Better Way

This article is about the song by Ben Harper. For the Jersey political organisation, see Better Way 2022.

"Better Way" is a song by singer-songwriter Ben Harper. It is the first track on disc two of his 2006 album Both Sides of the Gun, and was released as the album's first single. A live version of the song appears on Songs for Tibet: The Art of Peace, a compilation album by various artists supporting Tibet.^[1] The song also served as a campaign song for Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign.^[2]

"Better Way"
Single by Ben Harper
from the album Both Sides of the Gun
Released	2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	Raga rock, blues rock
Length	3:59
Label	Virgin Records
Songwriter(s)	Ben Harper
Ben Harper singles chronology
"There Will Be a Light" (2004) "Better Way" (2006) "Both Sides of the Gun" (2006)

Themes

A few music journalists have compared the song to John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance".^{[citation needed]} Noting the songs are similar because they both express anger at current problems, but do not address how these problems were created or how they will be solved.