"Better Best Forgotten" is a song by Steps, released on 8 March 1999 - only a month before the ABBA tribute single "Thank ABBA for the Music

Thank ABBA for the Music

"Thank ABBA for the Music" is a medley of songs originally released by pop group ABBA, performed by Tina Cousins, Billie, Steps, Cleopatra and B*Witched. It peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 4 in April 1999...

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Music video

The video has a watery-theme, and the group wear blue outfits. Group members Lee and H play with water pistols, and interfere with the girls' singing. During the video shoot, a tiled wall collapsed on Faye Tozer

Faye Tozer

Faye Louise Tozer is an English singer, songwriter and actress; famous for being a member of pop group Steps.-Music:Steps were a pop group that achieved a series of charted singles between 1997 and 2001...

, leaving glass splinters in her back.

CD1

1. Better Best Forgotten [Radio Edit] - 3:42
2. Why? - 4:08
3. Better Best Forgotten [W.I.P. '99 Cream of Manchester Mix] - 6:16

CD2

1. Better Best Forgotten [Radio Edit] - 3:42
2. Better Best Forgotten [Nip On The Dancefloor W.I.P. Mix] - 5:20
3. Better Best Forgotten [Instrumental] - 3:42

Chart performance

Spending 17 weeks on the British charts, this single became the first single for Steps to fall off the charts and then re-enter. When it shot straight into the top five in March 1999, this song became the group's most successful single of 1999.

Chart positions

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)	20
Dutch Singles Chart	77
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	8
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	2