I'm a Better Man

"I'm a Better Man" was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It was a hit for Engelbert Humperdinck in 1969. It was a follow-up to the previous release, "The Way It Used To Be".

"I'm a Better Man"
Single by Engelbert Humperdinck
from the album Engelbert Humperdinck
B-side	"Café"
Released	1969
Genre	Traditional pop
Length	2:50
Label	Decca F.12957
Songwriter(s)	Bacharach & David
Producer(s)	Peter Sullivan
Engelbert Humperdinck singles chronology
"The Way It Used to Be" (1969) "I'm a Better Man" (1969) "Winter World of Love" (1970)

Background

The record was released in the United States on Parrot 40040.^[1]

In the 1980s, the song ended up on an Engelbert compilation Release Me which included other songs such as "Release Me", "There Goes My Everything" and "The Last Waltz".^{[citation needed]}

Chart performance

On August 9, 1969, the record reached No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart.^[2]

On September 27, 1969, the record peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100, and it spent a total of seven weeks on the chart.^[3] It also peaked at No. 6 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.^[4]