Better Than This (song)
# Better Than This (song)

"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. 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."

## Music video

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

## Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

* 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

## Charts

| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Scotland (OCC) | 26 |
| UK Singles Downloads (OCC) | 20 |

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format | Label |
| - | - | - | - |
| United Kingdom | 5 September 2020 | Digital download | Sony Music |
