A Better Man (Thunder song) explained

A Better Man
Type:single
Artist:Thunder
Album:Laughing on Judgement Day
Released:[1]
Length:3:42
Label:EMI
Producer:
  • Andy Taylor
  • Luke Morley
Prev Title:Everybody Wants Her
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:Like a Satellite
Next Year:1993

"A Better Man" is a song by English hard rock band Thunder, released as a single in 1993, taken from their album Laughing on Judgement Day. It is the only Thunder song in which Gary James plays acoustic guitar instead of his usual drums. It is also the only song he sings a part of live, as he occasionally sings the song's final line.

The song is the band's highest-charting UK single, reaching No. 18 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1993.

Track listing

Maxi-CD[2]

  1. "A Better Man" – 3:43
  2. "Bigger Than Both of Us" – 4:26
  3. "Higher Ground" (live) – 5:35
  4. "Lazy Sunday Afternoon" (live) – 3:31

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 55
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[4] 18

Notes and References

  1. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 23. 30 January 1993.
  2. Web site: Australian-charts.com – Thunder – A Better Man. ARIA Top 50 Singles. 2 January 2021.
  3. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 10. 9. 27. 27 February 1993. 2 January 2021.
  4. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (2.–8. apríl). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 29. 1 April 1993. 2 January 2021.