"You Better You Bet" was the Who's second-last charted single, reaching number 18 in April of 1981, while achieving twice as much greatness in the U.K., peaking at number nine. Penned by Pete Townshend, it was their first song to hit the Top 40 since 1978's "Who Are You," and is arguably the strongest track from Face Dances, which introduced drummer Kenny Jones of ex-Faces and Small Faces fame. Jones took the place of the legendary Keith Moon, who died of an overdose in 1978, after which it was rumored that there would never be a replacement. Produced by Bill Szymczyk, Face Dances had Roger Daltrey singing halfheartedly to Pete Townshend's sharply written songs. "You Better You Bet," loosely based on Townshend's yearning to remain youthful as a musician and to survive the changing times of love and romance, proved to be an amiable radio rocker. The Who's use of synthesizers fit in perfectly with the beginning of the decade, while the song's alliterative chorus and clever use of sarcasm and wit gave it lyrical sustenance. Even though Roger Daltrey's gritty vocal style gives the song most of its character, an acoustic, more heartfelt version is performed by Townshend on his double album, entitled Another Scoop, from 1987, which consists of numerous Who songs and solo efforts that Townshend remixed and reconfigured. Even with this secondary version in existence, it will always be the Face Dances single that fans will remember as one of the Who's last radio hurrahs. -- Mike DeGagne (allmusic.com)