Better Together (Luke Combs song)

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"Better Together"
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Single by Luke Combs
from the album What You See Is What You Get
ReleasedOctober 12, 2020 (2020-10-12)
Genre Country
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Scott Moffatt
Luke Combs singles chronology
"Six Feet Apart"
(2020)
"Better Together"
(2020)
"Cold Beer Calling My Name"
(2021)

"Better Together" is a song by American country music singer Luke Combs. It is the fifth single from his 2020 album What You See Is What You Get . Combs wrote the song with Dan Isbell and Randy Montana.

Contents

Content and history

Lyrically, the song features Combs "comparing himself and his lover to other necessary couplings." Billy Dukes of Taste of Country said of the song that "chose country touchstones that speak to who he is and — more importantly — who his fans are." [1] Combs performed the song on October 15, 2020 on the telecast of the Billboard Music Awards. [2] During the performance, he appeared in a suit and without his trademark baseball cap, and was accompanied solely by a piano player. [3]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2020–2021)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [4] 29
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [5] 1
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [6] 87
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 15
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [8] 1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [10] 61
Chart (2021)Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [11] 94
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] 57
US Country Airplay (Billboard) [13] 5
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [14] 4

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [15] 2× Platinum140,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Canada (Music Canada) [16] 2× Platinum160,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
United States (RIAA) [17] 4× Platinum4,000,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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