Better (Tom Baxter song)

"Better" is a song originally recorded and released as part of the album Skybound, released by independent British singer-songwriter Tom Baxter in January 2008. Baxter's version was also used on the soundtrack for the motion picture Run Fatboy Run.^[1] The first version of the song to chart was a cover by Boyzone, released in December 2008 as the second and final single from their second greatest hits compilation, Back Again... No Matter What.

Background

Boyzone's version of the song features both Ronan Keating and Stephen Gately on lead vocals. The single received less promotion than Love You Anyway, due to the band's tour commitments, and charted much lower, selling 30,000 copies and becoming Boyzone's first single to miss the top 3 in Ireland and the first to miss the top 5 in the UK.

Music video

The music video for "Better" premiered on 14 October 2008. The entire video was shot in black and white, with each member of the group singing to a woman he is holding - with the exception of Stephen Gately, who is shown singing to a man - the only time a Boyzone video has depicted a same-sex love interest. The video marks the last appearance for Gately in a Boyzone video, due to his death in October 2009.

Track listing

Digital download^[2]

"Better" - 3:36
"Coming Home Now" - 3:46

Chart positions

Chart (2008)	Peak position
European Hot 100 Singles^[3]	63
Irish Singles Chart^[4]	26
Scottish Singles Chart^[5]	21
UK Singles Chart^[6]	22

References

↑ 'Run Fatboy Run' IMDB listing
↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/better-single/id298450563
↑ "Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100". Billboard.com. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
↑ http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1
↑ http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1
↑ "2008-10-11 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive". Official Charts. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2012.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Boyzone

Keith Duffy Mikey Graham Ronan Keating Shane Lynch Stephen Gately

Studio albums	Said and Done A Different Beat Where We Belong Brother BZ20 Dublin to Detroit

Compilation albums	By Request Ballads – The Love Song Collection Key to My Life: Collection Back Again... No Matter What B-Sides & Rarities Love Me for a Reason – The Collection

Singles	"Working My Way Back to You" "Love Me for a Reason" "Key to My Life" "So Good" "Father and Son" "Coming Home Now" "Words" "A Different Beat" "Isn't It a Wonder" "Picture of You" "Mystical Experience" "Picture of You" "Baby Can I Hold You" "All That I Need" "No Matter What" "I Love the Way You Love Me" "When the Going Gets Tough" "You Needed Me" "Every Day I Love You" "Love You Anyway" "Better" "Gave It All Away" "Love Is a Hurricane" "Love Will Save the Day" "Light Up the Night"

Books	The Tree of Seasons

Discographies	Boyzone Ronan Keating

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