Better than You (Metallica song) explained

Better than You
Cover:	Metallica - Better Than You cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Metallica
Album:	Reload
Released:	July 16, 1998
Recorded:	1996
Studio:	The Plant (Sausalito, California)
Genre:	Hard rock^[1]
Length:	5:21
Label:	Elektra
Lyricist:	James Hetfield
Producer:	Bob Rock
Prev Title:	Fuel
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Turn the Page
Next Year:	1998

"Better than You" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, from their seventh album, Reload.

It won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance, the band's fourth award in that category.^[2]

Reception

The 2011 book Metallica: The Music and the Mayhem describes the song as "qualifying on all grounds, with lyrics full of festering resentment, and Hammett giving a lengthy solo."^[3]

Loudwire ranked the song in 94th place in their ranking of every Metallica song, calling it "entirely forgettable" but "nothing particularly offensive."

Track listing

1998 CD promo (USA: Elektra PRCD 1149-2)

"Better than You" – 5:21

1998 CD promo (USA: Elektra PRCD 1165-2)

"Better than You (Edit)" – 4:44

Personnel

James Hetfield – vocals, rhythm guitar, production
Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
Jason Newsted – bass
Lars Ulrich – drums, production
Bob Rock – production

Notes and References

Web site: Every Metallica Song Ranked . .
Web site: Past Winners Search. Grammy.com. June 13, 2013.
Book: Wall, Mick. Metallica: The Music and the Mayhem. Omnibus Press. March 1, 2011. 978-1849386623. 160.