Better Alone

"Better Alone"
Single by Melanie C
from the album Beautiful Intentions
B-side	"Runaway" "Warrior"
Released	August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01) (see Release history)
Format	CD Single / Download
Recorded	2005
Genre	Pop
Length	3:06
Writer(s)	Peter-John Vettese Melanie Chisholm Label = Red Girl
Producer	Greg Haver
Melanie C singles chronology
"Next Best Superstar" (2005) "Better Alone" (2005) "First Day of My Life" (2005) Alternative covers UK CD2 cover UK DVD cover German CD cover

"Better Alone" is a single from Melanie C's third album Beautiful Intentions. The song is a piano-backed ballad which covers themes such as independence and emancipation from a stifling relationship.

In the UK, Better Alone was available to purchase from iTunes and from the online shop on Melanie's website, which sold a limited run of two physical CDs and a DVD single.

Better Alone was also released in Australia, Italy, Sweden and Netherlands. In February 2006 the single was released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland accompanied by a new promotional video.

Tracklisting and formats

• Australian CD

1. "Better Alone" [Edit] - 3:06
2. "Better Alone" [Pop Mix] - 3:56
3. "Better Alone" ['Amazing' Dub] - 7:44
4. "Runaway" - 3:24

• Dutch CD

1. "Better Alone" [Edit] - 3:06
2. "Better Alone" [Pop Mix] - 3:56
3. "Warrior" - 3:47

• German Maxi

1. "Better Alone" [Radio Version] - 3:06
2. "Better Alone" [Pop Mix Edit] - 3:26
3. "Warrior" - 3:48
4. "Better Alone" ['Amazing' Dub] - 7:46
5. "You'll Get Yours" [Acoustic Version] - 5:44
6. "Better Alone" [Music Video / Multimedia Track] - 3:06

• Italian CD

1. "Better Alone" [Edit] - 3:06
2. "Better Alone" [Original Version] - 3:59
3. "Better Alone" ['Amazing' Dub] - 7:44
4. "Runaway" - 3:24

• Italian DVD

1. "Better Alone" [Music Video] - 3:06
2. "Next Best Superstar" [Music Video] - 3:31
3. EPK Extract ("Better Alone" & Interview) - 2:00
4. Photo Gallery (& Runaway) - 3:24

• Swedish CD

1. "Better Alone" [Edit] - 3:06
2. "Better Alone" [Pop Mix Edit] - 3:26
3. "Warrior" - 3:47
4. "Better Alone" [Music video] - 3:06

• UK CD1

1. "Better Alone" [Edit] - 3:06
2. "Warrior" - 3:47

• UK CD2

1. "Better Alone" [Edit] - 3:06
2. "Better Alone" [Original Version] - 3:59
3. "Better Alone" [Pop Mix] - 3:56
4. "Better Alone" ['Amazing' Dub] - 7:44

• UK DVD

1. "Better Alone" [Music video] - 3:06
2. "Next Best Superstar" [Music video] - 3:31
3. EPK Extract ("Better Alone" & Interview) - 2:00
4. Photo Gallery (& Runaway) - 3:24

Release history

Region	Date
United Kingdom	August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01)
Germany	February 24, 2006 (2006-02-24)

Singles charts

Chart	Position
Australia	81
Austria	57
Germany	51
Italy	35
Russia	7
Switzerland	33

Melanie C Albums Northern Star (1999) Reason (2003) Beautiful Intentions (2005) This Time (2007) The Sea (2011) DVDs Live Hits Live At The Hard Rock Cafe Northern Star "Goin' Down" "Northern Star" "Never Be the Same Again" "I Turn to You" "If That Were Me" Reason "Here It Comes Again" "On the Horizon" "Let's Love" "Melt"/"Yeh Yeh Yeh" Beautiful Intentions "Next Best Superstar" "Better Alone" "First Day of My Life" This Time "The Moment You Believe" "I Want Candy" "Carolyna" "This Time" "Understand" The Sea "Rock Me" "Think About It" "Weak" "Let There Be Love" Tours "From Liverpool to Leicester Square" "Northern Star UK Tour" "Northern Star World Tour" "Reason UK & Ireland Tour" "The Barfly Mini-Tour" "Beautiful Intentions European Tour" "Beautiful Intentions German Tour" "This Time Canadian Tour" Related articles Spice Girls Red Girl Records Discography