIA. Retrieved 14 March 2023 – via Imgur.
  9. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 18.
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