Better Be Good to Me

Better Be Good to Me

Infobox Single
Name = Better Be Good to Me


Caption =
Artist = Tina Turner
from Album = Private Dancer
B-side = "When I Was Young"
Released = 1985
Format = Vinyl CD single
Digital download
Cassette
Recorded =
Genre = Pop, Rock, R&B
Length = 5:10 (Album Version)
3:39 (7" Edit)
Label = Capitol Records
Writer = Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman & Holly Knight
Producer = Rupert Hine
Certification =
Last single = "What's Love Got to Do with It" (1984)
This single = "Better Be Good to Me" (1985)
Next single = "Private Dancer" (1985)
Misc = Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Background = khaki


Lower caption = US picture sleeve.

"Better Be Good to Me" is a hit single released from Tina Turner's breakthrough solo album, "Private Dancer". The song had originally been released in 1981 by Spider, a band from New York City with co-writer Holly Knight as a member. The Tina Turner version was extremely successful on the radio charts of the United States and the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart. It peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached a peak of six on the US R&B/Hip-hop chart radio charts. At the 1985 annual Grammy Awards, "Better Be Good to Me" won the Grammy award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. It is still one of Tina Turner's most popular and recognizable songs.

Music video

In the video Tina Turner is seen performing this song on stage at the Beverly Theater. A silhouette of Tina is seen in the background, then she proceeds down some steps to the stage. She is wearing a black leather jacket, and black skin tight knee length leather pants, with leopard print high heels and a spikey blond wig. Towards the end of the song a man appears on stage (Cy Curnin of The Fixx), grabs Tina's arms and Tina looks him in the eyes and sings the words "Why can't you be good to me?" to him and then pushes the man away. At the end of the song and video Tina disappears under the stage in a puff of smoke.

Versions and remixes

* 7" Edit - 3:39
* Album Version - 5:10
* Extended 12" Remix - 7:47

Chart Performance


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