Better Days (OneRepublic song)

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"Better Days"
OneRepublic Better Days cover.png
Live quarantine recording cover
Single by OneRepublic
from the album Human
ReleasedMarch 25, 2020
Recorded2020
Length2:24
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ryan Tedder
  • Brent Kutzle
  • John Nathaniel
  • Tyler Spry
OneRepublic singles chronology
"Didn't I"
(2020)		"Better Days"
(2020)		"Lose Somebody"
(2020)
Music video
"Better Days" on YouTube

"Better Days" is a song by American band OneRepublic, taken from their fifth studio album Human. [1] It was released as the fourth single from that album through Interscope Records on March 25, 2020. [2] It was co-written by frontman Ryan Tedder with bassist Brent Kutzle, John Nathaniel and Tyler Spry. The song was inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contents

Background

The song was inspired by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic upending lives across the globe according to frontman Ryan Tedder, who said, "We were in the final week of our fifth album deadline when a global pandemic was declared by the WHO. A few of us unknowingly got exposed to somebody with COVID-19 in London and ended up in quarantine in L.A. at my studio for two weeks. With only two songs left to finish, one of them happened to be 'Better Days'. We write about real experiences and events that happen to us - this is what happens when you write a song during a crisis." [3]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Better Days" was first released onto YouTube on April 13, 2020. It depicts life during the pandemic, such as people staying at home and wearing face masks. [4]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [5]

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [6] 39
Italy (FIMI) [7] (Italian version)38
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [8] 29
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] 53
US Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [10] 11

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [11] Gold35,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [12] Platinum70,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
VariousMarch 25, 2020Original Interscope [13]
May 14, 2020Live Quarantine Recording [14]
May 22, 2020Mejores Días [15]
May 29, 2020Giorni Migliori [16]
Italy Contemporary hit radio Universal [17]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Better Days (feat. KHEA) - Single by OneRepublic & KHEA". Apple Music . Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  3. ↑ Rowley, Glenn (March 25, 2020). "OneRepublic Look Ahead to 'Better Days' on Optimistic New Single: Listen". Billboard . Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  4. ↑ "OneRepublic - Better Days". YouTube . Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Credits / Better Days / OneRepublic – TIDAL". Tidal . Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
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  8. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 13, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  9. ↑ "OneRepublic – Better Days". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  10. ↑ "OneRepublic Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  11. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Italian single certifications – One Republic – Better Days" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved October 25, 2021. Select "2021" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Better Days" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  13. ↑ "Better Days". Amazon.
  14. ↑ "Better Days". Amazon.
  15. ↑ "Better Days - Mejores Días". Amazon.
  16. ↑ "Better Days - Giorni Migliori". Amazon.
  17. ↑ "ONEREPUBLIC "Better Days - Giorni Migliori" | (Radio Date: 29/05/2020)".


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