Better (Brooke Fraser song)
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"Better" is the debut single by Brooke Fraser
, from her multi-platinum and award-winning album What to Do with Daylight
.
, with Brooke appearing in them as well. The song was included in the New Zealand compilation Now That's What I Call Music 13
in 2003.
played Brooke's father. He is basically a drunken and abusive father that can never take care of himself, and Brooke is looking for a way out.
Brooke Fraser
Brooke Gabrielle Fraser Ligertwood, better known as Brooke Fraser is a New Zealand award-winning folk-pop and Christian music artist...
, from her multi-platinum and award-winning album What to Do with Daylight
What To Do With Daylight
What to Do with Daylight is the debut album by New Zealand singer/songwriter, Brooke Fraser released in 2004. What to Do with Daylight was the top New Zealand album for 2004 , and went seven times Platinum....
.
Song information
This was the song that introduced and launched Brooke as a recording artist in New Zealand. Brooke wrote the song when she was in seventh form in High School. The song was also used in the New Zealand advertisements for World VisionWorld Vision
World Vision, founded in the USA in 1950, is an evangelical relief and development organization whose stated goal is "to follow our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of...
, with Brooke appearing in them as well. The song was included in the New Zealand compilation Now That's What I Call Music 13
Now That's What I Call Music 13 (N.Z. series)
Now That's What I Call Music 13 or Now 13 was released in 2003. The album is the 13th edition of the Now! series.-Track listing:#OutKast : "Hey Ya"#Beyoncé featuring Jay Z : "Crazy in Love"#The Black Eyed Peas : "Where Is the Love?"...
in 2003.
Chart performance
"Better" debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number fifty on July 6, 2003 and peaked at number three where it stayed for four weeks. The song spent a total of twenty two weeks on the chart. Furthermore, the single was the tenth biggest song in the year-end Top 50 Singles of 2003.| Singles Chart | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
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Music video
In the video, Temuera MorrisonTemuera Morrison
Temuera Derek Morrison is a New Zealand-born actor. He has become one of the country's most famous stars for his roles as the abusive Jake "the Muss" Heke in 1994's Once Were Warriors and as bounty hunter Jango Fett and the Clone Troopers in the Star Wars series...
played Brooke's father. He is basically a drunken and abusive father that can never take care of himself, and Brooke is looking for a way out.