"Fantastic Day" is a song by British new wave band

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, released as the third and final single from their debut album '' Pelican West''. The song reached No. 9 on the

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Release and critical reception

"Fantastic Day" was the first single to be issued after the release of the '' Pelican West'' 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) # "Fantastic Day" - 3:12 # "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) # "Fantastic Day" - 4:16 # "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

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

References

1982 songs 1982 singles Haircut One Hundred songs Songs written by Nick Heyward Song recordings produced by Bob Sargeant Arista Records singles {{1980s-pop-song-stub