British pop quintet Steps, known for covering popular dance and pop songs, recorded a version of "Better the Devil You Know" for their sophomore studio album, Steptacular (1999). The song was also included on the North American edition (1999) of their debut album, Step One (1998), which featured a mixture of tracks from both Step One and Steptacular. Thus, the song was eventually featured as the opening track of Steps' third album, Buzz (2000). "Better the Devil You Know" was released as a double A-side with the song "Say You'll Be Mine" in December 1999, the third release from Steptacular.