Better Man is a song from American Band Rock Band Pearl Jam of the third album: Vitalogy from 1994.
Text & amp; originLike all other songs on Vitalogy, the text is written by singer Eddie Vedder. A piece of the text wrote Vedder during his middle school: "I wrote Better Man before I could legally drink." In another interview, Vedder says, "Sometimes I think of what I've kicked the teenager who wrote the number Better Man on his bed in San Diego and wondered if somebody would ever hear it."
Vedder played the song first with the band Radio, and later with Pearl Jam. The band members, including Vedder, were hesitant to put it on the album Vs. and it was eventually rejected because of the accessibility of the song. Producer Brendan O'Brien said: "When I heard it during the first recording session, I called:" Man, that's a hit! ". Eddie stumbled upon, and I knew immediately I had said something wrong. "
When the song was played on VH1 Storytellers in 2006, Vedder introduced it as a "abuse in relationships" issue. Before Pearl Jam played the song in Atlanta on April 3, 1994, Vedder said it was assigned to the "bastard that married my mom". He referred to his stepfather. This concert has been released in three parts via the Dissident singles. Commercial success
Although the song was not released as single, Better Man reached spot # 1 on the American Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks list and stayed there for eight weeks. It became a favorite song for radio stations and the most popular song of the Vitalogy album. Live
Better Man was played for the first time in May 1993 during a secret show for a small audience in San Francisco. Since then it is one of the most played songs. From the album Vitalogy only Corduroy is played more live. During concerts, Vedder often leaves the singing of the introduction to the public. During the concert at the Gelredome in Arnhem in August 2006, Vedder played a piece of Bob Marley's No Woman, No Cry Prior to Better Man. Trivia
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