Better Than This (song) explained

Better Than This
Type:	single
Artist:	Paloma Faith
Cover:	BetterThanThisPaloma.png
Album:	Infinite Things
Released:	5 September 2020
Length:	3:27
Label:	Sony Music
Producer:	Hartman Jordan Riley
Prev Title:	Mistakes
Prev Year:	2020
Next Title:	Gold
Next Year:	2020

"Better Than This" is a song by English singer and songwriter Paloma Faith. It was released on 5 September 2020 by Sony Music as the lead single from her fifth studio album Infinite Things.^[1] The song was written by Amanda Cygnaeus, Davide Rossi, Jamie Hartman, Paloma Faith, Richard Zastenker, Salem Al Fakir and Vincent Pontare.

Background

Paloma Faith described the song: "It's love songs for people who are there to stay. That enduring love. Warts and all. I don’t think I've ever heard a love song like that, actually."^[2]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Better Than This" was first released onto YouTube on 11 September 2020.^[3] The music video was directed by David Wilson. The video was shot in Faith's hometown, Hackney.^[2]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[4]

• Jamie Hartman – Producer, composer, lyricist, piano
• Jordan Riley – Producer, bass, drums, keyboards, programmer
• Amanda Cygnaeus – Composer, lyricist
• Davide Rossi – Composer, lyricist, strings
• Paloma Faith – Composer, lyricist, associated performer
• Richard Zastenker – Composer, lyricist
• Salem Al Fakir – Composer, lyricist
• Vincent Pontare – Composer, lyricist
• Chris Gehringer – Mastering engineer
• John Hanes – Mixing engineer
• Serban Ghenea – Mixing engineer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Better Than This – Single by Paloma Faith. Apple Music. 23 September 2020.
2. Web site: Paloma Faith's new single is about "warts and all" love: Listen. Official Charts Company. 2 September 2020. 23 September 2020.
3. Web site: Paloma Faith – Better Than This (Official Video). YouTube. 23 September 2020.
4. Web site: Credits / Better Than This / Paloma Faith – TIDAL. listen.tidal.com. 23 September 2020.