2017Released
4:23

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I know I'm probably better off on my own I know the bravest thing I ever did was run Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I can feel you again But I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man The first single from Little Big Town's seventh album, "Better Man" finds Karen Fairchild addressing the sadness that follows a breakup. The relationship "was magic," and though she realizes she's better off on her own, letting go is still very difficult.

Little Big Town told iHeartRadio they were drawn to the song because the heartfelt lyrics were easily relatable. "A lot of times in life, there are things that you have to walk away from that don't necessarily feel like the greatest decision to have to make in your life, but sometimes you just know that it's time to move on, and no matter how hard that is, you just know down in your heart that it's time to do that," the band said. "And those are very difficult decisions that we face sometimes in our lives, and I think this song talks about that beautifully."

The country quartet said the song was a natural selection as a lead single. "Every project has personality, every record has personality, and this one, we've [had] this stack of songs that we've been working on for a long time, and we've been fortunate enough to have a lot of great writers send us incredible songs, and also to write with them and collaborate," Little Big Town explained. "So getting back in the studio, it's always like, what do you lead the record with? What do you come out with as a first song? We had several songs in the running for that, but then as soon as we recorded 'Better Man,' we knew that it should be first. Storytelling, harmony, beautiful memorable melody and one that I think you can't get out of your head."

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Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Better Man.
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MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
144BPM

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Big Machine Records, LLC
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