I Got Better
| "I Got Better" | |
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| Song by Morgan Wallen | |
| from the album I'm the Problem | |
| Released | May 16, 2025 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 3:24 |
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| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Joey Moi |
| Lyric video | |
| "I Got Better" on YouTube | |
"I Got Better" is a song by American country music singer Morgan Wallen, released on May 16, 2025 from his fourth studio album I'm the Problem. It was written by Wallen himself, Charlie Handsome, Ernest, Hardy, Chase McGill and Blake Pendergrass, and produced by Joey Moi.
Background
[edit]Morgan Wallen revealed the origin of the song and its opening lyrics during an interview with Holler Country, stating:
At my farm, we wrote the song "I Got Better". You can see it in the first line: "Everything's still pretty much the same 'round here." One of our neighbors had just killed a piebald deer, and we're like, "Damn it, man." We had been watching this thing on camera for like two years, waiting until it was going to be a good, mature buck. That's why I followed that line with, "Neighbors still shooting all of next year's deer." I mean, if it wasn't for that farm, and for things like that, I wouldn't even know what that means, you know?
Prior to its release, Wallen first teased the song in December 2024.[1]
Composition
[edit]The song finds Morgan Wallen reflecting on the aftermath of a breakup in a positive light,[1][2] over an instrumental of synths and hazy guitars. Lyrically, Wallen sings about having matured since leaving the relationship, feeling like a different person, though in the opening verse he confesses that he still gets into drunken brawls.[1] In the second verse, he recounts that his former partner had convinced him that his mother was "the devil",[1][3] with whom he has since made peace,[1][2] and hated his friends.[1] Later, he also mentions sleeping better after the relationship ended.[1][2]
Critical reception
[edit]Billboard ranked "I Got Better" as the 23rd best song from I'm the Problem.[2]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 85 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] | 26 |
| Global 200 (Billboard)[6] | 29 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[7] | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 7 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Mower, Maxim (May 16, 2025). "'I Got Better' by Morgan Wallen - Lyrics and Meaning". Holler Country. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d Newman, Melinda; Nicholson, Jessica (May 16, 2025). "Morgan Wallen's 'I'm the Problem': All 37 Tracks Ranked". Billboard. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ Hall, James; Perry, Andrew; Platt, Poppie (2025-05-16). "Morgan Wallen's 37-track break-up album leaves a bad taste". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 26 May 2025". The ARIA Report. No. 1838. Australian Recording Industry Association. May 26, 2025. p. 4.
- ^ "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. May 23, 2025. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2025.