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"Better the Devil You Know" is a song written by Brian Teasdale and Dean Collinson for British singer Sonia. The single was released in April 1993 by Arista as the second and final single from Sonia's third album, Better the Devil You Know (1993).
"Better the Devil You Know" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue, taken from her third studio album Rhythm of Love (1990). The song was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman and was released as the album's lead single on 30 April 1990 by PWL and Mushroom Records.
Steps' cover of "Better the Devil You Know" was later included as the opening track on their third studio album, Buzz (2000), but did not serve as a lead single. A limited-edition single was released as a digipack that was included with a doubled-sided poster in the sleeve. The song is the first to feature all five members on lead vocals. "Say ...
"The devil you know" is a reference to the proverb "better the devil you know than the devil you don't", describing ambiguity aversion. The Devil You Know may refer to: Film and television
Better late than never; Better safe than sorry; Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven (John Milton, in Paradise Lost) [8] Be yourself; Better the Devil you know (than the Devil you do not) Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all; Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness
The opening track, "Better the Devil You Know", is a dance-pop song with worldbeat influences, in which Minogue struggles with a lover's flaws. [39] SAW wrote the song as a response to Minogue's departure from Neighbours and her over-publicised romantic relationships with Donovan and Hutchence. [ 40 ]
In 1993, Sonia represented the United Kingdom in the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, singing the Dean Collinson and Brian Teasdale composition "Better the Devil You Know". [8] She was placed second in the contest. [9] Her third album, also titled Better the Devil You Know was released that year and reached number 32 in the UK. [3]
Better the Devil You Know" featured four songs from the contest (the top four placed songs: "A Little Love", "Our World", "So Much of Your Love" and the winner "Better the Devil You Know"). [4] However, the album failed to replicate Ball's success and peaked at No.32 in the charts.