"Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)" is the debut single of American music group

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from their second studio album, ''

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'' (1999), as the second track. It was first released to rock radio on January 26, 1999, and was given a commercial release later the same year. The song peaked at number 25 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 20 on Canada's ''

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Meaning

Citizen King bassist

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explained that "Better Days" is about the condition of the band three years before the song became a hit, when he was working at a general store and yearned for a life where music was his only focus.

Track listings

US and German CD single; US cassette single # "Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)" – 3:38 # "Basement Show" – 3:22 US maxi-CD single # "Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)" (album version) – 3:38 # "Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)" (Idiot Savant remix) – 6:52 # "Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)" (McMonkey and Fries remix) – 2:12 # "Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)" (

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remix) – 3:20 # "Checkout Line" (

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remix) – 3:53 Australian CD single # "Better Days" (LP version) # "Better Days" (Mario Caldato Jr. remix) # "Check Out Line" (Cibo Matto remix) # "Better Days" (Idiot Savant remix) # "Better Days" (McMonkey & Fries remix)

Charts

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Release history

In popular culture

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References

{{Authority control 1999 debut singles 1999 songs Citizen King songs Song recordings produced by Eric Valentine Warner Records singles