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Who sang That Was Yesterday?

Foreigner released the song That Was Yesterday. Date of release: 1984.

Release date: 1984

Duration: 03:50

The story of the song ' That Was Yesterday '

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🎶 That Was Yesterday song analysis

This song is about a person who thought he knew his partner well, but ended up breaking up, taking a different path. The protagonist regrets letting her go and wishes they were still together, but he realizes that he has to move on and that he can't live in the past. He recognizes that life goes on and that it is time to focus on the present and the future.

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Foreigner - Short Biography

- Foreigner is a British-American rock band formed in 1976 by Mick Jones, Ian McDonald and Lou Gramm.
- Their self-titled debut album went five times platinum in the U.S. and reached the top 10 in Canada, Australia and North America.
- Double Vision was even more successful, reaching #3 in North America with two hit singles.
- Head Games (1979) reached number five in North America, with two top 20 singles.
- 4 (1981) reached #1 (for 10 weeks) in the U.S. and #2 in Canada, becoming Foreigner's most popular album outside North America.
- 1982: Release of the album Records, which sold 7 million copies in the United States.
- 1984: The single "I Want to Know What Love Is" topped the charts in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.
- Inside Information (1987) saw a sharp decline in sales, reaching the Top 10 in only a few European countries.
- Unusual Heat (1991), Mr. Moonlight (1994) and Can't Slow Down (2009) were not big commercial successes.
- Foreigner is one of the best-selling bands of all time, with worldwide sales of over 80 million records.

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The song "That Was Yesterday" is the second single from Foreigner's album Agent Provocateur. Written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones, this song was available in four different versions: a remixed single, a maxi remix, an orchestral version and the original mix. Interestingly, the B-side "Two Different Worlds" is the first song written by Lou Gramm as a solo artist to appear on a single.

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