"The Best Thing" is a song by Australian band Boom Crash Opera.

It was released on 27 November 1989[1] as the third single from their second studio album, These Here Are Crazy Times!

The song was featured in the 1991 film Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead and was included on its soundtrack album.

[2] On 10 December 1990,[5] Boom Crash Opera released "The Best Thing (Listen!!

The vocals were re-recorded by Boom Crash Opera singer Dale Ryder for the release.