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On This Day, Feb. 27, 1981\u2026<\/p>\n

The Who<\/strong> released the song \u201cYou Better You Bet,\u201d their first single since the death of drummer Keith Moon<\/strong> three years earlier.<\/p>\n

The song, written by Pete Townshend<\/strong>, was the first single off the band\u2019s 1981 album Face Dances<\/em>, which featured former The Faces<\/strong> drummer Kenney Jones<\/strong> in Moon\u2019s place.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou Better You Bet\u201d was a top 20 hit for The Who, peaking at #18 on the Billboard<\/em> Hot 100.<\/p>\n

The video for the track was the fourth video played on MTV when it debuted Aug 1, 1981.<\/p>\n

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