Better Together (EP)

Fifth Harmony spoke about the extended play in an exclusive interview, saying "It’s definitely going to sound different. All of the songs have a common thread – they’re all a genre of pop, we’ve got a ballad in there. There’s an 80’s song in there, they all sound really different, but there is a connection there".[3]

Better Together features five different tracks and consists mainly of pop that explores '80s-inspired dance-pop, pop rock, minimal urban music and bubblegum pop.[4][5] The members of Fifth Harmony cowrote the songs "Don't Wanna Dance Alone", "Who Are You", and "Me & My Girls".[6]

The extended play opens with the '80's-inspired track "Don't Wanna Dance Alone" which has an uptempo dance beat and incorporates elements of funk music.[7][8][9] The song gained comparisons to Whitney Houston's I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) for having a similar message and upbeat sound.[7][8]

The second track is the lead single "Miss Movin' On", whose lyrical content delivers a message of empowerment by expressing the feeling of "moving on from a relationship".[8] As noted by David Greenwold from Billboard, the "empowering track fulfills the group's promise of "fun pop".[10] Sugarscape compared the track to the musical style of Demi Lovato. It has a power pop-influenced chorus.[11][12][13]

The title track "Better Together" is a throwback R&B-pop song,[7] with critics comparing its sound to the musical style of Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande.[8][9] The fourth track "Who Are You" is the only ballad present in the extended play,[8] containing a slow piano melody and strings harmonizing around.[7] The last track "Leave My Heart Out Of This" is a pop rock song with acoustic guitar during the first verses and a breakdown,[7] receiving comparisons to Demi Lovato's "Heart Attack".[8][7]

Fifth Harmony at Hollywood & Highland Center on August 16, 2013.

The group served as one of the opening acts for Cher Lloyd's I Wish Tour which commenced on September 6, 2013. All of the songs appearing on the extended play were performed as part of their setlist, including bonus tracks that appear on the iTunes and Target versions. On the day of the release of Better Together, Fifth Harmony were interviewed during a 30-minute "Live From MTV" stream on MTV. They also performed "Miss Movin' On" on Live with Kelly and Michael and The Arsenio Hall Show.[14]

The quintet appeared on VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keagan on October 23.[15] Other promotional visits during the week of release included visits to Billboard headquarters and a trip to the top of the Empire State Building with members of the media for photo ops and short interviews.[16] Autograph signing events for the extended play included stops at Westfield Sunrise Mall in Massapequa, New York on October 22, 2013 and Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove, New York on October 23, 2013.

Better Together charted at number six on the Billboard 200, handing the group their first ever top ten entry with first week sales of 23,000,[20] it also debuted at number three on Digital Albums. It also debuted at number 18 on the New Zealand Albums Chart and at number 22 on the Canadian Albums Chart.

The extended play's subsequent releases, Juntos Acoustic peaked at number five on Latin Pop Albums, while Better Together: The Remixes debuted at number 20 on Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums.[21] Juntos debuted at number two on both the Billboard Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums charts.

Notes

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Credits for Better Together adapted from AllMusic.[28]

Locations

• Recorded at Enemy Dojo and The Guest House Studios and Arundei Studios (Calabasas, California), Westlake and R8D Studios (West Hollywood, California)

Vocals

Technical and production

Visuals and imagery