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Better Now (Collective Soul song)
"Better Now" is a song by American alternative rock band Collective Soul, released as the second single off their sixth studio album, Youth (2004), on January 24, 2005. It was written by singer-guitarist Ed Roland and producer Dexter Green. The coda features a saxophone solo. In concert, this is replaced with a guitar solo. The radio edit version also includes a guitar solo.[2]
| "Better Now" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Collective Soul | ||||
| from the album Cursed: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Youth | ||||
| B-side | "General Attitude"[1] | |||
| Released | January 24, 2005 | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
| Label | El | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ed Roland, Dexter Green | |||
| Producer(s) | Ed Roland, Dexter Green | |||
| Collective Soul singles chronology | ||||
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Jason Damas of PopMatters described the song as "a big, energetic pop hook set to a Cars-ish, robotic grind, and is spiked with a colorful layer of horns for color."[3] "Better Now" failed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 but peaked at number 117 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
Charts edit
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)[4] | 3 |
| US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[5] | 10 |
| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[6] | 9 |
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | January 24, 2005 | Triple A radio | El | [7] |
| February 11, 2005 | Hot adult contemporary radio | [8] |
In popular culture edit
- The Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City, Indiana uses the song in recent television and radio ads.
- The Kellogg Company used it in an ad for its Special K cereal, "feeling better now" in this instance being used to denote a woman's feeling healthier after going on their "Special K diet."[9]
- For the 2008 Canadian election, Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper used the song as his intro music when he entered his party HQ for a victory speech. The song was similarly used in the 2011 Conservative federal election campaign. The song was once again featured heavily by the Conservative Party during the 2015 federal election campaign.[10]
- The ending of the film Cursed. It is also featured on the soundtrack to the film.[11][12]
- The band performed the song in the Charmed episode "Scry Hard".[13]
- The trailer for the 2007 film Wild Hogs features the song.[14]
References edit
- ^ Better Now (European CD single liner notes). Collective Soul. India Records. 2005. 471022-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Better Now by Collective Soul - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Collective Soul: Youth". PopMatters. January 16, 2005. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "R&R Canada Hot AC Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. June 24, 2005. p. 66. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Collective Soul Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Collective Soul Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1590. January 21, 2005. p. 23.
- ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1593. February 11, 2005. p. 27.
- ^ North Star Media (December 4, 2013), Collective Soul - Better Now (Special K Advertising Placement), archived from the original on December 19, 2021, retrieved November 23, 2018
- ^ "Synthpop, hip-hop, 'dude rock': Canadian campaign songs, for better or worse | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ Robert Hiltz, Orchestrating an election: Music sets tone on campaign trail[permanent dead link], Ottawa Citizen, April 19, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
- ^ "Various - Cursed Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Discogs. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Music from Charmed (1998) S7E17". Tunefind. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Trailer Music: Wild Hogs (2007)". www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
External links edit
- "Better Now" music video on YouTube