Love You Better (Future song)

"Love You Better"
Single by Future
from the album I Never Liked You
ReleasedJuly 26, 2022
GenreR&B
Length2:09
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • ATL Jacob
  • FnZ
  • Jayla Darden
Future singles chronology
"Pressurelicious"
(2022) 		"Love You Better"
(2022) 		"One Time"
(2022)
Music video
"Love You Better" on YouTube

"Love You Better" is a song by American rapper Future from his ninth studio album I Never Liked You (2022). It was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on July 26, 2022, as the fourth single from the album.[1]

Composition

"Love You Better" is a breakup song that contains a "chopped-up" vocal sample and croons from Future,[2] who sings to his former lover, "Hope you can find someone to love you better than I did".[3] Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork described that in the lyrics, Future "sounds like he's apologizing to a girlfriend but is really trying to manipulate her into feeling sorry for him".[2]

Critical reception

In his Pitchfork review of I Never Liked You, Alphonse Pierre had a mixed reaction to the song, regarding it as the album's best representation of Future's new music sounding just like his older music but not as good as it was before. Pierre commented, "It sounds nice, but I feel indifferent. The heartbreak doesn't have to be real, but it has to feel genuine, and with Future it just doesn't anymore."[2]

Music video

The official music video was released on July 21, 2022. It features Future in clown makeup and feeling sorrow while his ex-partner (played by actress Shannon Thornton) enjoys her life with her new boyfriend.[4] The video begins with a billboard advertising the song and another one featuring a "nondescript" football player referencing NFL player Russell Wilson, who is married to singer Ciara, Future's ex-girlfriend in real life.[5][6] The couple is seen walking in front of their mansion home and taking photos with their young daughter,[5] and in another scene Future's ex shares her secrets with a group of women.[6]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Love You Better"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Pierre, Alphonse (May 3, 2022). It contains a sample from the 2018 song "Idea 686" by singer Jayla Darden "Future: I Never Liked You Album Review". Pitchfork. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. ^ Reeves, Mosi (April 29, 2022). "Future is a Platinum-Encrusted Antihero on 'I Never Liked You'". Rolling Stone.
  4. ^ Price, Joe (July 21, 2022). "Future Drops Cinematic Video For "Love You Better"". Complex.
  5. ^ a b Kearns, Sarah (July 21, 2022). "Future Mourns Lost Love in New "LOVE YOU BETTER" Music Video". Hypebeast.
  6. ^ a b Williams, Aaron (July 21, 2022). "Future Bids A Fond Farewell In His Heartbroken 'Love You Better' Video". Uproxx.
  7. ^ "Future Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  8. ^ "Future Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  9. ^ "Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100 Week 18-2022". The Official South African Charts. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  11. ^ "Future Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  12. ^ "Future Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  13. ^ "Future Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  14. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  15. ^ "American single certifications – Future – Love You Better". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 28, 2023.