RACHEL PLATTEN - BETTER PLACE

BETTER PLACE

RACHEL PLATTEN

SONGWRITERS: RACHEL PLATTEN & SALLY SELTMANN

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: WILDFIRE

LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 2016

 

          "Better Place" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Rachel Platten for her third studio album, Wildfire(2016). The record's third and final single, initially released as a promotional single on December 18, 2015, was distributed to Hot adult contemporary radio for airplay in the United States. Platten co-wrote the song with Sally Seltmann while Jon Levine served as the sole producer. The singer wrote the song after discovering her sister had become engaged, which she felt was inspirational.

          "Better Place" divided music critics, with some praising the piano ballad's simplicity and production, and others finding it underwhelming. In the United States, it peaked at number 21 on the Adult Top 40 and peaked at number 227 on Russia's radio chart. An accompanying music video was directed by Matthew Stawski and released on May 9 of the same year. It features several couples and individuals gathering together and embracing each other. Platten dedicated it to her former school teacher and labeled it as a "social experiment". She has performed it on various occasions, including during an episode of Today Show and as part of a setlist on her summer concerts. The song appeared in the 2017 Microsoft Windows holiday commercial to promote Paint 3D.

I'll tell the world, I'll sing a song

It's a better place since you came along

Since you came along

Your touch is sunlight through the trees

Your kisses are the ocean breeze

Everything's alright when you're with me

 

And I hold my favorite thing

I hold the love that you bring

But it feels like I've opened my eyes again

And the colors are golden and bright again

There's a song in my heart, I feel like I belong

It's a better place since you came along

It's a better place since you came along

 

I see the whole world in your eyes

It's like I've known you all my life

We just feel so right

So I pour my heart into your hands

It's like you really understand

You love the way I am

 

And I hold my favorite thing

I hold the happiness you bring

But it feels like I've opened my eyes again

And the colors are golden and bright again

And the sun paints the skies and the wind sings our song

It's a better place since you came along

It's a better place since you came along

 

Now I'm alright

Now I'm alright

Everything's alright

 

'Cause it feels like I've opened my eyes again

And the colors are golden and bright again

There's a song in my heart, I feel like I belong

It's a better place since you came along

It's a better place since you came along.