Something Better (Audien song)

"Something Better"
Single by Audien featuring Lady Antebellum
from the album Daydreams
Released July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10)
Genre
Length 3:32
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Audien
Audien singles chronology
"Insomnia"
(2015)		 "Something Better"
(2015)		 "Rooms"
(2015)
Lady Antebellum singles chronology
"Long Stretch of Love"
(2015)		 "Something Better"
(2015)
Music video
Official Music Video on YouTube

"Something Better" is a song by American electronic music producer and DJ Audien featuring vocals by American country music trio Lady Antebellum. It was released to digital retailers on July 10, 2015 through Astralwerks as the second official single from Audien's forthcoming debut extended play, Daydreams, scheduled for release on September 11, 2015. "Something Better" was serviced to American contemporary hit radio on August 31, 2015 via Astralwerks and Capitol Records. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart dated September 26, 2015.[1]

Background

On June 10, 2015, Lady Antebellum performed with DJ and producer Zedd at the year's CMT Music Awards with a mashup of their then-current single "Long Stretch of Love" and Zedd's "Beautiful Now".[2] They revealed to Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet for the event that the performance was "a little bit of a preview" for a crossover song they were releasing with Audien later that summer ("Something Better").[2]

Audien approached Lady Antebellum to record the vocals for the song due to its call-and-response structure and potential for harmonies, characteristics common to the trio's music.[3] He also noted that the group were "some of the best voices ... in overall music" and described the song to Entertainment Weekly as "simply my favorite thing I've ever done."[3] Lady Antebellum member Charles Kelley explained that the group "knew [they] wanted to be part of [the song]" from the first time they heard it as they were "immediately drawn to its great melody and powerful lyric."[3][4] The band was open to pushing the boundaries of country music with the song, noting that they had questioned how well their 2010 pop rock-leaning single, "Our Kind of Love", would be received by country radio when it was first released.[4] "We'll always stay true to the country genre," Kelley assured fans, "but that doesn't mean we can't have a little fun."[4]

Critical reception

Laura McClellan of Taste of Country praised the vocal performances of Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley on the track and described "Something Better" as a "driving, dance-y pop tune you won’t be able to get out of your head."[5] Christina Vinson of sister site The Boot complimented Lady Antebellum for "[pushing] boundaries," noting that the song proves the trio is "not just a top-notch country group," but "a top-notch group, period."[6]

Chart performance

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[7] 17
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[8] 10
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[9] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[10] 29

Release history

Country Date Format Label(s) Ref.
Canada July 10, 2015 Digital download Astralwerks [11]
United States [12]
August 31, 2015 Contemporary hit radio
[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dance Songs: Top Dance Music Chart" (September 26, 2015). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Seemayer, Zach (June 10, 2015). "Lady Antebellum and Zedd Rock CMT Awards With Epic Cross-Genre Performance". Entertainment Tonight (CBS Television Distribution). Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Vain, Madison (July 1, 2015). "Audien's Lady Antebellum collaboration 'Something Better' is everything you need to feel good today". Entertainment Weekly (Time Inc.). Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Duvall, Erin (June 16, 2015). "Lady Antebellum to Release New Song With EDM Artist Audien". Rolling Stone (Wenner Media). Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  5. ↑ McClellan, Laura (July 2, 2015). "Lady Antebellum Release New EDM Collaboration With Audien [Listen]". Taste of Country (Townsquare Media). Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Vinson, Christina (July 2, 2015). "Hear 'Something Better,' Lady Antebellum's Collaboration With EDM Artist Audien". The Boot (Townsquare Media). Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Audien – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Audien.
  8. ↑ "Audien – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for Audien.
  9. ↑ "Audien – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Audien.
  10. ↑ "Audien – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Audien.
  11. ↑ "Something Better (feat. Lady Antebellum) - Single by Audien". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Something Better (feat. Lady Antebellum) - Single by Audien". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: CHR/Top 40" (Week Of: August 31, 2015). Radio & Records. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
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