Fantastic Day

"Fantastic Day"
Single by Haircut One Hundred
from the album Pelican West
B-side"Ski Club of Great Britain"
Released1982
Genre
Length3:11
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Nick Heyward
Producer(s)Bob Sargeant
Haircut One Hundred singles chronology
"Love Plus One"
(1982) 		"Fantastic Day"
(1982) 		"Nobody's Fool"
(1982)

"Fantastic Day" is a song by the British new wave band Haircut One Hundred, released as the third and final single from their debut studio album Pelican West. The song reached No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1982.[2]

Release and critical reception

"Fantastic Day" was the first single to be issued after the release of the Pelican West studio album. It was succeeded by the release of a non-album track, "Nobody's Fool" in August, which also went top 10 in the UK.

Track listing

  • 7" single (Arista CLIP3)
  1. "Fantastic Day" — 3:12
  2. "Ski Club" — 3:35

Timings are not stated on the UK release although are specified on certain overseas releases. Both tracks are featured on the Pelican West Plus album release.

  • 12" single (Arista CLIP123)
  1. "Fantastic Day" — 4:16
  2. "Ski Club of Great Britain" — 5:54

These versions were released by Arista in the US on a 12" promo disc but they are otherwise unique to this release.

Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart (OCC) 9
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 85

"Ski Club of Great Britain" / "Fantastic Day"

Chart (1982) Peak
position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[4] 21

References

  1. ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Here Comes That Feeling: New Pop". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 534. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
  2. ^ HAIRCUT 100 | Artist | Official Charts
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 131. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Haircut 100 Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-12-19.


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