Song · Collective Soul
“Better Now” by Collective Soul
From the album Youth (2004)
“Better Now” by Collective Soul appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2005. It was first released in 2004 on the album Youth. Its best result is #69 on the WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #502 alternative song of 2005.
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"Better Now" was the second single from Youth, Collective Soul's sixth studio album, and it's a breakup song that refuses to mope. Ed Roland wrote the words and built the music with Dexter Green, and the two produced it together, with Shawn Grove engineering and Chris Lord-Alge on the mix. Years later, on stage at The Cabot in Beverly, Massachusetts, in 2023, Roland called it the best divorce song ever, precisely because it looks on the bright side.
PopMatters' Jason Damas heard a big pop hook riding a robotic, Cars-style grind with horns splashed over the top. The album cut signs off with a saxophone solo, which gets swapped for a guitar solo on the radio edit and in concert. It missed the Hot 100 but made the top 10 on both the Adult Top 40 and Triple-A charts.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 69 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2005 | 106 |
| 2005 | 173 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
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