Peak
3
Weeks
52
Score
10,534
Chart Year
2018
The official music video for "Better Now" premiered on October 5, 2018.
Better Now" finds Post Malone reminiscing on a past relationship. You probably think that you are better now, better now You only say that 'cause I'm not around, not around You know I never meant to let you down, let you down Woulda gave you anything, woulda gave you everything You know I say that I am better now, better now I only say that 'cause you're not around, not around Post is sorry that he let his former girlfriend down, but he feels they are both disguising the fact that they still have feelings for each other. It is likely that "Better Now" is about the same ex that Post Malone sang about on "I Fall Apart." The bad breakup on that tune is one that he experienced at his Texan high school. Malone wrote the song with Canadian singer-songwriter Billy Walsh, vocal engineer Louis Bell, and Frank Dukes, who has also worked with Drake, the Weeknd and Camila Cabello. Production was handled by the latter two. Frank Dukes told Pitchfork he and Louis Bell spliced the verse melody of one song with the chorus of another. Dukes then added an entirely new backing track on guitar: "I had been listening to a lot of old Weezer, and you can hear that in the chord progression," he said.
You probably think that you are better now, better now You only say that 'cause I'm not around, not around You know I never meant to let you down, let you down Woulda gave you anything, woulda gave you everything You know I say that I am better now, better now I only say that 'cause you're not around, not around You know I never meant to let you down, let you down Woulda gave you anything, woulda gave you everything, oh whoa I did not believe that it would end, no Everything came second to the Benzo You're not even speaking to my friends, no You knew all my uncles and my aunts though Twenty candles, blow 'em out and open your eyes We were looking forward to the rest of our lives Used to keep my picture posted by your bedside Now it's in your dresser with the socks you don't like And I'm rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' With my brothers like it's Jonas, Jonas Drinkin' Henney and I'm tryna forget But I can't get this shit outta my head You probably think that you are better now, better now You only say that 'cause I'm not around, not around You know I never meant to let you down, let you down Woulda gave you anything, woulda gave you everything You know I say that I am better now, better now I only say that 'cause you're not around, not around You know I never meant to let you down, let you down Woulda gave you anything, woulda gave you everything, oh whoa I seen you with your other dude He seemed like he was pretty cool I was so broken over you Life, it goes on, what can you do? I just wonder what it's gonna take (what's it gonna take?) Another foreign or a bigger chain (bigger chain) Because no matter how my life has changed (matter how my life has) I keep on looking back on better days You probably think that you are better now, better now You only say that 'cause I'm not around, not around You know I never meant to let you down, let you down Woulda gave you anything, woulda gave you everything You know I say that I am better now, better now I only say that 'cause you're not around, not around You know I never meant to let you down, let you down Woulda gave you anything, woulda gave you everything, oh whoa I promise I swear to you, I'll be okay You're only the love of my life (love of my life) You probably think that you are better now, better now You only say that 'cause I'm not around, not around You know I never meant to let you down, let you down Woulda gave you anything, woulda gave you everything You know I say that I am better now, better now I only say that 'cause you're not around, not around You know I never meant to let you down, let you down Woulda gave you anything, woulda gave you everything, oh whoa
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 12, 2018 | 7 | 119 |
| 2 | May 19, 2018 | 23 | 103 |
| 3 | May 26, 2018 | 26 | 100 |
| 4 | Jun 2, 2018 | 29 | 97 |
| 5 | Jun 9, 2018 | 30 | 96 |
| 6 | Jun 16, 2018 | 34 | 92 |
| 7 | Jun 23, 2018 | 20 | 106 |
| 8 | Jun 30, 2018 | 23 | 103 |
| 9 | Jul 7, 2018 | 14 | 112 |
| 10 | Jul 14, 2018 | 24 | 102 |
| 11 | Jul 21, 2018 | 12 | 114 |
| 12 | Jul 28, 2018 | 7 | 119 |
| 13 | Aug 4, 2018 | 5 | 121 |
| 14 | Aug 11, 2018 | 6 | 120 |
| 15 | Aug 18, 2018 | 6 | 120 |
| 16 | Aug 25, 2018 | 5 | 121 |
| 17 | Sep 1, 2018 | 5 | 121 |
| 18 | Sep 8, 2018 | 4 | 122 |
| 19 | Sep 15, 2018 | 5 | 121 |
| 20 | Sep 22, 2018 | 4 | 122 |