"A Better Love" is a song by British-Americandance-pop bandLondonbeat, released on 12 November 1990 byAnxious andRCA Records as the second single from the group's second studio album,In the Blood (1990). Produced by Martyn Phillips, it was the follow-up to their international hit "I've Been Thinking About You". "A Better Love" was less successful but still reached the top 20 in several countries, including Austria and Canada, where it entered the top 10; it was the 41st-most-successful song of 1991 in the latter country. On the USBillboardHot 100, the single reached number 18, while on theUK Singles Chart, it peaked at number 24.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine fromAllMusic described the song as a "enjoyable" slice of early-'90s "soulful, tunefuldance-pop".[2]Larry Flick fromBillboard magazine wrote that it "demonstrates [the] act's versatility and is draped with anthemic drum beats and spacious guitar slides."[1] Steve Morse fromBoston Globe felt the group shows some "intoxicating dance rhythms" in songs like "A Better Love".[3] Pan-European magazineMusic & Media stated that here, the band "is once again a display of vocal craftsmanship", describing the song as "up-tempo, yet mildly moody and chartbound."[4] Selina Webb fromMusic Week said that "this is bound to be two in a row forAnxious's most fruitful signing." She added that "the wholesome harmonies are in fine form and this is easily as strong as 'I've Been Thinking About You'."[5]
