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"Better Man"
Single by Robbie Williams
from the album Sing When You're Winning
Released22 October 2001 (2001-10-22)
Length3:22
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Guy Chambers, Robbie Williams
Producer(s)Guy Chambers, Steve Power
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"Eternity/The Road to Mandalay"
(2001)
"Better Man"
(2001)
"Somethin' Stupid"
(2001)

"Better Man" is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams, it became the last single from his album Sing When You're Winning in late 2001. It was released only in Australia, New Zealand, and Latin America. A music video for the Australian release was produced in 2001, reusing scenes from Williams' "Eternity" music video intercut with a live performance of "Better Man" from his The Sermon on the Mount Tour in October 2000 (overdubbed with the studio version).

Spanish version

Williams recorded a Spanish version of the song called "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.

Release and success

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.

Track listing

CD single

  1. "Better Man" – 3:24
  2. "My Way" (live) – 4:35
  3. "Rolling Stone" – 3:43
  4. "Toxic" – 3:51
  5. "Let Love Be Your Energy" (video) – 4:18

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000–2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2000) Position
Taiwan (Hito Radio) 31
Chart (2001) Position
Australia (ARIA) 94
Chart (2002) Position
Australia (ARIA) 31

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Gold 35,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Robbie Williams – Better Man". Top 40 Singles.
  2. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 22nd October 2001" (PDF). ARIA. 22 October 2001. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Robbie Williams – Better Man". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  4. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  5. "Hitoradio‧Hit Fm --華人音樂入口指標". Archived from the original on 18 December 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  6. "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2001". ARIA. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  7. "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2002". ARIA. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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