4 November 1980; Odyssey Recording Studios, London
Genre
Rock[1][2][3]
Length
5:36 (Album Version), 3:58 (Single Version)
Label
Warner Bros. (US) Polydor (UK)
Songwriter(s)
Pete Townshend
Producer(s)
Bill Szymczyk
The Who singles chronology
"5.15" (1979)
"You Better You Bet" (1981)
"Don't Let Go the Coat" (1981)
Music video
"You Better You Bet" on YouTube
"You Better You Bet" is a song by British rock band The Who, appearing as the first track on their 1981 album Face Dances. It is sung by frontman Roger Daltrey with backing vocals from Pete Townshend and bassist John Entwistle.
"You Better You Bet" became a hit and one of the Who's most recognizable songs. It was the last single by the band that reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 18. The track was at number one on the Billboard Top Tracks chart for five weeks beginning 4 April 1981.[4] It was also their last single to hit the top ten in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 9.
^"Face Dances - the Who | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
^"You Better You Bet - the Who | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^Segretto, Mike (2022). "1981". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. pp. 399–401. ISBN 9781493064601.
^Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), p. 677
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