Better Off Alone Explained

Better Off Alone
Cover:Image-Alice Deejay Better Off Alone.jpgborder
Caption:Orbit Records German cover
Type:single
Artist:Alice Deejay
Album:Who Needs Guitars Anyway?
Recorded:1997
Studio:Violent (Studio 4045), (Hilversum, Netherlands)[1]
Genre:
Length:3:34
Label:Violent
Producer:
Next Title:Back in My Life
Next Year:1999

"Better Off Alone" is a song by Alice Deejay, the Eurodance project of Dutch producer DJ Jurgen in collaboration with Wessel van Diepen, Dennis van den Driesschen, Sebastiaan Molijn and Eelke Kalberg (Pronti & Kalmani). In 1997, the song was released as an instrumental by DJ Jurgen on Violent Records. Later releases of the track included vocals by Judith Pronk, who would later become an important part of the Alice Deejay project. The song was included on the project's debut album, Who Needs Guitars Anyway? (2000). In 2023, Billboard featured "Better Off Alone" on their list of the "Best Pop Songs of All Time".[3]

Production

The song was initially an instrumental track composed in 1997 by Jürgen "DJ Jurgen" Rijkers, Sebastiaan "Pronti" Molijn, and Eelke "Kalmani" Kalberg at the Violent Studios 4045 complex in Hilversum, Netherlands.[4] [5] Violent Music and Violent Studios owners Dennis "Danski" Van Der Driesschen and Wessel "Delmundo" van Diepen had previously offered studio space for Pronti and Kalmani next to their 4045 complex. Before the production of "Better Off Alone", Pronti and Kalmani had worked on composing music for the label's other project the Vengaboys.

In post-production of the instrumental, Sebastiaan Molijn stated he invented the lyric "Do you think you're better off alone?" after his romantic partner had left him. Molijn stated that "I started humming the vocal melody while the track was playing and we decided to add vocals. It made the emotion of the song as real as it gets." Judith Pronk later served as singer for the Alice Deejay compositions of the song. Pronti and Kalmani's official biography once stated that DJ Jurgen, "wanted to stay the underground DJ that he was, so the group Alice Deejay was formed." In 1999, the "Radio Edit" was produced.

Later in 1999, Sebastiaan Molijn and Eelke Kalberg produced several remixes of the song which included the "Vocal Clubmix", "Pronti & Kalmani Vocal Remix", and the "Pronti & Kalmani Club Dub".

Composition

"Better Off Alone" is written in the key of B major. It is set in common time, with a fast tempo of 137 beats per minute. The instruments follow a chord progression of E–Dm–Gm–F, and the vocals span from B3 to G4.[6]

With the turn of the century, "Better Off Alone" has been described as a turning point in the development of a commercialized techno sound. This sound is shared by related compositions such as "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65 that surfaced around the same time.[7] Co-founder of Dash Berlin Jeffrey Sutorious stated, "It became such a huge chart hit around the world that many people categorised it as Euro Dance, when in fact it started out as vocal trance". Eelke Kalberg and Sebastiaan Molijn are Dash Berlin's other co-founders.[8] Entertainment Weekly described the song as "techno-pop" while Spin described it as a "trance-fueled Eurodance".[9] [10]

Release

Single

The single was initially released as an instrumental single by DJ Jurgen in 1997 on Violent Music B.V.'s label Violent Records. Upon its release, there were only 500 vinyls pressed. After the single established credibility under DJ Jurgen's name, the vocal versions got re-released as "DJ Jurgen Presents Alice Deejay" as well as "Alice Deejay Featuring DJ Jurgen" in some countries. The vocal single later came to be of just Alice Deejay.[11] [12]

The track was released to dance clubs and became an international hit in clubs reaching number 2 on the Billboard club charts and a top ten club chart worldwide. The song then became a hit reaching number 2 in Canada, number 27 in the U.S. and number 2 in the UK. It went on to sell over 600,000 copies in the UK and become one of the country's best-selling singles of 1999, despite the radio edit not being on the commercial CD release. The song was in the top 100 best-selling singles in Australia for 2000 as compiled by the Australian Recording Industry Association.[13]

Music videos

"Better Off Alone" has two versions of its music video. The original music video was directed by Olaf van Gerwen through the studio Blood Simple – who at the time directed videos for Sebastian Molijn and Eelke Kalberg's other music project the Vengaboys.[14] [15] In the first version of the video, a man travels in a 1997 Jeep Wrangler through the Moroccan desert. His car stalls and he is forced to walk on foot. He discards his items along the way such as a watch, a map and some water. In parallel, a woman is sitting on a couch in a living room singing the lyrics to the song while the man sees her in the desert. The man gets lost in the desert while intercut scenes of him and his girlfriend in love are shown. He takes off his broken dog tag while screaming. Because the dog tag is already broken and the girl has the second part probably means he is already dead and she is missing him. The video ends on his dead body being covered by the desert sand.

The second version was directed by "Cousin Mike" from the 1711 Production Group. The second video was shot in Miami for Republic and Universal.[16] The second version is interspersed with desert scenes from the original, but with added scenes where Judith Pronk, Mila Levesque and Angelique Versnel are dancing in a room with Moroccan decor. Sometimes just Pronk alone, wearing a blue dress with a veil.

