I'm Better

Last updated
"I'm Better"
I'm Better.jpg
Single by Missy Elliott featuring Lamb
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2017 (2017-01-27)
Genre Hip hop
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Melissa Elliott
  • Cainon Lamb
Producer(s) Lamb x Yonni
Missy Elliott singles chronology
"Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid)"
(2016)		"I'm Better"
(2017)		"Throw It Back"
(2019)

"I'm Better" is a song by American recording artist Missy Elliott, and features accompanying vocals by frequent production partner Lamb. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

In a retrospective review of the song, Steven J. Horowitz from Vulture found that with "I'm Better" Elliott "reemerged with what could have been a triumphant single, but it didn’t feel entirely natural to her style. Flush with sirens and tip-toeing synths, "I’m Better" loses its footing with its trap-inspired meter – more Migos than Missy." [2]

Music video

The video was co-directed by Elliott and Dave Meyers. [3] Elliot noted that she had the video in mind upon listening to the track. [4] The video took a month to rehearse owing to Elliott's wish to make it "look like art instead of just a video" [4] and for the choreography to be "challenging". [4] Rolling Stone noted the video "builds on Elliott's future-forward off-kilter aesthetic", [3] also stating that it "nods as much to sci-fi as classic, Hype Williams-era hip-hop videos". [3] Further praise from Billboard, stating the music video is a "stylized, can’t-look-away clip", and noted the "aquatic sequence is an unexpected trip". [5]

Remix

An official remix of "I'm Better" was released in May 2017. The remix featured Eve, Lil' Kim, and Trina. [6]

Track listings

  1. "I'm Better" (featuring Lamb) – 3:33
  2. "I'm Better" (Remix) (featuring Eve, Lil Kim and Trina) – 4:29

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [7] 74
France (SNEP) [8] 120
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] 71
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 28

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, and reference
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
United StatesJanuary 27, 2017 Digital download
[11]
March 14, 2017 Urban radio Atlantic [12]

References

  1. ↑ Bundy, Will (January 27, 2017). "Missy Elliott Debuts New Single and Video 'I'm Better'". The FADER . Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ Horowitz, Steven J. (September 4, 2019). "Every Missy Elliott Song, Ranked Missy has not just redefined pop music — she's consistently reinvented it". Vulture.com . Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Legaspi, Althea. "See Missy Elliott's Colorful Video for Slow-Burning New Song 'I'm Better'". Rolling Ston.
  4. 1 2 3 Lobenfeld, Claire (27 January 2017). "Missy Elliott on 'I'm Better', FKA twigs and the "five or six albums" she'll never release". Fact Magazine. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Missy Elliott Debuts Electric New Song and Video 'I'm Better': Watch". Billboard. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  6. ↑ Lamarre, Carl (May 24, 2017). "Missy Elliott Delivers Ladies' Anthem 'I'm Better (Remix)' With Lil' Kim, Eve & Trina". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Missy Elliott Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Missy Elliott feat. Lamb – I'm Better" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Missy Elliott Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Missy Elliott Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Missy Elliott – I'm Better (feat. Lamb)". iTunes. 27 January 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Urban/UAC > Future Releases". AllAccess Music Group. March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.