On This Day, Feb. 27, 1981: The Who release ‘You Better You Bet’

By Jill Lances

February 27, 2026 at 10:15 am EST

On This Day, Feb. 27, 1981…

The Who released the song “You Better You Bet,” their first single since the death of drummer Keith Moon three years earlier.

The song, written by Pete Townshend, was the first single off the band's 1981 album, Face Dances, which featured former Faces drummer Kenney Jones in Moon's place.

"You Better You Bet" was a top-20 hit for The Who, peaking at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The video for the track was the fourth video ever played on MTV when it debuted Aug 1, 1981.

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