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"Better in Time" is a song recorded by English singer Leona Lewis for her debut studio album Spirit (2007). It was written by J. R. Rotem and Andrea Martin and produced by Rotem. Lyrically, the song tells the story of a woman who cannot forget her ex-partner but knows that "it will all get better in time". It was released as the second single from Spirit on 25 February 2008. A few days later, on 10 March 2008, Syco Music and J Records launched it as a physical double A-side single with "Footprints in the Sand", and "You Bring Me Down" as the B-side.
Following generally positive reviews from music critics, "Better in Time" was nominated for the Brit Award for British Single. It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, reaching the top ten in Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy and New Zealand, as well as eleven in the United States. It received a platinum certifications in Denmark, New Zealand and the UK, and gold certifications in Australia, Germany and Spain.
Lewis promoted "Better in Time" on several live television programmes, such as Good Morning America, Live with Regis and Kelly, and the 2008 American Music Awards. It was also included on the set lists of her concert tours The Labyrinth (2010), Glassheart (2013) and I Am (2016). The song's accompanying music video was directed by Sophie Muller at the Hampton Court House School in London in February 2008, and shows Lewis performing in front of various photographic set-ups and behind-the-scenes events.
"Better in Time" is a pop and R&B ballad, written in common time, composed at a moderate tempo of eighty beats per minute, in the key of G flat major, with a vocal range spanning from C4 to the note of B5. The song has a sequence of G–Bm–Em–G/D–C as its chord progression. Lyrically the track talks about someone who cannot forget her ex-partner, and at the end the protagonist knows that "it will all get better in time".
Andrea Martin and J. R. Rotem wrote "Better in Time", with Rotem also producing it. In a 2017 interview with American Songwriter, Rotem recalled that he came up with the tune one night, and the following day he composed it in the studio. In another studio session, he met with Martin, who composed the lyrics. He also mentioned the possibility that the song could have been given to Whitney Houston, but Lewis ultimately liked it. He explained that the record label wanted separate versions for American and British radio, leading to fifteen different drum productions.
On 29 January 2008, Lewis announced on her website that "Better in Time", along with "Footprints in the Sand", would be released as a physical double A-side single on 10 March 2008, as her third single in the United Kingdom; however, "Better in Time" was digitally as an individual single on 25 February 2008. That year's Sport Relief, a biennial charity organised by Comic Relief and BBC Sport, selected "Footprints in the Sand" as their official single. It was also her second international single. A new mix of the song was created for the single release. The double A-side was released with "You Bring Me Down" as a B-side.
"Better in Time" received generally positive reviews. In his Spirit review, Chung Ah-young of The Korea Times described the track as "one of the best tracks [on the album] with impressive piano sounds harmonized with [Lewis's] powerful vocals". Alex Fletcher from Digital Spy gave the double A-side a mixed critique. He called the single a "placid affair" with "its plinky-plonky piano and R&B groove resting uncomfortably next to Lewis's creamy vocal style". The BBC's reviewer Fraser McAlpine gave "Better in Time" three stars out of five commenting that "The tune's quite nice, fairly hummable without ever actually going anywhere and despite the floaty, Mariah-esque qualities of Leona's vocals, it never goes completely mental in the throat-breakdancing department".
Chuck Taylor of Billboard gave a positive assessment, stating that "Better in Time" is of "equal caliber to its predecessor ["Bleeding Love"], with a one-listen hook, elegant chug-along melody, a lyric about healing and Lewis' unquestionably emotive vocal versatility". Nicole Frehsée of Rolling Stone described the vocals as "falsetto-soaked" and "butter-smooth", and compared the lyrics to those of "I Will Survive", by Gloria Gaynor.
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Better in Time
"Better in Time" is a song recorded by English singer Leona Lewis for her debut studio album Spirit (2007). It was written by J. R. Rotem and Andrea Martin and produced by Rotem. Lyrically, the song tells the story of a woman who cannot forget her ex-partner but knows that "it will all get better in time". It was released as the second single from Spirit on 25 February 2008. A few days later, on 10 March 2008, Syco Music and J Records launched it as a physical double A-side single with "Footprints in the Sand", and "You Bring Me Down" as the B-side.
Following generally positive reviews from music critics, "Better in Time" was nominated for the Brit Award for British Single. It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, reaching the top ten in Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy and New Zealand, as well as eleven in the United States. It received a platinum certifications in Denmark, New Zealand and the UK, and gold certifications in Australia, Germany and Spain.
Lewis promoted "Better in Time" on several live television programmes, such as Good Morning America, Live with Regis and Kelly, and the 2008 American Music Awards. It was also included on the set lists of her concert tours The Labyrinth (2010), Glassheart (2013) and I Am (2016). The song's accompanying music video was directed by Sophie Muller at the Hampton Court House School in London in February 2008, and shows Lewis performing in front of various photographic set-ups and behind-the-scenes events.
"Better in Time" is a pop and R&B ballad, written in common time, composed at a moderate tempo of eighty beats per minute, in the key of G flat major, with a vocal range spanning from C4 to the note of B5. The song has a sequence of G–Bm–Em–G/D–C as its chord progression. Lyrically the track talks about someone who cannot forget her ex-partner, and at the end the protagonist knows that "it will all get better in time".
Andrea Martin and J. R. Rotem wrote "Better in Time", with Rotem also producing it. In a 2017 interview with American Songwriter, Rotem recalled that he came up with the tune one night, and the following day he composed it in the studio. In another studio session, he met with Martin, who composed the lyrics. He also mentioned the possibility that the song could have been given to Whitney Houston, but Lewis ultimately liked it. He explained that the record label wanted separate versions for American and British radio, leading to fifteen different drum productions.
On 29 January 2008, Lewis announced on her website that "Better in Time", along with "Footprints in the Sand", would be released as a physical double A-side single on 10 March 2008, as her third single in the United Kingdom; however, "Better in Time" was digitally as an individual single on 25 February 2008. That year's Sport Relief, a biennial charity organised by Comic Relief and BBC Sport, selected "Footprints in the Sand" as their official single. It was also her second international single. A new mix of the song was created for the single release. The double A-side was released with "You Bring Me Down" as a B-side.
"Better in Time" received generally positive reviews. In his Spirit review, Chung Ah-young of The Korea Times described the track as "one of the best tracks [on the album] with impressive piano sounds harmonized with [Lewis's] powerful vocals". Alex Fletcher from Digital Spy gave the double A-side a mixed critique. He called the single a "placid affair" with "its plinky-plonky piano and R&B groove resting uncomfortably next to Lewis's creamy vocal style". The BBC's reviewer Fraser McAlpine gave "Better in Time" three stars out of five commenting that "The tune's quite nice, fairly hummable without ever actually going anywhere and despite the floaty, Mariah-esque qualities of Leona's vocals, it never goes completely mental in the throat-breakdancing department".
Chuck Taylor of Billboard gave a positive assessment, stating that "Better in Time" is of "equal caliber to its predecessor ["Bleeding Love"], with a one-listen hook, elegant chug-along melody, a lyric about healing and Lewis' unquestionably emotive vocal versatility". Nicole Frehsée of Rolling Stone described the vocals as "falsetto-soaked" and "butter-smooth", and compared the lyrics to those of "I Will Survive", by Gloria Gaynor.