A Better Man (Thunder song)

"A Better Man" is a song by English hard rock band Thunder, released as a single in 1993, taken from their album Laughing on Judgement Day. It is the only Thunder song in which Gary James plays acoustic guitar instead of his usual drums. It is also the only song he sings a part of live, as he occasionally sings the song's final line.

"A Better Man"
Single by Thunder
from the album Laughing on Judgement Day
Released1 February 1993 (1993-02-01)[1]
Length3:42
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Luke Morley
Producer(s)
  • Andy Taylor
  • Luke Morley
Thunder singles chronology
"Everybody Wants Her"
(1992)		 "A Better Man"
(1993)		 "Like a Satellite"
(1993)

The song is the band's highest-charting UK single, reaching No. 18 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1993.

Track listing

Maxi-CD[2]

  1. "A Better Man" – 3:43
  2. "Bigger Than Both of Us" – 4:26
  3. "Higher Ground" (live) – 5:35
  4. "Lazy Sunday Afternoon" (live) – 3:31

Charts
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 55
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[4] 18
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 18

References
  1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 30 January 1993. p. 23.
  2. "Australian-charts.com – Thunder – A Better Man". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 9. 27 February 1993. p. 27. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (2.–8. apríl)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 1 April 1993. p. 29. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.