Best Years of Our Lives (1982 song)
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| Single by Modern Romance | ||||
| from the album Trick of the Light (album), Party Tonight, The Platinum Collection | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Pop, salsa, new wave | |||
| Length | 2:35 | |||
| Label | WEA | |||
| Writer(s) | Rick Carey, Geoffrey Deane, David Jaymes | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Visconti | |||
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| "The Best Years of Our Lives" | ||||
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| Single by Baha Men | ||||
| from the album Shrek: Music from the Original Motion Picture and Move It Like This | ||||
| Released | June 11, 2001 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Genre | Reggae, Dance-pop, Pop-rap | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | S-Curve | |||
| Writer(s) | Rick Carey, Geoffrey Deane, David Jaymes, Marvin Prosper | |||
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"Best Years of Our Lives" is a song recorded by English band Modern Romance. It was released in October 1982 as a 7-inch single and 12-inch single by WEA. A Japanese and German edition was also released.
The 7-inch single was available in two versions:
A limited edition "Xmas Party Mix" remix of the song became available as a 7-inch single over Christmas 1982, which received substantial radio airplay in place of the original version over Christmas 1982.
"Best Years of Our Lives" was the biggest selling single for Modern Romance. It was the first single to feature Michael J. Mullins as lead vocalist and peaked at number 4 on the UK chart in late 1982. The single can be found on Modern Romance's two hit albums, Trick of the Light (1983) and Party Tonight (1983). It also made an appearance on their farewell single, Best Mix of Our Lives (1985) with four other singles: High Life (1983 song), Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm, Everybody Salsa, and Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey. It served as a 7-inch single [re-mix] on the B-side of Best Mix of Our Lives and as a 12-inch single [re-mix] on the B-side of the 12-inch version of Best Mix ....
The original B-side, We've Got Them Running (The Counting Song), is taken from the Modern Romance debut studio album Adventures in Clubland and features the lead vocals of Geoff Deane. It was written by Modern Romance founder member, David Jaymes. The latest appearance of Best Years ... is on the compilation CD Modern Romance: The Platinum Collection (2006).
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