"Better Things to Do" | ||||
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Single by Terri Clark | ||||
from the album Terri Clark | ||||
B-side | "Tyin' a Heart to a Tumbleweed" [1] | |||
Released | July 10, 1995 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:08 | |||
Label | PolyGram/Mercury | |||
Songwriter(s) | Terri Clark, Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters | |||
Producer(s) | Chris Waters, Keith Stegall | |||
Terri Clark singles chronology | ||||
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"Better Things to Do" is a song written by Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters, and co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. It was released in July 1995 as her debut single and served as the lead single to her self-titled debut album. It was a Top 10 hit on both the U.S. and Canadian country charts, where it peaked at number 3 on both.
"Better Things to Do" is an up-tempo song about a narrator who realizes that she has "better things to do" than to sit around and cry over her ended relationship. At the same time, her man wants her back, thinking she's lost without him.
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "good uptempo tune with a solid delivery." [2]
Terri Clark's first music video was released for the song, directed by Michael Merriman. In the video, Clark is shown playing her guitar out in the desert as her ex is attempting to use a payphone to reach her. Later, she hops into her jeep and drives in circles around him as he pleads for her to come back to him. Eventually she drives off, leaving him in a cloud of dust.
"Better Things to Do" debuted at number 72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 15, 1995.
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] | 3 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] | 3 |
Chart (1995) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] | 64 |
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] | 38 |
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Canadian country music artist Terri Clark has released 12 studio albums, 1 live album, 3 compilation albums, 27 music videos and 43 singles. In 1994, she signed her first recording contract with Mercury Nashville Records. Her self-titled debut studio album was released in 1995. Its first three singles became top 10 hits on both the Billboard and Canadian country charts: "Better Things to Do", "When Boy Meets Girl", and "If I Were You". Clark's second studio album Just the Same was released in 1996. "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" was issued as the lead single, peaking at number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. In 1998, Clark's third studio album How I Feel was released. The album spawned four singles including "You're Easy on the Eyes", which topped both the American and Canadian country charts. How I Feel would also become Clark's third album to certify platinum in sales from the RIAA and the MC.
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