| "Better Alone" | ||||
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| Single by Melanie C | ||||
| from the album Beautiful Intentions | ||||
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| Released | 1 August 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
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| Label | Red Girl | |||
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| Producer(s) | Greg Haver | |||
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| "Better Alone" UK music video on YouTube | ||||
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| "Better Alone" European music video on YouTube | ||||
"Better Alone" is a song by British singer-songwriter, Melanie C. It was released as the second single from her 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 United Kingdom, it was available to purchase from iTunes and from the online shop on Melanie C's website, which sold a limited run of two physical CDs and a DVD single. It was also released in Australia, Italy, Sweden and Netherlands. In February 2006, after the success of First Day of My Life, "Better Alone" was released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland accompanied by a new music video, selling over 200,000 copies worldwide.