Better Off Without You (Jake Hoot song)

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"Better Off Without You"
Single by Jake Hoot
ReleasedDecember 16, 2019
Recorded2019
Genre Country
Length3:17
Label Republic
Songwriter(s)
  • Jake Hoot

"Better Off Without You" is a song by American country singer Jake Hoot. It is Hoot's coronation song following his victory on the seventeenth season of The Voice . It was written by himself. [1]

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Background

The song is co-written by Jake Hoot and Dave Pahanish, who also initially produced the song. [2] According to Hoot, he wrote the song in a dark period while going through a divorce from his wife. He said: "That was my lowest point. I was sitting there one night. I thought of the lyric, 'I can see the thunder and hear the dark.'" However, he said that the song is not a slight on his ex-wife, as his co-write Pahanish came up with the title of the song and he used the line for the song. [3]

The song was first released as a single in May 2019 before he appeared on The Voice. [2] Hoot performed the song in the finale of The Voice, and his performance was well-received by the coaches on the show. [4] It was re-released after he performed the song.

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 36

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References

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  3. Whitaker, Sterling (December 20, 2019). "The Voice' Winner Jake Hoot's 'Better Off Without You' Is Not a Slight to his Ex-wife". Taste of Country.
  4. Stefano, Angela (December 17, 2019). "Jake Hoot's 'Better Off Without You': Hear 'The Voice' Finalist's Original Song". The Boot.
  5. "Hot Country Songs". Billboard . December 28, 2019.