You're My Better Half
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{{Use Australian English|date=April 2011}}
{{Infobox song
| name = You're My Better Half
| cover = You're My Better Half.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Keith Urban
| album = Be Here
| released = 25 October 2004
| format =
| recorded = 2004
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 4:12 (album version)
3:59 (radio edit)
| label = Capitol Nashville
| writer = Keith Urban, John Shanks
| producer = Dann Huff, Keith Urban
| prev_title = Days Go By
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = Making Memories of Us
| next_year = 2005
}}
"You're My Better Half" is a song recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban and released in October 2004 as the second single from his 2004 album Be Here. Co-written by Urban and John Shanks, the song peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price of Billboard magazine reviewed "You're My Better Half" favorably, calling the production "light and breezy." She goes on to call it an "engaging performance" and saying that the lyric "paints a sweet portrait of domestic bliss, the kind of love that makes it easier to endure a hard day at work because of the prize waiting at home."Billboard, 4 December 2004, Vol. 116, No. 49, Page 29.
Music video
The music video, directed by Trey Fanjoy, premiered on CMT on October 29, 2004.
Charts
"You're My Better Half" debuted at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of 30 October 2004.
=Weekly charts=
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|+Weekly chart performance for "You're My Better Half" !scope="col"|Chart (2004–2005) !scope="col"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Australia|34|artist=Keith Urban|song=You're My Better Half|rowheader=true|access-date=10 April 2011}} |
| scope="row"|Canada Country (Radio & Records){{cite web |title=Canada Country Top 30 |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-02-11.pdf |website=Radio & Records |access-date=30 December 2019 |page=47 |date=11 February 2005}}
|align="center"|2 |
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| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|33|artist=Keith Urban|rowheader=true|access-date=10 April 2011}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|2|artist=Keith Urban|rowheader=true|access-date=10 April 2011}} |
=Year-end charts=
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|+Year-end chart performance for "You're My Better Half" !scope="col"|Chart (2005) !scope="col"|Position |
| scope="row"| US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2005: Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2005| access-date=16 June 2012}}
| align="center" | 15 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=Keith Urban|title=You're My Better Half|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2004|certyear=2021|access-date=February 4, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Keith Urban|title=You're My Better Half|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2004|certyear=2019|access-date=24 August 2019}}
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Keith Urban singles}}
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Category:Music videos directed by Trey Fanjoy
Category:Song recordings produced by Dann Huff
Category:Songs written by John Shanks
Category:Songs written by Keith Urban
Category:Capitol Records Nashville singles
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