"Things Can Only Get Better" is a song by Northern Irish musical group D:Ream, released in 1993 by Magnet Records and FXU as the second single from the group's debut album, D:Ream On Volume 1 (1993). It was written by Peter Cunnah and Jamie Petrie, and was a sleeper hit. The single was remixed and re-released in December 1993, to coincide with the band being a support act for Take That's UK tour, spending four weeks at number one. The song also reached the top 10 in eight countries. In the US, it peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Its accompanying music video was directed by James Lebon and was nominated for the International Viewer's Choice Award at the 1994 MTV Europe Music Awards. At the same award, D:Ream earned a nomination for Best Dance Act. "Things Can Only Get Better" was also nominated in the category for Tune of the Year at the International Dance Awards 1995.