Westlife fans send Better Man to top of the charts hours after release of 'old school' song

The new single is out now
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Natasha Sporn29 March 2019
The Weekender

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Westlife fans propelled the band’s new single Better Man to the top of iTunes charts all over the world within hours of its release.

The Irish boyband – comprised of Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily and Shane Filan – delighted fans on Friday when they dropped their latest track along with a pretty nostalgia-inducing video.

Fans were quick to share pictures of the single climbing the iTunes charts in different countries, including the UK and Ireland, the Philippines and Singapore.

Egan also captured the special moment and shared a screenshot to celebrate on Instagram.

“No.1 on i tunes in the Uk and Ireland. Thank you all so so much! #BetterMan,” he wrote.

Fans were going wild over the “epic” song which they declared was the band going “back to their best,” weeks on from first comeback single Hello My Love.

One wrote: “BETTER MAN SOUNDS SO GOOD WESTLIFE BALLAD NEVER DISAPPOINTS.”

Another said: “We super love it!! Oldschool and purely Westlife. #BetterMan #Westlife.”

“This song is absolutely the best song I’ve heard in a long time - reminds me of old school westlife - absolutely I’m love with this,” gushed somebody else.

The track, which is accompanied by a video of the foursome singing in a studio spliced with scenes in a school, was first teased earlier this week on social media.

Westlife confirmed they were reuniting last year but would be missing original band member Brian McFadden.

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