Even the Bad Times Are Good
"Even the Bad Times Are Good" is a song written by British group the Tremeloes, released as a single in July 1967. It became their third consecutive top-ten hit in the UK and continued their international success.[1]
| "Even the Bad Times Are Good" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by the Tremeloes | ||||
| from the album Here Come the Tremeloes | ||||
| B-side | "Jenny's Alright" | |||
| Released | 28 July 1967 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:36 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Mike Smith | |||
| The Tremeloes singles chronology | ||||
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Release and reception edit
"Even the Bad Times Are Good" was written by songwriting duo Peter Callander and Mitch Murray. The song was a contender for Sandie Shaw to sing at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967; however, it lost out to the eventual Eurovision winner "Puppet on a String". After this, the song was quickly picked up by the Tremeloes who first released their version in May 1967 on their album Here Comes the Tremeloes. Following the number-one success of "Silence Is Golden", "Even the Bad Times Are Good" was released as a single with the B-side, "Jenny's Alright", written by the Tremeloes' Len "Chip" Hawkes and Alan Blakley.[2]
Reviewing for Disc and Music Echo, Penny Valentine described the song as "another saga of simplicity and drum-thumping much in the vein of "Here Comes My Baby". For one moment at the beginning when everyone broke into extraordinary cackling I had my doubts and wondered if the Tremeloes were about to freak out. But ah, no, here we go, lads – thump, bang, crash, wallop".[3]
Track listings edit
7": CBS / 2930 (UK)
- "Even the Bad Times Are Good" – 2:36
- "Jenny's Alright" – 2:24
7": Epic / 5-10233 (US and Canada)
- "Even the Bad Times Are Good" – 2:24
- "Jenny's All Right" – 2:22
Charts edit
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Argentina (Escalera a la Fama)[4] | 3 |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 46 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] | 9 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] | 8 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] | 7 |
| Denmark (Danmarks Radio)[9] | 13 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] | 22 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[11] | 18 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[12] | 7 |
| Israel (Kol Israel)[13] | 1 |
| Malaysia (Radio Malaysia)[14] | 4 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] | 7 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] | 3 |
| New Zealand (Listener)[17] | 2 |
| Rhodesia (Lyons Maid)[18] | 1 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[19] | 2 |
| Sweden (Kvällstoppen)[20] | 5 |
| Sweden (Tio i Topp)[21] | 2 |
| UK Melody Maker Top 30[22] | 5 |
| UK New Musical Express Top 30[23] | 5 |
| UK Record Retailer Top 50[1] | 4 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[24] | 36 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[25] | 44 |
Personnel edit
- Dave Munden – lead vocals, drums (died 2020)
- Rick Westwood – vocals (during chorus), lead guitar
- Alan Blakley – vocals (during chorus), rhythm guitar (died 1996)
- Len Hawkes – vocals (during chorus), bass guitar
References edit
- ^ a b "TREMELOES | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ The Tremeloes - Even The Bad Times Are Good, retrieved 29 September 2022
- ^ "Tremeloes crash back with a bang" (PDF). Disc and Music Echo. 29 July 1967. p. 15. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 2 December 1967. p. 76. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
- ^ "The Tremeloes – Even the Bad Times Are Good" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "The Tremeloes – Even the Bad Times Are Good" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 100111." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit Tom - TUN". Sisältää hitin. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "The Tremeloes – Even the Bad Times Are Good" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Even the Bad Times Are Good". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 25 November 1967. p. 68. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 16 December 1967. p. 52. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Tremeloes" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "The Tremeloes – Even the Bad Times Are Good" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ . www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: Singles Chart Book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
- ^ . Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Even The Bad Times Are Good av Tremeloes". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ Hallberg, Eric; Henningsson, Ulf (2012). Tio i Topp - med de utslagna "på försök" 1961–74 (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Premium. p. 286. ISBN 978-91-89136-89-2.
- ^ "Pop 30" (PDF). Melody Maker. 26 August 1967. p. 2. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "NME Top 30". New Musical Express. 26 August 1967.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2009). Top Pop Singles 1955–2008. Record Research. p. 996. ISBN 9780898201802.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending October 28, 1967". Cash Box magazine. Retrieved 29 September 2022.