That Was Then but This Is Now

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"That Was Then but This Is Now"
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Single by ABC
from the album Beauty Stab
B-side"Vertigo"
ReleasedOctober 1983
Recorded1983
GenrePop rock
Length3:33
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
ABC singles chronology
"All of My Heart"
(1982) 		"That Was Then but This Is Now"
(1983) 		"S.O.S."
(1984)
Music video
"That Was Then but This Is Now" on YouTube

"That Was Then but This Is Now" is a song by English band ABC. It was released in late 1983 as the lead single from their second studio album, Beauty Stab. It was the band's third entry on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 89.

Music video[]

The music video shows them playing on a stage behind a huge Risk-style world map gameboard; scenes of the band playing, accompanied by various flags, are interspersed with scenes of a helicopter taking off and then exploding.

Track listing[]

  1. "That Was Then but This Is Now" – 3:33
  2. "Vertigo" – 1:53

Chart performance[]

Chart Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 63
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 26
Ireland (IRMA)[2] 13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[3] 38
UK Singles Chart[4] 18
US Billboard Hot 100 89

References[]

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 10. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – That Was Then but This Is Now". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – ABC - That Was Then but This Is Now" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 11. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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