Better Days (Neiked, Mae Muller and Polo G song)

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"Better Days"
Better Days Neiked.jpg
Single by Neiked, Mae Muller and Polo G [a]
from the album Sorry I'm Late
Released24 September 2021 (2021-09-24)
Genre
Length2:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Karl Ivert
  • Kian Sang
  • Neiked
  • Polo G
  • Von Tiger
Producer(s) Neiked
Neiked singles chronology
"Sometimes"
(2019)
"Better Days"
(2021)
"I Just Called"
(2022)
Mae Muller singles chronology
"Gone"
(2021)
"Better Days"
(2021)
"American Psycho"
(2022)

Certifications

Certifications for "Better Days"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [59] Platinum70,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [60] Platinum40,000
Canada (Music Canada) [61] Platinum80,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [62] Gold45,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [63] Platinum30,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [64] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [65] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and versions for "Better Days"
RegionDateFormat(s)VersionLabelRef.
Various24 September 2021Original [5]
United States26 October 2021 Contemporary hit radio Captiol [66]
8 November 2021 [67]
Various19 November 2021
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Acoustic [1]
3 December 2021 Regard remix [2]
Italy Radio airplay Original Universal [68]
United States11 January 2022 Rhythmic contemporary radioCapitol [69]
Various28 January 2022
  • Digital download
  • streaming
EP
  • Capitol
  • EMI
[14]
ItalyRadio airplay J Balvin remixUniversal [70]

Footnotes

  1. Polo G is credited as a featured artist on Regard remix release and he is absent on acoustic rendition of single. [1] [2]

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