Better Together (Luke Combs song) explained

Better Together
Cover:Better Together Luke Combs.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Luke Combs
Album:What You See Is What You Get
Genre:Country
Length:3:40
Label:
Producer:Scott Moffatt
Prev Title:Six Feet Apart
Prev Year:2020
Next Title:Cold Beer Calling My Name
Next Year:2021

"Better Together" is a song by American country music singer Luke Combs. It is the fifth single from his 2020 album What You See Is What You Get. Combs wrote the song with Dan Isbell and Randy Montana.

Content and history

Lyrically, the song features Combs "comparing himself and his lover to other necessary couplings." Billy Dukes of Taste of Country said of the song that "chose country touchstones that speak to who he is and — more importantly — who his fans are."[1] Combs performed the song on October 15, 2020 on the telecast of the Billboard Music Awards.[2] During the performance, he appeared in a suit and without his trademark baseball cap, and was accompanied solely by a piano player.[3]

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Chart (2021)Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 94
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 57
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[7] 5
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luke Combs' 'Better Together' Is His Boldest Single Yet . Taste of Country . October 13, 2020 . November 4, 2020 . Billy Dukes.
  2. Web site: Watch Luke Combs Sing Piano Ballad 'Better Together' at Billboard Music Awards . Rolling Stone . October 15, 2020 . November 4, 2020 . Jon Freeman.
  3. Web site: Luke Combs Delivers Heartfelt Performance Of 'Better Together' at 2020 Billboard Music Awards . Country Now . October 14, 2020 . November 4, 2020.
  4. Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 3, 2020.
  5. Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 3, 2021.
  6. Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 2, 2021.
  7. Country Airplay – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 2, 2021.
  8. Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 2, 2021.