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"'''Better Man'''" is a song by British pop singer ], it became the last single from his album '']'' in late 2001. It was only released in Australia, New Zealand, and Latin America. |
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"'''Better Man'''" is a song by British pop singer ], it became the last single from his album '']'' in late 2001. It was released only in Australia, New Zealand, and Latin America. |
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==Spanish version== |
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==Spanish version== |
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Williams recorded a Spanish version of the song called "{{lang|es|Ser Mejor}}" ("To Be Better"), it was included on the Latin American pressings of his album and was released as a single to radio stations in the Spanish-speaking countries in February 2001. |
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Williams recorded a Spanish version of the song called "{{lang|es|Ser Mejor}}" ("To Be Better"), it was included on the Latin American pressings of his album and was released as a single to radio stations in the Spanish-speaking countries in February 2001. |
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==Chart success== |
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The Spanish version of the song was first released to radio stations in Latin America in 2001. It was later issued to radio in Australia and New Zealand in its original English version. In New Zealand, it charted during late 2000 and early 2001, peaking at number four for two weeks in December 2000.<ref name="nz"/> It did not chart in Australia until November 2001, climbing to number eight during its ninth week in the chart and reaching its peak of number six on 20 January 2002, spending four nonconsecutive weeks at that position and remaining in the top 50 for 29 weeks.<ref name="aus"/> It sold over 35,000 copies, earning a gold ] from the ].<ref name="auscert"/> |
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The Spanish version of the song was first released to radio stations in Latin America in 2001. It was later issued to radio in Australia and New Zealand in its original English version. In New Zealand, it charted during late 2000 and early 2001, peaking at number four for two weeks in December 2000.<ref name="nz"/> "Better Man" was not released in Australia until 22 October 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue608.PDF|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 22nd October 2001|publisher=]|page=24|date=22 October 2001|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222433/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue608.PDF|archive-date=23 February 2008|access-date=24 April 2021}}</ref> It appeared on the ] the following week, climbing to number eight during its ninth week on the chart and reaching its peak of number six on 20 January 2002, spending four nonconsecutive weeks at that position and remaining in the top 50 for 29 weeks.<ref name="aus"/> It sold over 35,000 copies, earning a gold ] from the ].<ref name="auscert"/> |
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==Track listing== |
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The Spanish version of the song was first released to radio stations in Latin America in 2001. It was later issued to radio in Australia and New Zealand in its original English version. In New Zealand, it charted during late 2000 and early 2001, peaking at number four for two weeks in December 2000. "Better Man" was not released in Australia until 22 October 2001. It appeared on the ARIA Singles Chart the following week, climbing to number eight during its ninth week on the chart and reaching its peak of number six on 20 January 2002, spending four nonconsecutive weeks at that position and remaining in the top 50 for 29 weeks. It sold over 35,000 copies, earning a gold certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association.
