That Was Then, This Is Now (song)
| "That Was Then, This Is Now" | ||||
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| Single by The Monkees | ||||
| from the album Then & Now... The Best of The Monkees | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | June 27, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | May 30, 1986 | |||
| Genre | New wave, synth-pop | |||
| Length | 4:02 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Vance Brescia | |||
| Producer(s) | Michael Lloyd | |||
| The Monkees singles chronology | ||||
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| 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.