Can't Get Better Than This

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"Can't Get Better Than This"
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Single by Parachute Youth
B-side "Awake Now"
Released28 January 2012
Recorded2011
Genre Alternative dance
Length3:33
Label Sweat It Out
Songwriter(s) Sam Littlemore, Mathew Gill, John Courtidis

"Can't Get Better Than This" is the debut single by Australian dance and electronic music duo Parachute Youth. It was written by Sam Littlemore, Mathew Gill and John Courtidis.

Contents

The song was released on 28 January 2012 in Australia, and charted in Belgium and Luxembourg in 2012.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Can't Get Better Than This" was first released on YouTube on 21 December 2011. It was filmed in the landlocked West African nation of Burkina Faso. The film clip samples scenes from an annual motorbike race in Ouagadougou, including images of riders passing the national monument "Monument des Héros Nationaux".

The video has a length of three minutes and forty seconds. [1]

Track listing

Digital download - Single
No.TitleLength
1."Can't Get Better Than This" (Radio Edit)3:33
2."Awake Now"4:40
3."Can't Get Better Than This" (Sam La More Remix)6:22
4."Can't Get Better Than This" (Original Version)5:01
Digital download - Remixes
No.TitleLength
1."Can't Get Better Than This" (Klüsse Remix)4:52
2."Can't Get Better Than This" (Trumpdisco Remix)5:19
3."Awake Now" (Airwolf Remix)5:27
4."Can't Get Better Than This" (Punk Ninja Remix)5:55
5."Can't Get Better Than This" (Ferrari Campari Edit)7:16

Chart performance

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [2] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [3] 12
Luxembourg ( Billboard ) [4] 6
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [5] 82

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Australia 28 January 2012 [6] Digital download - SingleSweat It Out
30 May 2012 [7] Digital download - Remixes

Certifications

Certifications for "Can't Get Better Than This"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [8] Gold15,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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