| "The Best of Times" | ||||
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| Single by Styx | ||||
| from the album Paradise Theatre | ||||
| B-side | "Lights" | |||
| Released | January 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Length | 4:17 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dennis DeYoung | |||
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"The Best of Times" is a song by American rock band Styx, released as the first single from their tenth album Paradise Theatre. It reached No. 1 in Canada on the RPM national singles chart, their second chart-topper in that country, and No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in March and April 1981. In the UK, the song peaked at No. 42 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
Despite the song's success, the song has not been performed live by the band since singer Dennis DeYoung was dismissed in 1999.[citation needed] DeYoung, however, still performs the song regularly on his solo tours. In 2024, Styx played the song live for the first time in over two decades at a show in Halifax.[2]
- ^ "STYX | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
- ^ Rick Grant (2024-05-20). Styx - The Best of Times - Halifax May 19 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-27 – via YouTube.