"Better Alone" is a single from Melanie C

Melanie Chisholm

Melanie Jayne Chisholm is an English singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman professionally known simply as Melanie C . She is best known as one of the five members of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed "Sporty Spice"...

's third album Beautiful Intentions

Beautiful Intentions

Beautiful Intentions is the third solo album from singer-songwriter Melanie C. The first on her self-founded label Red Girl Records after parting ways with her old record label. The album has been Melanie's labour of love for a year, and she previewed several tracks on her Barfly mini tour in June...

. The song is a piano-backed ballad which covers themes such as independence and emancipation from a stifling relationship.

In the UK, Better Alone was was available to purchase from iTunes

ITunes

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and from the online shop on Melanie's website, which sold a limited run of two physical CDs and a DVD single.

Better Alone was also released in Australia, Italy, Sweden and Netherlands. In February 2006 the single was released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland accompanied by a new promotional video.

Tracklisting and formats

• Australian CD

1. "Better Alone" [Edit] - 3:06
2. "Better Alone" [Pop Mix] - 3:56
3. "Better Alone" ['Amazing' Dub] - 7:44
4. "Runaway" - 3:24

• Dutch CD

1. "Better Alone" [Edit] - 3:06
2. "Better Alone" [Pop Mix] - 3:56
3. "Warrior" - 3:47

• German Maxi

1. "Better Alone" [Radio Version] - 3:06
2. "Better Alone" [Pop Mix Edit] - 3:26
3. "Warrior" - 3:48
4. "Better Alone" ['Amazing' Dub] - 7:46
5. "You'll Get Yours" [Acoustic Version] - 5:44
6. "Better Alone" [Music Video / Multimedia Track] - 3:06

• Italian CD

1. "Better Alone" [Edit] - 3:06
2. "Better Alone" [Original Version] - 3:59
3. "Better Alone" ['Amazing' Dub] - 7:44
4. "Runaway" - 3:24

• Italian DVD

1. "Better Alone" [Music Video] - 3:06
2. "Next Best Superstar" [Music Video] - 3:31
3. EPK Extract ("Better Alone" & Interview) - 2:00
4. Photo Gallery (& Runaway) - 3:24

• Swedish CD

1. "Better Alone" [Edit] - 3:06
2. "Better Alone" [Pop Mix Edit] - 3:26
3. "Warrior" - 3:47
4. "Better Alone" [Music video] - 3:06

• UK CD1

1. "Better Alone" [Edit] - 3:06
2. "Warrior" - 3:47

• UK CD2

1. "Better Alone" [Edit] - 3:06
2. "Better Alone" [Original Version] - 3:59
3. "Better Alone" [Pop Mix] - 3:56
4. "Better Alone" ['Amazing' Dub] - 7:44

• UK DVD

1. "Better Alone" [Music video] - 3:06
2. "Next Best Superstar" [Music video] - 3:31
3. EPK Extract ("Better Alone" & Interview) - 2:00
4. Photo Gallery (& Runaway) - 3:24

Release history

Region	Date
United Kingdom
Germany

Singles charts

Chart	Position
Australia	81
Austria	57
Germany	51
Italy	35
Russia	7
Switzerland	33