"Better When I Do"
Single by Aaron Pritchett
from the EP Out on the Town
ReleasedNovember 23, 2018 (2018-11-23)
GenreCountry
Length3:06
Label
  • Big Star
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Scott Cooke
Aaron Pritchett singles chronology
"Worth a Shot"
(2018)
"Better When I Do"
(2018)
"Good Thing"
(2019)
Music video
"Better When I Do" on YouTube

"Better When I Do" is a song recorded by Canadian country artist Aaron Pritchett.[1][2] The track was produced by Scott Cooke,[3] and co-written by Jessi Alexander, Corey Crowder, and Jimmy Yeary.[4] It won "Single of the Year" at the 2019 British Columbia Country Music Awards,[5] and was the second single off Pritchett's extended play Out on the Town.[6]

Background

Pritchett was at a publishing house in Nashville, Tennessee, where he heard approximately 60 songs in 45 minutes — including the future number one "Dive Bar" — and he said "not a thing hit".[7] Upon hearing "Better When I Do", which had been written over six years prior and held then passed on by several artists, Pritchett felt an instant connection and knew he had to record it.[6] He stated he "[tends] to favour a bit more edge and some of those pop tinges".[7]

Commercial performance

"Better When I Do" reached a peak of #1 on the Billboard Canada Country chart dated April 6, 2019,[8] marking Pritchett's first chart-topper,[9] 19 years after his debut radio single.[10]

Music video

The official music video for "Better When I Do" premiered on November 21, 2018.[11][12]

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[9] 1

References

  1. Thevenot, Shelby (May 14, 2019). "iN VIDEO: Canadian country music star Aaron Pritchett on hockey and his new hit single". infoNews.ca. InfoTel News Ltd. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  2. "Better When I Do - Single by Aaron Pritchett". Spotify. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  3. "AARON PRITCHETT RECEIVES #1 SINGLE WITH 'BETTER WHEN I DO' TOPPING THE CANADIAN COUNTRY RADIO CHARTS". Invictus Entertainment Group. April 8, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  4. "Better When I Do - Aaron Pritchett". AllMusic. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  5. "British Columbia Country Music Award Winners". Country 107.3. October 22, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Mitz, Roman (January 19, 2019). "Aaron Pritchett Goes Out On The Town". The Music Express. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  7. 1 2 Derdeyn, Stuart (January 11, 2019). "Aaron Pritchett gets Out on the Town". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  8. "Canada Country chart for April 6, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Aaron Pritchett Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  10. "Aaron Pritchett's "Better When I Do" Goes #1 In Canada". Complete Country. April 1, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  11. "Aaron Pritchett new video/song Better When I Do reviewed". nightMair Creative. December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  12. "Aaron Pritchett - Better When I Do - Official Music Video" (video). YouTube. November 21, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
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