"Better Days" is a song by a Canadianpop rock bandHedley. The song was released as the second and final single on August 23, 2017, from their seventh studio albumCageless. It was certified platinum inCanada in February 2018.
"Better Days" was first released ontoYouTube on August 18, 2017,[1] before it was released as the album's official second single on August 23.[2] A brokedown version of the song was released on August 25.[3] The song was written by Dan Book,Jacob Hoggard andBrian Howes, while production was handled by Jason Van Poederooyen, Hoggard and Howes.[4] Described as anR&B track, Hoggard said of the song, "In our lives, we can feel very alone in our feelings. What is really important to realize is that our problems may not be unique to us. It is a matter of being more open. When you realize that we all identify on so many things that we all go through together, it is a really cool feeling that happens. It is really special for me to create and make those connections."[5]
The music video for "Better Days" was released on October 27, 2017, and was directed byAlly Pankiw. Hoggard described the premise of the video as "making a modest, very subtle, passive attempt at making people's days better". The band's guitarist,Dave Rosin added, "We always have a good time shooting videos and then there are those shoots where, once it's edited, and you get to see it in its finished form."[6]
