Better Off Alone

Album: Who Needs Guitars Anyway? (1999)
Charted: 2 27
Play Video
  • Do you think you're better off alone?
    Do you think you're better off alone?
    Do you think you're better off alone?
    Do you think you're better off alone?

    Talk to me, ooh-ooh, talk to me
    Talk to me, ooh-ooh, talk to me
    Do you think you're better off alone?
    Do you think you're better off alone?

    Do you think you're better off alone?
    Do you think you're better off alone?
    Do you think you're better off alone?
    Do you think you're better off alone?

    Talk to me, ooh-ooh, talk to me
    Talk to me, ooh-ooh, talk to me
    Talk to me Writer/s: Eelke A. Kalberg, Sebastian Molijn
    Publisher: Audiam, Inc., BMG Rights Management, Peermusic Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 6

  • Thijs from NetherlandsI guess it's better to ask the right questions. Do you think you're better off alone? Is the right question. No, that is of course not so. It is quite nice if you can share something. But I like that the song leaves it to the listener to give the right anwer.
  • Fireinthehead from AfricaWhat sort of an 'Idiot Girlyman' drives into the desert in a vest and NO hat and is too stupid to repair a burst radiator hose ? We are truly doomed !
  • Pe from Hamburg, GermanySuch a simple song, but the simplicity of th melody and the refrain, they just grab you. Cannot get tired of this. And it makes not only the legs of my acathisia prone buddy move.
  • Kristen from Scottsdale, AzOne of my all time favorites!
  • Eddie from Philadelphia, WaThis song may not have many lyrics, but the beat instantly dives into my soul every time I hear it. Love to dance with ex-girlfriends to this song.
  • Dave from Cardiff, WalesThis song was actually a release by the then 22-year-old Dutch producer 'DJ Jurgen' (real name Jurgen Rijkers), and had next to nothing to do with the band Alice DeeJay except that their lead vocalist Judith Pronk performed "do you think your better off alone?" lyrics. The only other lyrics in the song were "talk to me, ooh talk me", and were performed by Annie Lennox having been sampled from the Eurythmics 1984 hit "Here Comes The Rain Again". The single was creditted to "DJ Jurgen presents Alice DeeJay" partly in order to help make Alice DeeJay known around the club scene in Europe as their debut single "Back In My Life" had failed to chart in 1998 and also partly because Jurgen Rijkers disliked commercial Eurodance and wished to remain an underground artist. The original members of Alice DeeJay other than Judith Pronk were producers Sebastiaan 'Pronti' Molijnthe and Eelke 'Kalmani' Kalberg, who co-wrote the song with DJ Jurgen. "Better Off Alone" hit #2 in the UK in July 1999 largely due to it's similarity in sound with two other club anthems of the same era: Andre Tannen Berger (ATB)'s May 1999 UK #1 hit "9 p.m. (Until I Come)" and Ann Lee's June 1999 #2 hit "2 Times". When 'Pronti' and 'Kalmani' left the band soon after "Better Off Alone" was released, they were replaced by professional dancers Mila Levesque and Angelique Versnel. This new line-up of Alice DeeJay would score four more UK Top 20 hits over the next couple of years (a re-released "Back In My Life" - #4; "Will I Ever" - #7; "The Lonely One" - #16; and "Celebrate Our Love" - #17) before Alice DeeJay split up in 2002. Their album "Who Needs Guitars Anyway?" reached UK album chart #8 in March 2000, but this proved the band's undoing as the 'rock revival' in the UK Charts in 2000/2001 saw many critics deem the album's name laughable or else just absurd
see more comments

Editor's Picks

Chris Squire of Yes

Chris Squire of YesSongwriter Interviews

One of the most dynamic bass player/songwriters of his time, Chris is the only member of Yes who has been with the band since they formed in 1968.

Linda Perry

Linda PerrySongwriter Interviews

Songwriting Hall of Famer Linda Perry talks about her songs "What's Up" and "Beautiful," her songwriting process, and her move into film music.

Billy Joe Shaver

Billy Joe ShaverSongwriter Interviews

The outlaw country icon talks about the spiritual element of his songwriting and his Bob Dylan mention.

Butch Vig

Butch VigSongwriter Interviews

The Garbage drummer/songwriter produced the Nirvana album Nevermind, and Smashing Pumpkins' Gish and Siamese Dream.

Joe Ely

Joe ElySongwriter Interviews

The renown Texas songwriter has been at it for 40 years, with tales to tell about The Flatlanders and The Clash - that's Joe's Tex-Mex on "Should I Stay or Should I Go?"

Second Wind Songs

Second Wind SongsSong Writing

Some songs get a second life when they find a new audience through a movie, commercial, TV show, or even the Internet.