| "Best Years of Our Lives" | ||||
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| Single by Modern Romance | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Pop music | |||
| Label | WEA | |||
| Producer | Tony Visconti | |||
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"Best Years of Our Lives" is the highest charting single from UK 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.[1][2][3]
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"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 #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.[4] The latest appearance of Best Years ... is on the compilation CD Modern Romance: The Platinum Collection (2006).[5][6][7]
| "The Best Years of Our Lives" | ||||
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| Single by Baha Men | ||||
| from the album Move It Like This | ||||
| Released | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 2:50 | |||
| Label | S-Curve | |||
| Writer(s) | Rick Carey, Geoffrey Deane, David Jaymes, Marvin Prosper | |||
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In 2001, the song regained popularity after it was covered by the reggae band Baha Men and featured in the hit 2001 computer animation film Shrek.[8]
It was the Baha Men's sixth single and reached number 49 on the Australian ARIA Charts and number 70 on the Swiss Music Charts. It appeared on their album Move It Like This.
The Baha Men version received generally positive reviews. According to the Baltimore Afro-American, the song was "shaping up to be a worthy follow-up to Who Let the Dogs Out?,"[9] while Terry vanHorn of MTV.com called it a "playful dance song."[10] Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen, also of MTV.com, referred to the song as upbeat.[11]
It was also performed by the 1980s Canadian band Men's Room.