Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)

1999 single by Citizen King From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)" is a song by American music group Citizen King from their second studio album, Mobile Estates (1999), as the second track.[2] It was first released to rock radio on January 26, 1999, and was given a commercial release later the same year, serving as the band's debut single. The song peaked at number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 20 on Canada's RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart in August 1999. Citizen King did not release another single that replicated the success of "Better Days", making them a one-hit wonder.[3]

B-side
  • "Basement Show"
  • "Checkout Line" (remix)
ReleasedJanuary 26, 1999 (1999-01-26)
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length3:38
Quick facts Single by Citizen King, from the album Mobile Estates ...
"Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)"
Single by Citizen King
from the album Mobile Estates
B-side
  • "Basement Show"
  • "Checkout Line" (remix)
ReleasedJanuary 26, 1999 (1999-01-26)
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length3:38
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriters
Producers
Citizen King singles chronology
"Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)"
(1999)		 "Under the Influence"
(1999)
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Meaning

Citizen King bassist Mount Sims explained that "Better Days" is about the condition of the band three years before the song became a hit, when he was working at a general store and yearned for a life where music was his only focus.[4]

Track listings

US and German CD single; US cassette single[5][6]

  1. "Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)" – 3:38
  2. "Basement Show" – 3:22

US maxi-CD single[7]

  1. "Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)" (album version) – 3:38
  2. "Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)" (Idiot Savant remix) – 6:52
  3. "Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)" (McMonkey and Fries remix) – 2:12
  4. "Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)" (Mario Caldato Jr. remix) – 3:20
  5. "Checkout Line" (Cibo Matto remix) – 3:53

Australian CD single[8]

  1. "Better Days" (LP version)
  2. "Better Days" (Mario Caldato Jr. remix)
  3. "Check Out Line" (Cibo Matto remix)
  4. "Better Days" (Idiot Savant remix)
  5. "Better Days" (McMonkey & Fries remix)

Charts

More information Chart (1999), Peak position ...
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Release history

More information Region, Date ...
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States January 26, 1999
Warner Bros. [22]
April 6, 1999 Contemporary hit radio [23]
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