"You're the Best Thing" is a song by English band

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which was their sixth single to be released. It was composed by lead singer

Paul Weller John William Weller (born 25 May 1958), better known as Paul Weller, is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame in the late 1970s as the guitarist and principal singer and songwriter of the rock band the Jam, alongside ...

, recorded at Weller's own studio Solid Bond Studios, and was released in 1984. It is the second single from the band's début album, ''

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'' (1984). ''Café Bleu'' was renamed ''

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'' in the United States to capitalise on the success of the first single. It spent five weeks on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 76 the weeks of July 28 and August 4, 1984.

Versions

The 7-inch single version of the song adds a

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solo that is not present in the original album version. Certain editions of the ''My Ever Changing Moods'' album in the U.S. feature this single version in place of the full-length album version that appeared on all editions of ''Café Bleu''. In the UK and Australia, the song was released as a Double A-sided single with "The Big Boss Groove". In the UK it was officially an EP titled ''Groovin. Edited versions of both songs appeared on the 7-inch release.

Compilation appearances

As well as the song's single release, it has featured on various compilation albums released by The Style Council. The song was included on ''

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'', ''

The Complete Adventures of The Style Council ''The Complete Adventures of The Style Council'' is a box set by the English pop band the Style Council, released in 1998, nine years after their split. Released after the success of 1997's ''Direction Reaction Creation'', a box set of Paul Well ...

'', and ''

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''.

Music video

The music video for "You're the Best Thing" was directed by

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Track listings

; 7-inch single (UK) # "You're The Best Thing" — 4:18 # "The Big Boss Groove" — 3:40 ; 12-inch single (UK) # "You're The Best Thing" (Long Version) — 5:41 # "You're The Dub Thing" — 4:58 # "The Big Boss Groove" — 4:39

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1984 songs 1984 singles The Style Council songs Songs written by Paul Weller Polydor Records singles Soul ballads 1980s ballads Music videos directed by Tim Pope