"Your Way's Better" is a song by American

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, which appeared as the lead single from his 2025 studio album ''

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''. The song was released on October 25, 2024, through River House Records,

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. It peaked at No. 61 on the ''

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and No. 1 on the

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. It is one of only two Christian songs to enter the Hot 100 in the 2020s.

Background

"Your Way's Better" was released as a single on October 25, 2024. On November 1, 2024, it appeared on the deluxe edition of Frank's album ''Child of God''. Within the first several months of release, "Your Way's Better" remained as Frank's 12th or 13th most popular song on DSPs. In February 2025, a

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dance-trend based around the song was created by

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personnel David Myers and Bridgette Nicole. The trend caused the song to greatly increase in popularity. In April 2025, the song's increase in popularity caused it to enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at No. 72, later peaking at No. 61. The entry marked Frank's second Hot 100 entry, his first being " Sunday Best" with

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, which peaked at No. 19 in 2020. "Your Way's Better" was his first entry as a solo artist. The song was on the chart alongside

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's " Hard Fought Hallelujah", making it the second time that two Christian songs appeared on the Hot 100 at the same time, the first being in 2014. On April 13, 2025, an official

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was released. On May 9, 2025, the song appeared on Frank's studio album ''Child of God II''.

Composition and lyrics

"Your Way's Better" was both written and produced by Forrest Frank and Pera Krstajić. The song is composed in the key of G with a tempo of 73 beats per minute. In an interview with ''Billboard'', when asked about the inspiration behind the song, Frank said: "Your Way's Better" reflects the genres of

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, and

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Commercial performance

Within its first charting week, "Your Way's Better" debuted at No. 19 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Christian Songs. In 2025, the song went viral on TikTok, reaching No. 41 on the

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chart. As a result of the song's increase in popularity, it went on to hit No. 8 on the

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, later hitting No. 61 on the Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Hot Christian Songs. On the

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, "Your Way's Better" peaked at No. 2. It additionally hit No. 16 on the

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and No. 14 on the Christian AC Airplay, and topped the

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and Christian Streaming Songs. On the OCC UK Independent Singles, the song reached No. 18.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from Tidal. * Amanda Bradshaw – choir *

– producer,

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, lead vocals * Grace Pehrman – choir * Pera Krstajić – producer, mixing * Roy Boukris – masterer, mixing, programmer, writer * Tyler Christian – choir

Charts

Release history

References

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