We Can Do Better (song)

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"We Can Do Better"
We-Can-Do-Better-by-Matt-Simons.jpg
Single by Matt Simons
ReleasedApril 4, 2018 (2018-04-04)
Genre Pop
Length
  • 2:59 (digital)
  • 3:01 (acoustic)
  • 3:44 (piano version)
Label Maspeth
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dan Romer
  • Mike Tuccillo
Music video
"We Can Do Better" on YouTube

"We Can Do Better" is a 2018 song by the American singer-songwriter Matt Simons. Co-written by Matt Simons with Dan Romer, Emily Warren, Scott Harris and produced by Dan Romer and Mike Tuccillo, it became a charting hit single in a number of international charts. An official music video was released for the song.

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Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [1] 50
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [2] 29
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [3] 8
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100) [4] 24
Germany (Official German Charts) [5] 52
Italy (FIMI) [6] 40
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [7] 18
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [8] 47
Portugal (AFP) [9] 80
Slovenia (SloTop50) [10] 30
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [11] 92
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 67

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)Position
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) [13] 55
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [14] 93

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [15] Gold25,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Netherlands (NVPI) [16] Platinum80,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

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

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  15. "Italian single certifications – Matt Simons – We Can Do Better" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved August 27, 2018. Select "2018" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "We Can Do Better" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
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