U R the Best Thing

Not to be confused with You Are the Best Thing or You're the Best Thing.

"U R the Best Thing"
Standard artwork for the 1994 reissue
Single by D:Ream
from the album D:Ream On Volume 1
Released22 June 1992 (1992-06-22)
Genre
Length
  • 4:09 (1992 version)
  • 4:08 (1993 version)
  • 4:05 (1994 Perfecto radio mix)
Label
Songwriter(s)Peter Cunnah
Producer(s)
D:Ream singles chronology
"U R the Best Thing"
(1992) 		"Unforgiven"
(1993)
Music videos
"U R the Best Thing" (1993 version) on YouTube
"U R the Best Thing" (1994 version) on YouTube

"U R the Best Thing" is the debut single of Northern Irish musical group D:Ream, included on their first album, D:Ream On Volume 1 (1993). Originally a club hit released in 1992, the song has been remixed and re-released twice: in 1993 and in 1994. The 1994 version, also known as the Perfecto mix (by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne), was most successful peaking at number three in Scotland, number four on the UK Singles Chart and number six in Ireland. It also peaked at number 13 on the Eurochart Hot 100. The 1993 version reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the US. There were made three different music videos to promote the single; the 1994 version was directed by Marcus Nispel.

The track was voted Pete Tong's 'Essential Tune' of 1992,[1] voted the "#1 Single of the Year" by BBC Radio in 1993[2] and in 1996, British magazine Mixmag ranked it number 96 in their "100 Greatest Dance Singles of All Time" list.[3]

  1. ^ James, Mandi (30 January 1993). "The Sleep Smell Of Success". NME. p. 25. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. ^ Sholin, Dave (23 July 1993). "Gavin Picks: Albums" (PDF). Gavin Report. p. 50. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. ^ "The 100 Greatest Dance Singles of All Time". Mixmag. 1996. Retrieved 10 October 2020.