Critical reception

The song was initially received with passiveness by some critics. J.D. Considine from The Baltimore Sun wrote in his review of Who Needs Guitars Anyway?: "Alice Deejay's sound is synth-driven and slightly retro, owing more to the frothy fun of '80s electropop than to the relentless thump of modern techno, and the songwriting is tuneful and hook-driven, lending an engaging, Ace of Base charm to the likes of "Better Off Alone"."[17] Entertainment Weekly gave the song a B rating, describing it as having "catchy, throwaway results" with "barely there lyrics". Scottish Daily Record complimented its "great vocal and a pounding techno beat".[18]

In retrospect the song garnered acclaim. Vibe magazine considered the song "a timeless track" in their 30 Dance Tracks from The '90s That Changed the Game.[19] Complex magazine stated the song, "perfectly embodies the 1990s Eurodance/euro trance sound that took over clubs, and today we're hearing the big room house scene build upon what was started here" in their 10 Essential Eurodance Classics. Complex also stated that Sebastiaan Molijn and Eelke Kalberg's production of trance music project Dash Berlin, is directly reflective of the song's influence on the modern day electronic music scene.[20] In 2017, BuzzFeed listed the song at number 24 in their list of The 101 Greatest Dance Songs Of the '90s.[21] Dash Berlin honorarily included the song in their top 5 greatest trance classics. Critic George McCarthy has described the song as being 'full of life: displaying an extensive range of raw emotional vulnerabilities that are unmatched by any other modern dance track, is a banger'.

Meagan Garvey of MTV referenced the song as an example of "Eurodance Nostalgia" and that the cult status of the song is "mostly retroactive". Garvey stated that songs such as "Better Off Alone", "left you with an aching sensation, as if something had been left unsaid. The undercurrent of melancholy seemed more akin to mid-'90s tracks like La Bouche's "Where Do You Go" or Haddaway's "What Is Love," dance tracks built around unanswerable questions."[22]

Track listings

Dutch, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand maxi-CD single[23] [24] [25]

  1. "Better Off Alone" (radio edit) – 3:36 (3:38)
  2. "Better Off Alone" (vocal club mix) – 6:36 (6:53)
  3. "Better Off Alone" (Signum remix) – 7:46 (7:49)
  4. "Better Off Alone" (Pronti & Kalmani vocal remix) – 7:04 (7:07)
  5. "Better Off Alone" (Pronti & Kalmani club dub) – 6:46 (6:52)
  6. "Better Off Alone" (Mark van Dale with Enrico remix) – 9:27 (9:28)

European maxi-CD single[26]

  1. "Better Off Alone" (radio edit) – 3:36
  2. "Better Off Alone" (vocal club mix) – 6:51
  3. "Better Off Alone" (Signum remix) – 7:46
  4. "Better Off Alone" (instrumental mix) – 6:36
  5. "Better Off Alone" (Pronti & Kalmani vocal remix) – 7:04
  6. "Better Off Alone" (club dub) – 6:46

Scandinavian CD single[27]

  1. "Better Off Alone" (radio edit) – 3:36
  2. "Better Off Alone" (vocal club mix) – 6:36

UK CD and 12-inch single[28] [29]

  1. "Better Off Alone" (vocal club mix) – 6:36
  2. "Better Off Alone" (Signum remix) – 6:21
  3. "Better Off Alone" (DJ Jam X and De Leon's Dumonde remix) – 6:42

UK cassette single[30]

  1. "Better Off Alone" (UK short cut) – 2:53
  2. "Better Off Alone" (vocal club mix) – 6:36
  3. "Better Off Alone" (Pronti & Kalmani vocal remix) – 7:04

US 12-inch single[31]

A1. "Better Off Alone" (vocal club mix) – 6:36

A2. "Better Off Alone" (Jam & Dumonde remix) – 6:42

B1. "Better Off Alone" (Mark van Dale with Enrico remix) – 9:27

B2. "Better Off Alone" (original edit) – 3:32

Canadian 12-inch single[32]

A1. "Better Off Alone" (vocal club mix) – 6:53

A2. "Better Off Alone" (Signum remix) – 7:49

B1. "Better Off Alone" (Pronti & Kalmani vocal remix) – 7:07

B2. "Better Off Alone" (Mark van Dale with Enrico remix) – 9:28

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Better Off Alone"!Chart (1999–2000)!Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[33] 2
Denmark (IFPI)[34] 11
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[35] 12
Hungary (Mahasz)[36] 10
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[37] 25
Italy (FIMI)[38] 17

Year-end charts

1999 year-end chart performance for "Better Off Alone"!Chart (1999)!Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[39] 75
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[40] 40
France (SNEP)[41] 51
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[42] 24
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[43] 36
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[44] 84
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[45] 44
UK Singles (OCC)[46] 12
UK Airplay (Music Week)[47] 33
UK Pop (Music Week)[48] 2
2000 year-end chart performance for "Better Off Alone"!Chart (2000)!Position
Australia (ARIA)[49] 88
US Billboard Hot 100[50] 88
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[51] 61
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[52] 35
2001 year-end chart performance for "Better Off Alone"!Chart (2001)!Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[53] 143

Release history

Region!scope="col"
DateFormat(s)Label(s)
NetherlandsDecember 1998Violent[54]
Europe4 June 1999CD
United Kingdom19 July 1999[55]
United States29 February 2000[56] [57]

Cover versions and samples

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