"Better Than Love" is a song by British synthpop duo Hurts

Hurts

Hurts are a British synthpop duo formed in 2009, consisting of singer Theo Hutchcraft and synthesist Adam Anderson . Their debut album Happiness, which was released in September 2010, has reached the Top 10 in 12 European countries, and has sold over 800,000 copies worldwide...

 from their debut album, Happiness

Happiness (Hurts album)

Happiness is the debut studio album by English synthpop duo Hurts, released in the United Kingdom on 6 September 2010. It was preceded by the release of the singles "Better Than Love" on 23 May 2010 and "Wonderful Life" on 22 August 2010. Collaborators include Jonas Quant and production team The...

. It was released as their debut single on 23 May 2010 in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number fifty on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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. It also charted in Belgium and the Netherlands.

The song was re-released as a Double A-Side with 'Illuminated' on May 1 2011.

Music video

The music video was uploaded onto Hurts' official YouTube

YouTube

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 channel on 28 April 2010, following a trailer uploaded the day before. Their first professionally made music video, it features Theo Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson in an audition hall surrounded by women dressed in similar attire to themselves. As Anderson plays piano, Hutchcraft watches the auditions in the reflection of the hall's mirror. The video was filmed in Bucharest

Bucharest

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, Romania

Romania

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, in Buftea studio along with Romanian actresses Laura Cosoi

Laura Cosoi

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, Mădălina Ghiţescu, and others. Cosoi also starred in the video for their later song "Sunday

Sunday (Hurts song)

"Sunday" is a song by British recording duo Hurts, Co-Written by Rhys Barker. It was released as the fourth single from their debut album Happiness.-Critical reception:...

".

Track listings

• CD Single

1. "Better Than Love" (Radio Edit) – 3:32
2. "Mother Nature" – 2:50

• 7" Vinyl

1. "Better Than Love" (Radio Edit) – 3:32
2. "Mother Nature" – 2:50

• iTunes Single

1. "Better Than Love" (Radio Edit) – 3:32
2. "Better Than Love" (Jamaica Remix) – 4:19

• iTunes EP

1. "Better Than Love" (Radio Edit) – 3:32
2. "Better Than Love" (Tiefschwarz Mix) – 8:48

• German iTunes EP

1. "Better Than Love" (Album Version) - 3:33
2. "Better Than Love" (Live & Unplugged From BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge)
3. "Better Than Love" (Tiefschwarz Remix) - 8:48
4. "Better Than Love" (Burns European Sex Remix) - 5:06
5. "Better Than Love" (Freemasons Pegasus Mix [Radio Edit]) - 3:36
6. "Better Than Love" (Jamaica Remix) - 4:19
7. "Better Than Love" (Death In Vegas Acid Remix) – 8:14

• Italian CD Single/12" Vinyl

1. "Better Than Love" – 3:32
2. "Better Than Love" (Italoconnection Remix) – 5:14

• Other Version

1. "Better Than Love" (Freemasons
   Freemasons (band)
   Freemasons are an English dance band from Brighton, East Sussex, England. The act consists of producers Russell Small and James Wiltshire .-2005-2007: Early Career:Their name is taken from the Brighton pub, Freemasons Tavern, Hove, which they frequently...
   
    Pegasus Club Mix) - 9:19

Personnel

• Hurts
  Hurts
  Hurts are a British synthpop duo formed in 2009, consisting of singer Theo Hutchcraft and synthesist Adam Anderson . Their debut album Happiness, which was released in September 2010, has reached the Top 10 in 12 European countries, and has sold over 800,000 copies worldwide...
  
   – lyrics
  Lyricist
  A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
  
  , music
  Composer
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   and production
  Record producer
  A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
  
  
• Joseph Cross – music and production
• Jonas Quant
  Jonas Quant
  Jonas Quant is a producer and songwriter from Gothenburg, Sweden. One of the Swedish label Dot's leading artists, Quant released a few neo-electro EPs for the quirky label in the late 1990s, in addition to several compilation contributions as well as remixes. His first album was released in 2000...
  
   – production
• Spike Stent
  Mark Stent
  Mark 'Spike' Stent is a British record producer, and audio engineer who has worked with The KLF, Björk, Keane, Depeche Mode, Muse, Erasure, Hard-Fi, Massive Attack, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Marilyn Manson, Pet Shop Boys, Dave Matthews, No Doubt/Gwen Stefani, CSS, Beth Orton,...
  
   – mixing
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
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Charts

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Chart (2010/2011)	Peak Position
German Airplay Chart	96
German Youth Airplay Chart	29