That Was Then, This Is Now (song)

"That Was Then, This Is Now"
Single by The Monkees
from the album Then & Now... The Best of The Monkees
B-side
ReleasedJune 27, 1986
RecordedMay 30, 1986
GenreNew wave, synth-pop
Length4:02
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Vance Brescia
Producer(s)Michael Lloyd
The Monkees singles chronology
"Christmas Is My Time of Year"
(1976)
"That Was Then, This Is Now"
(1986)
"Daydream Believer (remix)"
(1986)
Alternative cover
UK picture sleeve

"That Was Then, This Is Now" is a song written by Vance Brescia for his band the Mosquitos and recorded as the title track of their 1985 EP. Clive Davis of Arista Records heard it and picked it to be the Monkees' comeback single and theme of their 20th Anniversary Tour in 1986.