Better Than This (song)

"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.

"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)

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. "Better Than This – Single by Paloma Faith". Apple Music. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. "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.
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