Better Days (Baker Boy, Dallas Woods and Sampa the Great song) explained

Better Days
Cover:Better Days by Baker Boy, Dallas Woods, and Sampa the Great.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Baker Boy, Dallas Woods and Sampa the Great
Released:23 September 2020
Recorded:2019
Length:3:21
Label:
Producer:
  • Dennis Dowlut
  • Maxwell Bidstrup
Chronology:Baker Boy
Prev Title:Move
Prev Year:2020

"Better Days" is a song by Indigenous Australian rappers Baker Boy & Dallas Woods and Australian-based Zambian rapper Sampa the Great. It was released on 23 September 2020.[1]

Background

"Better Days" follows his March single "Move", and is Baker's second single release for 2020.[1] The song is the second collaboration Baker and Woods have released (after Woods featured on 2018's "Black Magic"), but is the first time either Baker or Woods have collaborated with Sampa the Great.[2]

The track was premiered on Triple J's Drive with Hobba and Hing on 22 September 2020.[2]

Composition and lyrics

Musically, "Better Days" is a hip hop,[3] and neo soul song.[4] The song contains lyrics in three languages: English, Yolngu Matha and Bemba.[2]

The lyrics discuss "oppression, the pressures of meeting the expectations of your culture, and imposter syndrome ."

Promotion

Baker began teasing the collaboration on Instagram on 16 September, sharing a photo of the three artists together.[5] The following day, he confirmed the artists had worked together, announcing the single on social media.[1] Baker additionally posted videos of himself on TikTok, showing him dancing amongst various Bendigo landmarks.[1]

Critical reception

Triple J's Sose Fuamoli felt that the song "shows a new side of the artist's musicality and proves that he can explore honest territory with emotional depth.[2]

Beat Magazines Kate Streader thought the song was "new thematic territory" for Baker and felt the song offered "an ultimately uplifting message of resilience and perseverance".[6]

Stack Magazines Amy Flower described the song as "piping hot" and called its release "timely".[7]

In popular culture

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Spotify.[9]

Performing artists

Additional personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baker Boy drops new single 'Better Days' featuring Dallas Woods and Sampa The Great . . 23 September 2020 . 25 September 2020 . Brereton, Greta.
  2. Web site: First Spin: Baker Boy recruits Sampa The Great and Dallas Woods on uplifting new track 'Better Days' . . 23 September 2020 . 25 September 2020 . Fuamoli, Sose.
  3. Web site: Hear Baker Boy's powerful new collab with Sampa the Great & Dallas Woods, 'Better Days' . . 23 September 2020 . 25 September 2020 . Mack, Emmy.
  4. Web site: Baker Boy's new track ft. Sampa the Great & Dallas Woods is the motivational bop we need RN . . 23 September 2020 . 25 September 2020 . Davino, Bianca.
  5. Web site: Baker Boy on Instagram: "" . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CFMXXR-Bddy . 26 December 2021 . registration. . 16 September 2020 . 25 September 2020.
  6. Web site: Baker Boy teams up with Sampa The Great and Dallas Woods on new single, 'Better Days' . Beat Magazine . 23 September 2020 . 25 September 2020. Streader, Kate.
  7. Web site: Baker Boy cooks up Better Days . Stack Magazine . 23 September 2020 . 25 September 2020. Flower, Amy.
  8. Web site: Sync Watch: TikTok features Baker Boy, Dallas Woods & Sampa The Great in local ads . . 21 September 2020 . 25 September 2020 . Kelly, Vivienne.
  9. Web site: Better Days – Single by Baker Boy & Dallas Woods on Spotify . . 23 September 2020 . 4 January 2021.

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