Better Best Forgotten
| "Better Best Forgotten" | ||||
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 CD2 cover | ||||
| Single by Steps | ||||
| from the album Step One | ||||
| B-side | "Why?" | |||
| Released |
8 March 1999 (UK & Netherlands) 1999 (Australia) | |||
| Format | CD Single, cassette single | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:42 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Andrew Frampton & Pete Waterman | |||
| Producer(s) | Mark Topham, Karl Twigg, Pete Waterman | |||
| Steps singles chronology | ||||
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"Better Best Forgotten" is a song by London pop group Steps, released on 8 March 1999—only a month before the ABBA tribute single "Thank ABBA for the Music" was released. It is the final single to be taken from their debut album, Step One.
A stripped back ballad version of the track was performed during the 2012 Christmas with Steps tour. Better Best Forgotten features all three girls singing a verse each, with the boys joining in for the choruses.
Music video
The video has a watery-theme, and the group wear blue outfits. Group members Lee and H play with water pistols, and interfere with the girls' singing. During the video shoot, a glass wall collapsed on Faye Tozer.
Personnel
- Claire Richards – lead and backing vocals
- Lisa Scott-Lee – lead and backing vocals
- Faye Tozer – lead and backing vocals
- Lee Latchford-Evans – backing vocals
- Ian "H" Watkins – backing vocals
Track listings
| CD1[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Better Best Forgotten" (Radio edit) |
| 3:42 |
| 2. | "Why?" |
| 4:08 |
| 3. | "Better Best Forgotten" (W.I.P. '99 Cream of Manchester Mix) |
| 6:16 |
| CD2[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Better Best Forgotten" (Radio edit) |
| 3:42 |
| 2. | "Better Best Forgotten" (Nip On The Dance Floor W.I.P. Mix) |
| 5:20 |
| 3. | "Better Best Forgotten" (Instrumental) |
| 3:42 |
| 4. | "Better Best Forgotten" (Video) | 3:32 | |
| Cassette[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Better Best Forgotten" (Radio edit) |
| 3:42 |
| 2. | "Why?" |
| 4:08 |
Chart performance
It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 2 in March 1999, beaten by Boyzone's When the Going Gets Tough. It spent 17 weeks on the British charts and became the first single for Steps to fall off the charts and then re-enter.
Charts and certifications
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References
- ↑ "Steps – Better Best Forgotten". Discogs. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ↑ "Steps – Better Best Forgotten CD2". Discogs. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ↑ "Steps – Better Best Forgotten Cassette". Discogs. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 6 June 1999 - 12 June 1999". Official Charts Company (UK). Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ↑ "British single certifications – Steps – Better Best Forgotten". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Better Best Forgotten in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search