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"Better Man" (sometimes written as "'''Betterman'''") is a song that was written by ''. Never released as a single (a band practice which encouraged fans to buy albums instead), it nonetheless became one of Pearl Jam's most-played songs on the radio in the U.S. The song reached the top of '' Billboard '''s Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, the second spot on their Modern Rock Tracks chart, and number 13 on their Top 40 Mainstream chart. The song spent a total of eight weeks at #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart. At the 13th annual Pop Music Awards of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, "Better Man" was cited as one of the most-performed ASCAP songs of 1995.1 In Pearl Jam concerts, the slow opening verses and choruses of "Better Man" are frequently sung as much by the audience as by Vedder. The song is often performed live as a medley with The English Beat 's "Save It For Later". In the last Vote For Change concert in 2004, Vedder guest-appeared with Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band and sang "Better Man" upon Springsteen's request; sizeable numbers of the audience sang along with it. The song is also a part of the so-called "Man" trio ("Better Man", " Nothingman ", " Leatherman ") played occasionally at concerts. There is no connection between the three songs beyond the word "man" being in each of their titles. Live performances of "Better Man" can be found on the live albums '' Live On Two Legs '' and '' Live At The Gorge 05/06 ''. Performances of the song are also included on the DVDs '' Touring Band 2000 '', '' Live At The Showbox '', '' Live At The Garden '', and the upcoming '' Immagine In Cornice ''. LYRICAL MEANING When the song was performed on VH1 Storytellers Eddie Vedder introduced it as a song about "abusive relationships." It is often thought that Vedder had written it from a woman's perspective about an abusive relationship. Before performing the song at Pearl Jam's show in Atlanta , Georgia on April 3 , 1994 Vedder clearly says "it's dedicated to the bastard that married my Momma." CHART POSITIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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