Song · Ben Harper
“Better Way” by Ben Harper
From the album Both Sides of the Gun (2006)
“Better Way” by Ben Harper appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2006 and 2018. It was first released in 2006 on the album Both Sides of the Gun. Its best result is #87 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #486 alternative song of 2006.
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"Better Way" opens the second disc of Both Sides of the Gun, Ben Harper's 2006 double album, and it was the record's first single. It's a raga-rock broadside, and a few critics set it beside John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance": both vent their anger at the state of things without stopping to explain how it got that way or how to fix it.
The song found causes anyway. A live take landed on Songs for Tibet: The Art of Peace, a various-artists compilation in support of Tibet, and in 2008 it did duty as a campaign song for Barack Obama's run at the presidency.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 87 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 625 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2009 | 366 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2013 | 597 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2018 | 679 | WTMD | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 | 896 |
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