Better Than This (song)
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- Paloma Faith
- Amanda Cygnaeus
- Davide Rossi
- Richard Zastenker
- Salem Al Fakir
- Vincent Pontare
- Jamie Hartman
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| Single by Paloma Faith | ||||
| from the album Infinite Things | ||||
| Released | 5 September 2020 | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
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| "Better Than This" on YouTube | ||||
"Better Than This" is a song by English singer and songwriter Paloma Faith. It was released on 5 September 2020 by Sony Music as the lead single from her fifth studio album Infinite Things. The song was written by manda Cygnaeus, Davide Rossi, Jamie Hartman, Faith, Richard Zastenker, Salem Al Fakir and Vincent Pontare.
Faith released "Better Than This" as her first solo release, since her 2017 album The Architect, later reissued in a deluxe edition in 2018. Earlier in 2020, she collaborated with English DJ Jonas Blue on the single "Mistakes" before returning with this release.[1] About the song, Faith described: "It's love songs for people who are there to stay. That enduring love. Warts and all. I don't think I've ever heard a love song like that, actually".[2]
Composition
According to Stereoboard's Laura Johnson, "Better Than This" features "empowering" lyrics, supported by piano and string arrangements.[1] It is described by Mages Emma of Celebmix as an emotionally driven track with raw lyrics, focusing on long-term relationships and the resilience required to sustain them.[3]
Music video
Credits and personnel
Credits were adapted from Tidal.[5]
- Jamie Hartman – producer, composer, lyricist, piano
- Jordan Riley – producer, bass, drums, keyboards, programmer
- Amanda Cygnaeus – composer, lyricist
- Davide Rossi – composer, lyricist, strings
- Paloma Faith – composer, lyricist, associated performer
- Richard Zastenker – composer, lyricist
- Salem Al Fakir – composer, lyricist
- Vincent Pontare – composer, lyricist
- Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer
- John Hanes – mixing engineer
- Serban Ghenea – mixing engineer