. "false"^^ . "TRLOCIC128F14AEC53" . . "dc36105f-57a3-44bb-a05d-b97c27964c4c" . "1172942" . "-10.0"^^ . "Rock ballads" . "1980 songs" . "The Best Of Times" . . . . "true"^^ . . "true"^^ . "258000.0"^^ . . "A&M Records singles" . "The Best Of Times" . "-0.106992"^^ . "5714dee525ac0d8aee527782" . . . "-0.309118"^^ . "1997-03-10"^^ . "A&M Records" . "3"^^ . "Songs written by Dennis DeYoung" . "Dennis DeYoung" . . "Styx (band) songs" . "USAM18000366" . "317572"^^ . "1981 singles" . "2"^^ . "160.0"^^ . "english" . . "5660" . "%22The Best of Times%22 is the first single release from Styx's 1981 triple-platinum album Paradise Theater. It reached #1 in Canada on the RPM national singles chart, their second #1 in that country, and #3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.The basic melody line for %22The Best of Times%22 is used in two other places on the album: As a bold greeting to the listener in %22A.D. 1928%22, and a softer, more subdued version for the farewell track, %22A.D. 1958%22.The song was featured in the 1999 movie Big Daddy, in which Adam Sandler's character, as well as Sandler himself, is a Styx fan." .