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{{short description|2001 song performed by Robbie Williams}} |
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{{Short description|2001 song performed by Robbie Williams}} |
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| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=22}} |
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| writer = Guy Chambers, Robbie Williams |
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| producer = ], Steve Power |
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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 only released in Australia, New Zealand, and Latin America. |
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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 song was first released to radio stations in Latin America, in the summer of 2001 in its Spanish form, it was later issued to radio in Australia and New Zealand in its original English version, when the single was physically released it charted inside the top forty in Australia, but it climbed to number eight in its ninth week and reaching its peak of number-six on its twelfth week spending nine weeks inside the top ten and twenty-nine weeks inside the chart selling over 35,000 copies being certified Gold by the ].<ref name="autogenerated2001">{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2001.htm |title=ARIA Certification for 'Better Man' |publisher=Aria.com.au |accessdate=8 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205035939/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2001.htm |archivedate=5 February 2014 }}</ref> The song managed to break into the top five in New Zealand where it spent twenty weeks inside the charts. In Argentina, the song managed to reach number-one after the massive airplay of its Spanish version, in Mexico it became another top ten single for Williams. The song made an appearance in the Irish charts in 2001 when the late Irish singer ] recorded it. Indeed, so happy was Joe with his version of the song that he named a Greatest Hits collection after it. |
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In the same year, ] recorded a Chinese-language version of the song, which was included in her album ''2001 Lian'' (2001蓮). |
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# "Better Man" – 3:24 |
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# "My Way" (live) – 4:35 |
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# "Rolling Stone" – 3:43 |
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# "Toxic" – 3:51 |
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# "Let Love Be Your Energy" (video) – 4:18 |
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A little ] of Better Man was used in #2019GantiPresiden song, written by Sang Alang. |
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==Track listing== |
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# "Better Man" – 3:22 |
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!Chart (2000–2002) |
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# "My Way" (live) – 4:32 |
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# "Rolling Stone" – 3:30 |
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# "Let Love Be Your Energy" (video) – 4:57 |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2001|certyear=2001|access-date=10 April 2021|refname="auscert"}} |
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* {{MetroLyrics song|robbie-williams|better-man}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider --> |
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* {{MetroLyrics song|robbie-williams|better-man}}<!-- Licenced lyrics provider --> |
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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. 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. It sold over 35,000 copies, earning a gold certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association.
