"Better" | ||||
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Single by The Screaming Jets | ||||
from the album All for One | ||||
Released | February 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1990 | |||
Studio | Paradise Studios, Sydney | |||
Genre | Hard rock, pop rock | |||
Length | 4:40 | |||
Label | rooArt | |||
Songwriter(s) | Grant Walmsley | |||
Producer(s) | Steve James | |||
The Screaming Jets singles chronology | ||||
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"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.
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.
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [2] | 4 |
Year | Country | Position |
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1991 | Australia (ARIA) [3] | 20 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [4] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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Australia | February 1991 | rooArt | 878814-2 | |
The Screaming Jets are an Australian hard rock band formed in Newcastle, Australia, in 1989 by frontman Dave Gleeson (vocals), Paul Woseen, Grant Walmsley (guitar), Richard Lara (guitar), and Brad Heaney (drums). The band has three albums that peaked in the top five on the Australian ARIA Charts: All for One (1991), Tear of Thought (1992), and The Screaming Jets (1995). Their 1991 single "Better" reached No. 4 on the related singles chart. Walmsley left in 2007 and formed his own band. In 2013, bassist Paul Woseen released an acoustic solo album, Bombido.
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