Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault)
~ Recording by Taylor Swift
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.22 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (clean) | Taylor Swift | Album |
| Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present) | |
| 2.6 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (explicit) | Taylor Swift | Album | Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | B0034504-02 | |
| 2.6 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (clean) | Taylor Swift | Album | Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | B0034505-02 | |
| 2.6 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | ?:?? | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (clean) | Taylor Swift | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 3873763 |
| 1.22 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (+ a message from Taylor, explicit) | Taylor Swift | Album |
| Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present) | |
| 1.22 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | ?:?? | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (+ a message from Taylor, clean) | Taylor Swift | Album |
| Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present) | |
| 3.6 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | ?:?? | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (side A runout: 3873167 BL51941-01 A6 HL) | Taylor Swift | Album | Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | B0034422-01 | |
| 3.6 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | ?:?? | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (Target exclusive, MPO) | Taylor Swift | Album |
| Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | B0034423-01 |
| 1.22 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (From the Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (explicit) | Taylor Swift | Album |
| Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present) | |
| 1.22 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (From the Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (clean) | Taylor Swift | Album |
| Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present) | |
| 1.22 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (explicit, hi-res) | Taylor Swift | Album |
| Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present) | |
| 1.22 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (96kHz/24bit, clean) | Taylor Swift | Album |
| Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present) | |
| 2.6 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (explicit) | Taylor Swift | Album |
| Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | B003450402 |
| 2.6 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (explicit) | Taylor Swift | Album | Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | 00602438737628 | |
| 1.22 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (explicit) | Taylor Swift | Album |
| Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present) | DD0602438519330 |
| 2.6 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (explicit) | Taylor Swift | Album |
| Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | UICU-1334 |
| 3.6 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | ?:?? | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (side A runout: (MPO logo) 21 238660 3873167 M1 0602438731671 A2 BL51941-01_A1 ST) | Taylor Swift | Album | Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | B0034422-01 | |
| 2.6 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (signed) | Taylor Swift | Album | Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | B0034572-02 | |
| 1.22 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (From the Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) | Taylor Swift | Album |
| Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present) | |
| 3.6 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | ?:?? | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (Target exclusive, Optimal Media) | Taylor Swift | Album |
| Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | B0034423-01 |
| 2.6 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (deluxe) | Taylor Swift | Album |
| Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | UICU-1344, UICU-1345, UICU-9106 |
| 1.22 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from the Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (video deluxe) | Taylor Swift | Album |
| Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present) | |
| 2.6 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (explicit) | 泰勒絲 | Album |
| Universal Music Taiwan | 3873762 |
| 2.6 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) | Taylor Swift | Album |
| Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | 060243873763 |
| 2.6 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (explicit) | Taylor Swift | Album |
| Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | 060243873762 |
| 2.6 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (clean) | Taylor Swift | Album |
| Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | 060243873763 |
| 1.6 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version): From the Vault Chapter | Taylor Swift | EP + Compilation |
| Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present) | |
| 1.6 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version): From the Vault Chapter | Taylor Swift | EP + Compilation |
| Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present) | |
| 1.6 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version): From the Vault Chapter | Taylor Swift | EP + Compilation |
| Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present) | |
| 1.6 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version): From the Vault Chapter | Taylor Swift | EP + Compilation |
| Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present) | |
| 1.6 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from The Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version): From the Vault Chapter | Taylor Swift | EP + Compilation |
| Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present) | |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.22 | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (From the Vault) | 4:57 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor’s version) (leak) | Taylor Swift | Album |
| [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | |
Relationships
| recording engineer: | Aaron Dessner Derek Garten (background vocals) Jonathan Low (recording engineer) Jeremy Murphy (strings) Christopher Rowe (lead vocals [Taylor Swift vocals]) |
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| miscellaneous support: | Galya Bisengalieva (task: leader LCO) Amy Hinds (task: LCO Orchestra Manager) Meg Monteith (task: LCO Recording Projects Manager) Talia Morey (task: copyist) |
| drum machine programming: | Aaron Dessner |
| engineer: | Aaron Dessner Jonathan Low (recording engineer) |
| producer: | Aaron Dessner Taylor Swift |
| mixer: | Jonathan Low (recording engineer) |
| acoustic guitar: | Aaron Dessner Josh Kaufman (multi‐instrumentalist, songwriter, producer) |
| bass guitar, guitar [high strung guitar], keyboard [keyboards], piano and synthesizer [synthesizers]: | Aaron Dessner |
| cello [cellos]: | Jonny Byers (cellist) Oliver Coates Max Ruisi (cellist) |
| double bass: | Dave Brown (double bass player) |
| drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion: | James Krivchenia |
| electric guitar, lap steel guitar [lap steel] and mandolin: | Josh Kaufman (multi‐instrumentalist, songwriter, producer) |
| viola [violas]: | Stephanie Edmundson (violist) Clifton Harrison Matthew Kettle (violinist) Zoe Matthews |
| violin [first violins]: | Zara Benyounes Galya Bisengalieva Antonia Kesel (violinist) Natalie Klouda (violinist and composer) Anna Ovsyanikova Charlotte Reid (violinist) |
| violin [second violins]: | Anna de Bruin Guy Button (violinist) Charis Jenson (violinist) Nicole Crespo O’Donoghue (violinist) Nicole Stokes (violinist) Eloisa‐Fleur Thom |
| background vocals: | Caitlin Evanson Liz Huett |
| lead vocals: | Taylor Swift |
| orchestra: | London Contemporary Orchestra |
| conductor: | Robert Ames |
| orchestrator: | Bryce Dessner (compositeur et guitariste nord américain) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Taylor Swift (in 2021) |
| recorded at: | Kitty Committee Studio in Belfast, Belfast, County Antrim, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (lead vocals [Taylor Swift vocals]) Long Pond (Aaron Dessner studio) in New York, United States (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, percussion, drums (drum set) [drums], synthesizer [synthesizers], piano, guitar [high strung guitar], keyboard [keyboards], bass guitar, lap steel guitar [lap steel]) Long Pond (Aaron Dessner studio) in New York, United States Prime Recording in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (background vocals) The EBC in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (strings) |
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| mixed at and engineered at: | Long Pond (Aaron Dessner studio) in New York, United States |
| music videos: | Better Man (Taylor’s version) (from the Vault) (lyric video) |
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| part of: | from The Vault (Taylor Swift) (order: 3) Billboard Hot 100: 2021-11-27 (number: 51) (order: 12) |
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| recording of: | Better Man |
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Related works
Better Man
| lyricist and composer: | Taylor Alison Swift |
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| publisher: | Sony/ATV Tree Publishing Taylor Swift Music (publisher) |
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| sub-publisher: | シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 |
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