A Better Man
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| "A Better Man" | ||||
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| Single by Clint Black | ||||
| from the album Killin' Time | ||||
| B-side | "Winding Down" | |||
| Released | February 18, 1989 (U.S.) | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | November 1988 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:03 | |||
| Label | RCA 8781 | |||
| Writer(s) | Clint Black Hayden Nicholas |
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| Producer(s) | Mark Wright James Stroud |
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"A Better Man" is a song co-written and performed by American country music artist Clint Black. It was released in February 1989 as the first single from his debut album, Killin' Time. It was written by Black and Hayden Nicholas. When "A Better Man" went to No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart on June 10, Black was the first artist since Freddy Fender to ascend to the top of the country chart with his first charted single.[1] In addition, "A Better Man" was the No. 1 song of 1989 on the Hot Country Singles chart.[2] The success of "A Better Man," along with the follow-up "Killin' Time," were instrumental in Black winning the Country Music Association's Horizon Award in 1989.[3]
Contents
Content
The song is a reflection on a relationship co-writer Black had recently ended with a girlfriend of seven years. He shared his dying romance story with friend Hayden Nicholas, who - after sharing an idea for the melody - came up with the hook line ("I'm leaving here a better man/For knowing you this way.").[4]
Music video
This was Clint Black's first music video; it was directed by Bill Young and premiered in early 1989. Much of the video is of Black driving down a little-used country road in a late-1950s Ford F-100 pickup truck, reflecting on his now-failed relationship. Interspersed are clips of Black performing the song before people dancing to the song.
Chart positions
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1989) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] | 4 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 1 |
Sources
References
- ↑ Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits." (Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 (ISBN 0-8230-7553-2)), p. 553-554
- ↑ Billboard magazine Hot Country Songs - 1989
- ↑ Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music" (HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)), p. 161
- ↑ Roland.
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6384." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 19, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Clint Black – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Clint Black.
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External links
| Preceded by | Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single June 10, 1989 |
Succeeded by "Love Out Loud" by Earl Thomas Conley |
| RPM Country Tracks number-one single June 19, 1989 |
Succeeded by "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" by Rosanne Cash |
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| Preceded by | Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single of the year 1989 |
Succeeded by "Nobody's Home" by Clint Black |
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- Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs
- 1989 singles
- Clint Black songs
- Songs written by Clint Black
- Songs written by Hayden Nicholas
- Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles
- RPM Country Tracks number-one singles
- Number-one debut singles
- Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles of the year
- Song recordings produced by James Stroud
- Song recordings produced by Mark Wright (record producer)
- RCA Records singles
- 1989 songs
