Something Better (Audien song)

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"Something Better"
Audien - Something Better (Official single cover).jpg
Single by Audien featuring Lady Antebellum
from the EP Daydreams
ReleasedJuly 10, 2015 (2015-07-10)
Genre
Length3:32
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Audien
Audien singles chronology
"Insomnia"
(2015)
"Something Better"
(2015)
"Rooms"
(2015)
Lady Antebellum singles chronology
"Long Stretch of Love"
(2015)
"Something Better"
(2015)
"You Look Good"
(2017)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [25] Gold500,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, release format, release version, and reference
CountryDateFormatVersionLabel(s)Ref.
North AmericaJuly 10, 2015 Digital download Original Astralwerks [9]
United StatesSeptember 1, 2015 Contemporary hit radio
[26]
WorldwideOctober 16, 2015Digital downloadShemce remix Astralwerks [10]
Alyson Calagna remix [11]
March 18, 2016Ferreck Dawn remix [12]
Kayper remix [13]
Möwe remix [14]
June 17, 2016Two Friends remix [15]

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