"I'm Better" is a song by American recording artist

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, and features accompanying vocals by frequent production partner Lamb.

Critical reception

In a retrospective review of the song, Steven J. Horowitz from ''

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'' found that with "I'm Better" Elliott "reemerged with what could have been a triumphant single, but it didn’t feel entirely natural to her style. Flush with sirens and tip-toeing synths, "I’m Better" loses its footing with its trap-inspired meter – more

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than Missy."

Music video

The video was co-directed by Elliott and

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. Elliot noted that she had the video in mind upon listening to the track. The video took a month to rehearse owing to Elliott's wish to make it "look like art instead of just a video" and for the choreography to be "challenging". ''Rolling Stone'' noted the video "builds on Elliott's future-forward off-kilter aesthetic", also stating that it "nods as much to sci-fi as classic,

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-era hip-hop videos". Further praise from

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, stating the music video is a "stylized, can’t-look-away clip", and noted the "aquatic sequence is an unexpected trip".

Remix

An official remix of "I'm Better" was released in May 2017. The remix featured

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, and

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Track listings

# "I'm Better" (featuring Lamb) – 3:33 # "I'm Better" (Remix) (featuring

, Lil Kim and

) – 4:29

Charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{authority control 2017 singles 2017 songs Missy Elliott songs Music videos directed by Dave Meyers (director) Songs written by Missy Elliott Atlantic Records singles The Goldmind Inc. singles Songs written by Cainon Lamb