Better (Khalid song)

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"Better"
Better Khalid Single Cover.png
Single by Khalid
from the EP Suncity
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2018 (2018-09-14)
Genre R&B
Length3:49 (single/album version)
  • 3:20 (radio edit)
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Denis Kosiak
  • StarGate
  • Digi
  • Charlie Handsome
Khalid singles chronology
"Eastside"
(2018)		"Better"
(2018)		"Saturday Nights Remix"
(2019)
Music video
"Better" on YouTube

"Better" is a song by American singer Khalid from his first EP Suncity (2018). It was released as the lead single from the EP on September 14, 2018. [1] [2] It was also included on the album Free Spirit . The song was a commercial success and became Khalid's first solo top 10 single in the United States. [3]

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Commercial performance

"Better" peaked at number eight in the US in its 30th week, making it one of the slowest ascends to the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. [4] Internationally, the song peaked at number 14 in Canada, number four in Malaysia, New Zealand, and Singapore, six in Australia, and various spots in the top 10 and top 40.

Additionally, "Better" marked Khalid's second number one on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart, following the 11-week run of "Young Dumb & Broke". [5] It also became his first number-one on Billboard's Rhythmic chart in its February 16, 2019 issue. [6] [7]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [55] 8× Platinum560,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [56] Gold15,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [57] Diamond160,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [58] 7× Platinum560,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [59] Platinum90,000‡
France (SNEP) [60] Gold100,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [61] Gold200,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [62] Gold35,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [63] 2× Platinum60,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway) [64] Platinum60,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [65] Platinum20,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [66] Platinum10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [67] Gold30,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [68] Gold10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [69] 2× Platinum1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [70] 6× Platinum6,000,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF) [71] Gold4,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesOctober 9, 2018 Contemporary hit radio RCA [72]
Rhythmic contemporary radio [73]

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