Better Than This (song)

"Better Than This"
Single by Paloma Faith
from the album Infinite Things
Released5 September 2020
Length3:27
LabelSony Music
Songwriter(s)
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

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