Better Best Forgotten

"Better Best Forgotten"
CD cover
Single by Steps
from the album Step One
B-side	"Why?"
Released	March 8, 1999 (UK & Netherlands) 1999 (Australia)
Format	Single
Recorded	???
Genre	Pop
Length	3:42
Label	Jive Records
Writer(s)	Andrew Frampton & Pete Waterman
Producer	Mark Topham, Karl Twigg, Pete Waterman
Certification	Gold
Steps singles chronology
"Heartbeat / Tragedy" (1998) "Better Best Forgotten" (1999) "Thank ABBA for the Music" (1999)

"Better Best Forgotten" is a song by Steps, released on March 8, 1999 - only a month before the ABBA tribute single "Thank ABBA for the Music" was released.

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 tiled wall collapsed on Faye Tozer, leaving glass splinters in her back.

Track listings

CD1

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

1. Better Best Forgotten [Radio Edit] - 3:42
2. Better Best Forgotten [Nip On The Dancefloor W.I.P. Mix] - 5:20
3. Better Best Forgotten [Instrumental] - 3:42

Cassette

1. Better Best Forgotten [Radio Edit] - 3:42
2. Why? - 4:08

Chart Success

Spending 17 weeks on the British charts, this single became the first single for Steps to fall off the charts and then re-enter. Reaching its peak of number two at its debut, this song became the group's most successful single of 1999.

Chart positions

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