Better Than Me (Hinder song)
| "Better Than Me" | ||||
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Universal | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | Brian Howes, Hinder | |||
| Producer(s) | Brian Howes | |||
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"Better Than Me" is the fourth single released from American rock band
Critical reception
Billboard magazine called the single "smaller and less bombastic, but [as] equally infectious" as "Lips of an Angel".[3]
Music video
The music video for the song starts with the band playing in a dark room, then shows a dysfunctional young couple at their home. The young man buys meth from a drug dealer in a pickup truck. While looking at pictures of him and his girlfriend together, he cracks open a light bulb with a knife, pours the meth into it, and heats it on a stove. After ingesting the meth, he has a violent, painful reaction to it, suffering a seizure and itching all over his body. His girlfriend walks in and begins to confront him. He starts to throw things at her. The lights of the room the band was in are turned on and it is revealed to be a cathedral. The funeral of the young man seen earlier is in progress, and it is clear that he died from an overdose. The girlfriend rushes forward, in tears, to his casket and puts an envelope into his hands after being stopped by her best friend.
A contest was held on YouTube challenging aspiring directors to create their own video for the song with the reward being the video being shown on television as well as an unpaid job as an assistant on the set of the official video. The winner was not shown on television, and most of the entries involved similar subject-matter to the official video, with very few entries not revolving around drug addiction and only a few not ending in suicide by overdose.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| United States | January 29, 2007 | Alternative radio
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Universal Republic | [1] |
| February 6, 2007 | Contemporary hit radio | [19] | ||
| Australia | June 4, 2007 | CD single | Universal | [20] |
References
- ^ a b "Modern Rock - Airplay Archive". FMQB. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- . Retrieved December 27, 2007
- ^ Philipp, Sven (April 7, 2007), "Better Than Me". Billboard. 119 (14):38
- ^ "Hinder – Better Than Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "Hinder Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hinder Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Hinder Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Hinder Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hinder – Better Than Me". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200710 into search.
- ^ "Hinder Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Hinder Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Hinder Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Hinder Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Hinder Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ "CHR - Airplay Archive". FMQB. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "New Releases Singles - Week Commencing 4th June 2007" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 900. Australian Recording Industry Association. June 4, 2007. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2021 – via Trove.
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