Things Can Only Get Better (D:Ream song)
"Things Can Only Get Better" is a song by Northern Irish musical group D:Ream, released in 1993 by Magnet and FXU as the second single from the group's debut album, D:Ream On Volume 1 (1993). It took several months to reach the top of the UK Singles Chart. Originally a club hit, pop success took much longer for the song—initially, it reached only number 24 on the chart in January 1993. Band member Al Mackenzie left later that year, and remaining member Peter Cunnah took the band in a more pop-friendly direction. "Things Can Only Get Better" was remixed and became a bigger hit, spending four weeks at number one in January 1994, after the band had been supporting Take That on their UK tour. In addition, the song managed to reach the top 10 in eight countries. In the US, it peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The UK Labour Party used the song as a theme during the party's successful campaign in the general election of 1997. Its music video was directed by British director James Lebon. Background and release D:Ream's frontman Peter Cunnah used to be in an indie guitar band