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!align="left"|Peak<br>position<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Robbie+Williams&titel=Better+Man&cat=s |title="Better Man" Chart Positions |publisher=Charts.org.nz |date= |accessdate=2012-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radioredfm.com.mx/grc/homepage.nsf/main?readform&url=/grc/redfm.nsf/vwALL/XPAO-65PQTF |title=Robbie Williams in Latin America (in Spanish) |publisher=Radioredfm.com.mx |date= |accessdate=2012-07-08}}</ref> |
!align="left"|Peak<br>position<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Robbie+Williams&titel=Better+Man&cat=s |title="Better Man" Chart Positions |publisher=Charts.org.nz |date= |accessdate=2012-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radioredfm.com.mx/grc/homepage.nsf/main?readform&url=/grc/redfm.nsf/vwALL/XPAO-65PQTF |title=Robbie Williams in Latin America (in Spanish) |publisher=Radioredfm.com.mx |date= |accessdate=2012-07-08 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208093608/http://www.radioredfm.com.mx/grc/homepage.nsf/main?readform&url=%2Fgrc%2Fredfm.nsf%2FvwALL%2FXPAO-65PQTF |archivedate=8 February 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:32, 17 January 2018
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| Single by Robbie Williams | ||||
| from the album Sing When You're Winning | ||||
| Released | 22 October 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 3:22 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Guy Chambers, Robbie Williams | |||
| Producer(s) | Guy Chambers, Steve Power | |||
| Robbie Williams singles chronology | ||||
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"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 only released in Australia, New Zealand and Latin America.
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.
Chart success
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 ARIA.[1] 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 Joe Dolan recorded it. Indeed, so happy was Joe with his version of the song that he named a Greatest Hits collection after it.
Other versions
In the same year, Sandy Lam recorded a Chinese-language version of the song, which was included in her album 2001 Lian (2001蓮).
Track listing
- "Better Man" – 3:22
- "My Way" (live) – 4:32
- "Rolling Stone" – 3:30
- "Toxic" – 3:48
- "Let Love Be Your Energy" (video) – 4:57
Certifications and sales
| Country | Certification (if any) | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Gold[1] | 35,000+ |
Charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position[2][3] |
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| New Zealand Singles Chart | 4 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 6 |
References
- ^ a b "ARIA Certification for "Better Man"". Aria.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Steffen Hung. ""Better Man" Chart Positions". Charts.org.nz. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "Robbie Williams in Latin America (in Spanish)". Radioredfm.com.mx. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
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