Better Be Home Soon
1988 single by Crowded House / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Better Be Home Soon" is a song written by Neil Finn and performed by rock band Crowded House. It appears on their second studio album, Temple of Low Men, which was later released in July 1988. The song was issued as a single in June 1988 by Capitol Records, peaking at number two on the Australian and New Zealand charts, number one on Canada's The Record chart, and number 42 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
"Better Be Home Soon" | ||||
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Single by Crowded House | ||||
from the album Temple of Low Men | ||||
B-side | "Kill Eye" | |||
Released | 12 June 1988 (1988-06-12)[1] | |||
Length | 3:07 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Neil Finn | |||
Producer(s) | Mitchell Froom | |||
Crowded House singles chronology | ||||
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In 2001, the song was voted by members of Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) as the 33rd-best New Zealand song of the 20th century. In 2005, following drummer Paul Hester's death, Finn performed the song solo at the ARIA Awards while a montage of Hester's life was played in the background.