Better Day (song) explained

Better Day
Cover:	Better Day OCS cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Ocean Colour Scene
Album:	Marchin' Already
B-Side:	"The Best Bet on Chinaski" "On and On"
Length:	3:44
Label:	MCA
Producer:	Brendan Lynch Martyn "Max" Heyes Ocean Colour Scene
Prev Title:	Travellers Tune
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	It's a Beautiful Thing
Next Year:	1998

"Better Day" is a song by English rock band Ocean Colour Scene. The song was released as the third single from their third studio album, Marchin' Already, on 10 November 1997 and reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings

UK CD single^[1]

1. "Better Day"
2. "The Best Bet on Chinaski"
3. "On and On"

UK 7-inch and cassette single^{[2] [3]}

1. "Better Day"
2. "The Best Bet on Chinaski"

Japanese CD single^[4]

1. "Better Day"
2. "The Best Bet on Chinaski"
3. "On and On"
4. "The Day We Caught the Train" (acoustic)

Personnel

Personnel are taken from the Marchin' Already album booklet.^[5]

• Ocean Colour Scene – writing, production, recording, mixing
  • Simon Fowler – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Cradock – guitar, piano
  • Damon Minchella – bass guitar
  • Oscar Harrison – drums
• Brendan Lynch – production, recording, mixing
• Martyn "Max" Heyes – production

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	10 November 1997		MCA	^[7]
Japan	21 January 1998	CD	Universal	^[8]

Notes and References

1. Better Day. Ocean Colour Scene. 1997. UK CD single liner notes. MCA Records. MCSTD 40151.
2. Better Day. Ocean Colour Scene. 1997. UK 7-inch single sleeve. MCA Records. MCS 40151.
3. Better Day. Ocean Colour Scene. 1997. UK cassette single sleeve. MCA Records. MCSC 40151.
4. Better Day. Ocean Colour Scene. 1998. Japanese CD single liner notes. Universal. MVCE-12014.
5. Marchin' Already. Marchin' Already. Ocean Colour Scene. 1997. UK CD album booklet. MCA Records. MCD 60048.
6. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 14. 48. 12. 29 November 1997.
7. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 35. 8 November 1997.
8. Web site: ベター・デイ オーシャン・カラー・シーン. Better Day Ocean Colour Scene. Oricon. ja. 11 March 2024.