Better (The Screaming Jets song)

"Better"
CD single cover
Single by the Screaming Jets
from the album All for One
B-side	"Rocket Man"
Released	25 February 1991 (1991-02-25)
Studio	Paradise (Sydney, Australia)
Length	4:40
Label	rooArt
Songwriter(s)	Grant Walmsley
Producer(s)	Steve James
The Screaming Jets singles chronology
"C'Mon" (1990) "Better" (1991) "Stop the World" (1991)

"Better" is a song by Australian rock band the Screaming Jets. The song was released on 25 February 1991 as the lead single from their debut studio album, All for One (1991). The song peaked at number four on the Australian Singles Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). A music video was also released, showing the band members singing and playing their instruments in the Outback. In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Better" was ranked number 15, ^[1] and ranked 100 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs. ^[2]

Track listing

CD single

1. "Better" – 4:40
2. "Rocket Man" – 3:22

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [3]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
Australia (ARIA) [4]	20

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5]	Gold	35,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Australia	25 February 1991	7-inch vinyl CD cassette	rooArt	[6]

References

1. "Here Are The Songs That Made Triple M's 'Ozzest 100'". Musicfeeds. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
2. "Countdown #1 to #100 – Hottest 100 Australian Songs". triple j. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
3. "The Screaming Jets – Better". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
4. "ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1991". ARIA . Retrieved 16 September 2025.
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 245.
6. "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 25/02/91: Singles". The ARIA Report . No. 57. 24 February 1991. p. 19.