| "Better Be Good to Me" | ||||
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 U.S. 12-inch vinyl single | ||||
| Single by Tina Turner | ||||
| from the album Private Dancer | ||||
| B-side | "When I Was Young" | |||
| Released | September 3, 1984[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 5:10 (LP Version) 3:43 (Single Version) 7:47 (Extended Version) | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Rupert Hine | |||
| Tina Turner singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Better Be Good to Me" on YouTube | ||||
"Better Be Good to Me" is a song written by Mike Chapman, Holly Knight, and Nicky Chinn, recorded by singer Tina Turner for her solo studio album Private Dancer (1984) and released as a single in early September 1984. The song was originally recorded and released in 1981 by Spider, a band from New York City that featured co-writer Knight as a member. Turner's version was successful in the United States and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 6 on the then-Hot Black Singles charts. At the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985, it won Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female, one of four Grammys awarded to Turner's Private Dancer album at that ceremony.[3] The song was also included on the Miami Vice soundtrack, and the 2024 Paramount Pictures film IF, during which the main characters sing and dance to the track inside the official music video.
- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 14.
- ^ Rolling Stone Staff (24 May 2023). "Tina Turner: 15 Essential Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
...Turner made it feel like a signature statement, imbuing its demand for respect with rock-star swagger and her own story of struggle and resilience.
- ^ "27th Annual Grammy Awards - 1985". Rock On The Net. 1985-02-26. Retrieved 2012-01-16.