"Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt 2)" is a single by Danish

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Lukas Graham Lukas Graham is a Danish pop band consisting of lead vocalist Lukas Forchhammer, and drummer Mark Falgren. The band released '' Lukas Graham'', their first album, with labels Copenhagen Records and in 2012. The album peaked at number one on ...

. The song was released in

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as a digital download in 22 October 2012. The song peaked at number one on the

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. The song was written by

Lukas Forchhammer Lukas Forchhammer (born 18 September 1988) is a Danish-Irish singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and former actor. He is best known as the lead singer and multi-instrumentalist for the Danish band Lukas Graham. As a child, Forchhammer st ...

, Rasmus Hedegaard and

Brandon Beal Brandon O'bryant Beal (born December 16, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Tyler, Texas. He is best known for his 2014 single "Twerk It Like Miley" (featuring Christopher), which went viral through the app Dubsmas ...

. The song's opening piano accompaniment is a direct quote from

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's ''

Moonlight Sonata The Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, marked ''Quasi una fantasia'', Op. 27, No. 2, is a piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, completed in 1801 and dedicated in 1802 to his pupil Countess Julie "Giulietta" Guicciardi. Although known throu ...

''.Lukas Graham. ''Better Than Yourself''. Rasmus Hedegaard, 2011. MP3.

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