Better than You (Metallica song)
1998 single by Metallica
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| Single by Metallica | ||||
| from the album Reload | ||||
| Released | July 16, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Studio | The Plant (Sausalito, California) | |||
| Genre | Hard rock[1] | |||
| Length | 5:21 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
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| Lyricist(s) | James Hetfield | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Rock | |||
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"Better than You" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, from their seventh album, Reload.
It won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance, the band's fourth award in that category.[2]
Reception
The 2011 book Metallica: The Music and the Mayhem describes the song as "qualifying on all grounds, with lyrics full of festering resentment, and Hammett giving a lengthy solo."[3]
Loudwire ranked the song in 94th place in their ranking of every Metallica song, calling it "entirely forgettable" but "nothing particularly offensive."[1]
Track listing
1998 CD promo (USA: Elektra PRCD 1149-2)
- "Better than You" – 5:21
1998 CD promo (USA: Elektra PRCD 1165-2)
- "Better than You (Edit)" – 4:44
Personnel
- James Hetfield – vocals, rhythm guitar, production
- Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
- Jason Newsted – bass
- Lars Ulrich – drums, production
- Bob Rock – production
References
- ^ a b "Every Metallica Song Ranked". Loudwire.
- ^ "Past Winners Search". Grammy.com. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ Wall, Mick (March 1, 2011). Metallica: The Music and the Mayhem. Omnibus Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-1849386623.
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