"The Best of Times" is the first single release from Styx's 1981 triple-platinum album Paradise Theatre. It reached No. 1 in Canada on the RPM national singles chart, their second chart topper in that country, and No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in March and April 1981. In the UK, the song peaked at No. 42 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
The basic melody line for "The Best of Times" is used in two other places on the album: As a bold greeting to the listener in "A.D. 1928", and a softer, more subdued version for the farewell track, "A.D. 1958".
Despite the song's success, the song has not been performed live by the band since singer Dennis DeYoung was dismissed in 1999.[citation needed] DeYoung, however, still performs the song regularly on his solo tours.
