Better to Be Loved

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"Better to Be Loved"
Francesco Yates - Better to Be Loved.jpg
Single by Francesco Yates
from the album Francesco Yates EP
Released2015
Recorded2015
Genre Funk [1]
Length3:27
Label Warner Music
Songwriter(s) Francesco Yates, Matt Morris, Robin Hannibal
Producer(s) Robin Hannibal
Francesco Yates singles chronology
"When I Found You"
(2014)
"Better to Be Loved"
(2015)
"Nobody Like You"
(2015)
Music video
"Better to Be Loved" on YouTube

"Better to Be Loved" is a single by Canadian singer-songwriter Francesco Yates. It was released in 2015 as a single from his EP Francesco Yates.

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Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [2] 37
Canada AC ( Billboard ) [3] 6
Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) [4] 5
Canada CHR/Top 40 ( Billboard ) [5] 9
France (SNEP) [6] 196

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [7] 95

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