Better (Mallrat song)
"Better" is a song by Australian musician Mallrat. It was released in October 2017[1] as the lead single from Mallrat's second EP In the Sky.
| "Better" | ||||
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| Single by Mallrat | ||||
| from the album In the Sky | ||||
| Released | 13 October 2017 | |||
| Format | Digital download, streaming | |||
| Length | 3:13 | |||
| Label | Dew Process | |||
| Producer(s) | Konstantin Kersting | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Better" on YouTube | ||||
In May 2018, the song won Best Unpublished Work in the Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition.[2]
The song was certified gold in Australia in 2019.
Background
Mallrat said she wrote the songs in July 2016 saying "the lyrics were very easy to write but it took about a year to get the instrumentation sounding exactly like it did in my brain." [3][4]
Reception
Thomas Smith from NME called the song "youthful, joyous uplifting banger."[3]
Track listing
Digital download
- "Better" – 3:13
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[5] | Gold | 35,000 |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- "Better - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- "Native Tongue Signs Brisbane Producer & Writer Konstantin Kersting". The Music AU. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- "Australian pop wunderkind Mallrat shares uplifting banger 'Better'". NME. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- "Mallrat sounding fresh with new single 'Better'". Secret Sounds. October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
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