Better (The Screaming Jets song)

"Better" is a song by Australian rock band The Screaming Jets. The song was released in February 1991 as the official lead single from their debut studio album All for One (1991). The song peaked at number 4 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold.

"Better"
CD single cover
Single by The Screaming Jets
from the album All for One
ReleasedFebruary 1991
Recorded1990
StudioParadise Studios, Sydney
GenreHard rock, pop rock
Length4:40
LabelrooArt
Songwriter(s)Grant Walmsley
Producer(s)Steve James
The Screaming Jets singles chronology
"C'Mon"
(1990)
"Better"
(1991)
"Stop the World"
(1991)

In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Better" was ranked number 15.[1]

A video was also released and it shows the band members singing and playing their instruments in the outback.

Track listings

CD Single
  1. "Better" - 4:40
  2. "Rocket Man" - 3:22

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 4

Year-end charts

Year Country Position
1991 Australia (ARIA)[3] 20

Sales and certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia February 1991 rooArt 878814-2

References

  1. "Here Are The Songs That Made Triple M's 'Ozzest 100'". Musicfeeds. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. "The Screaming Jets – Better". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  3. "1991 ARIA SINGLES CHART". ARIA. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 245.


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