"Better Now" is a song by Swedish singer

Måns Zelmerlöw Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöw (; born 13 June 1986) is a Swedish singer and television presenter. He took part in ''Idol 2005'', eventually finishing fifth, won the Let's Dance 2006, first season of ''Let's Dance (Swedish TV series), Le ...

. The song was released as a digital download on 17 May 2019 through

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as the second single from his eighth studio album ''

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''. The song peaked at number 79 on the

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. The song was written by Måns Zelmerlöw, Emma Rohan, Peter Mark Hammerton and Tom Mann.

Background

The song is about Zelmerlöw's dark past and it details how he fought to become a better person. The song is like a window to his soul. He wrote the song about his son Albert. Lyrically, he comes out as someone who is trying to be a good and non-judgemental father, "Don't grow up to be me, grow up to be you". He is undoubtedly encouraging his baby boy to become one of the heroes of his own time.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Better Now" was first released onto YouTube on 14 June 2019 at a total length of three minutes and ten seconds.

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References

2019 songs 2019 singles Måns Zelmerlöw songs Songs written by Måns Zelmerlöw Songs written by Emma Rohan {{2010s-pop-song-stub