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"You're My Better Half" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released in October 2004 as the second single from his 2004 album Be Here. The song peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Urban wrote this song with John Shanks.

"You're My Better Half"
Single by Keith Urban
from the album Be Here
Released25 October 2004
Recorded2004
GenreCountry
Length4:12 (album version)
3:59 (radio edit)
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)Keith Urban, John Shanks
Producer(s)Dann Huff, Keith Urban
Keith Urban singles chronology
"Days Go By"
(2004)		 "You're My Better Half"
(2004)		 "Making Memories of Us"
(2005)

Critical reception


Deborah Evans Price of Billboard magazine reviewed the song 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."[1]


Music video


The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy, and 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


Weekly chart performance for "You're My Better Half"
Chart (2004–2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 34
Canada Country (Radio & Records)[3] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 33
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 2

Year-end charts


Year-end chart performance for "You're My Better Half"
Chart (2005) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 15

Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] Gold 35,000
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. Billboard, 4 December 2004, Vol. 116, No. 49, Page 29.
  2. "Keith Urban – You're My Better Half". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  3. "Canada Country Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. 11 February 2005. p. 47. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  5. "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  6. "Best of 2005: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2005. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  7. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. "American single certifications – Keith Urban – You're My Better Half". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 24 August 2019.


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«You’re My Better Half» — песня в стиле кантри австралийского исполнителя кантри-музыки Кита Урбана. Это второй сингл с его студийного альбома «Be Here» 2005 года, которая стала хитом поднимаясь до позиции № 2 в чарте Hot Country Songs в США по версии журнала Billboard.


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