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Better Days (Pete Murray song)

{{Short description|2005 single by Pete Murray}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Better Days

| cover = Better_Days_by_Pete_Murray.png

| alt =

| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = Pete Murray

| album = See the Sun

| released = {{start date|2005|09|05|df=yes}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = {{duration|m=3|s=46}}

| label = Columbia

| writer = Pete Murray

| producer =

  • Pete Murray
  • Eric Sarafin

| prev_title = Please

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = Opportunity

| next_year = 2006

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|eOyX42oTy1g|"Better Days"}}}}

}}

"Better Days" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Pete Murray. It was released on 5 September 2005 as the lead single from his third studio album, See the Sun (2005). "Better Days" peaked at number 13 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold. At the APRA Music Awards of 2006, the song was nominated for Song of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/Nominations2006.aspx|title=APRA Nominations 2006|publisher=APRA AMCOS|year=2006|access-date=18 February 2020}}

Reception

In 2019, Forte Magazine ranked "Better Days" as Murray's 3rd best song, saying, "Although this track may not have the horns we love, it does have some harmonious strings and a beautiful story".{{cite web|url=https://fortemag.com.au/our-top-five-pete-murray-tracks/ |title=Our top five Pete Murray tracks |website=Forte Magazine|date=January 2019|access-date= 1 November 2023}}

In July 2022, Stephen Green from The Music ranked "Better Days" as Murray's 2nd best song.{{cite web|url=https://themusic.com.au/features/pete-murray-best-songs-ranked/dfltaWhram0/28-07-22 |title= Pete Murray's Top 10 Songs Ranked|website=The Music|date= July 2022|access-date=1 November 2023|first=Stephen|last=Green}}

Track listing

Australian CD single

  1. "Better Days" – 3:46
  2. "Back On" – 3:34
  3. "Belong to Yesterday" – 3:26

Charts

=Weekly charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (2005–2006)

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{{single chart|Australia|13|artist=Pete Murray|song=Better Days|rowheader=true|access-date=18 February 2020|refname="aus"}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|32|artist=Pete Murray|song=Better Days|rowheader=true|access-date=18 February 2020}}

=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (2005)

!scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2005/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2005|publisher=ARIA|access-date=18 February 2020}}

| 81

Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2005|certyear=2006|access-date=18 February 2020}}

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Release history

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scope="row"| Australia

| 5 September 2005

| CD single

| Columbia

| 82876724792

| {{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue810.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 5th September 2005|publisher=ARIA|page=29|date=5 September 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050819140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050820-0000/issue810.pdf|archive-date=19 August 2005|access-date=23 May 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

References

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{{Pete Murray}}

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Category:2005 singles

Category:2005 songs

Category:Columbia Records singles

Category:Pete Murray (Australian singer-songwriter) songs

Category:Songs written by Pete Murray (Australian singer-songwriter)