Better Than This (song)

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"Better Than This"

Single by Paloma Faith

from the album Infinite Things

Released

5 September 2020

Length

3:27

Label

Sony Music

Songwriter(s)

Paloma Faith
Amanda Cygnaeus
Davide Rossi
Richard Zastenker
Salem Al Fakir
Vincent Pontare
Jamie Hartman

Producer(s)

Hartman
Jordan Riley

Paloma Faith singles chronology

"Mistakes"
(2020)

"Better Than This"
(2020)

"Gold"
(2020)

"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.^[1] The song was written by Amanda Cygnaeus, Davide Rossi, Jamie Hartman, Paloma Faith, Richard Zastenker, Salem Al Fakir and Vincent Pontare.

Background

Paloma Faith described the song: "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]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Better Than This" was first released onto YouTube on 11 September 2020.^[3] The music video was directed by David Wilson. The video was shot in Faith's hometown, Hackney.^[2]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[4]

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

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC)^[5]	26
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)^[6]	20

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	5 September 2020^[1]	Digital download	Sony Music

References

^ ^a ^b "Better Than This – Single by Paloma Faith". Apple Music. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Paloma Faith's new single is about "warts and all" love: Listen". Official Charts Company. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ "Paloma Faith – Better Than This (Official Video)". Retrieved 23 September 2020 – via YouTube.
^ "Credits / Better Than This / Paloma Faith – TIDAL". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

v t e Paloma Faith
Discography
Studio albums	Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? Fall to Grace A Perfect Contradiction The Architect Infinite Things The Glorification of Sadness
Singles	"Stone Cold Sober" "New York" "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?" "Upside Down" "Smoke & Mirrors" "Picking Up the Pieces" "30 Minute Love Affair" "Never Tear Us Apart" "Just Be" "Can't Rely on You" "Only Love Can Hurt Like This" "Trouble with My Baby" "Ready for the Good Life" "Crybaby" "Lullaby" "Make Your Own Kind of Music" "I've Gotta Be Me" "Mistakes" "Better Than This" "How You Leave a Man"
Featured singles	"Keep Moving" "Hard Times" "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" "Changing"
Concert tours	Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful Tour
See also	Youth

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