Wasn't It Good (Tina Arena song)

"Wasn't It Good" is a song by Tina Arena from her 1994 album Don't Ask. Arena co-wrote the song along with Heather Field and Robert Parde, and it was produced by David Tyson. The song peaked at number #11 in Australia and received four nominations at the prestigious ARIA Awards in 1996. Upon release as a single, the title was rendered with an ellipsis ("Wasn't It Good...").^[1]

Arena has performed the song on most tours, including her 2004 Greatest Hits tour and 2012 Australian tour. It is track four on her 2004 Greatest Hits compilation.^[2]

Musical and lyrical content

"Wasn't It Good" was composed in the key of G, while the lyrics lament a past friendship that did not turn into a romantic relationship.^[3]

Track listing

A five-track single was released through Columbia Records;^[1] it contained both the single edit and original album version of "Wasn't It Good", as well as live versions of three other tracks from Don't Ask.

"Wasn't It Good" (single version)
"Greatest Gift" (live)
"Love Is the Answer" (live)
"Message" (kive)
"Wasn't It Good" (album version)

Chart performance

"Wasn't It Good" was released on 25 September and debuted at #42 on the ARIA singles chart, eventually peaking at #11 on 19 November 1995.^[4]

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart^[4]	11

Certification


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	Gold	35,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

ARIA Awards

The ARIA Awards are presented annually from 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).^[6] "Wasn't It Good" was nominated in four categories, including Single of the Year. It did not win any awards.

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
1996^[7]	"Wasn't It Good"	Best Female Artist	Nominated
	"Wasn't It Good"	Best Pop Release	Nominated
	"Wasn't It Good"	Single of the Year	Nominated
	"Wasn't It Good"	Song of the Year	Nominated

APRA Awards

The Australasian Performing Right Association have presented the APRA Awards annually from 1982; "Wasn't It Good" was nominated in 1996 and won the Song of the Year.

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
1996^[8]	"Wasn't It Good"	Song of the Year	Won

References

1 2 "Tina Arena - Wasn't It Good... (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
↑ "Buy Greatest Hits 1994-2004 Tina Arena, Rock/Pop, CD". Sanity. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
↑ "Wasn't It Good chords by Tina Arena". e-chords.com. Petaxxon. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
1 2 "australian-charts.com - Tina Arena - Wasn't It Good...". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1995 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
↑ "Winners By Year". ARIA. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
↑ "Winners By Year". ARIA. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
↑ "APRA|AMCOS : Nominations - 1996". APRA. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

Tina Arena singles

Strong as Steel	"I Need Your Body" "The Machine's Breaking Down" "Strong as Steel" "Woman's Work"

Don't Ask	"Chains" "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)" "Heaven Help My Heart" "Wasn't It Good" "Show Me Heaven"

In Deep	"Burn" "If I Didn't Love You" "Now I Can Dance" "Whistle Down the Wind" "I Want to Know What Love Is" "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You" "If I Was a River" "Aller plus haut" "Les trois cloches"

Just Me	"Soul Mate #9" "Dare You to Be Happy" "Tu es toujours là" "Symphony of Life"

Vous êtes toujours là	"Je te retrouve un peu"

Greatest Hits 1994–2004	"Italian Love Song"

Un autre univers	"Aimer jusqu'à l'impossible" "Je m'appelle Bagdad" "Tu aurais dû me dire (Oser parler d'amour)"

Songs of Love & Loss	"To Sir with Love"

7 vies	"Entends-tu le monde?"

Songs of Love & Loss 2	"Oh Me, Oh My"

Reset	"You Set Fire to My Life"

Other releases	"Ti Voglio Qui" "Live for the One I Love" "Never (Past Tense)" "Voici les clés" "Only Lonely" "The Things We Do For Love"

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APRA Award for Song of the Year

"Treaty" by Yothu Yindi (1992)
"Heaven Knows" by Rick Price (1993)
"Distant Sun" by Crowded House (1994)
"My Island Home" by Christine Anu (1995)
"Wasn't It Good" by Tina Arena (1996)
"Even When I'm Sleeping" by Leonardo's Bride (1998)
"Buses and Trains" by Bachelor Girl (1999)
"Passenger" by Powderfinger (2000)
"My Happiness" by Powderfinger (2001)
"Amazing" by Alex Lloyd (2002)
"Not Pretty Enough" by Kasey Chambers (2003)
"Zebra" by John Butler Trio (2004)
"Scar" by Missy Higgins (2005)
"Catch My Disease" by Ben Lee (2006)
"One Crowded Hour" by Augie March (2007)
"Straight Lines" by Silverchair (2008)
"White Noise" by The Living End (2009)
"Sweet Disposition" by The Temper Trap (2010)
"Big Jet Plane by Angus & Julia Stone (2011)
"Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra (2012)
"Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" by Tame Impala (2013)
"Riptide (Vance Joy song) by Vance Joy (2014)
"Chandelier (Sia song)" by Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin featuring Maddie Ziegler (2015)

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