Better in Time
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| Single by Leona Lewis | ||||
| from the album Spirit | ||||
| A-side | "Footprints in the Sand" | |||
| B-side | "You Bring Me Down" | |||
| Released | 25 February 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Studio | Chalice (Los Angeles) | |||
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| Length | 3:53 | |||
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| Producer | J. R. Rotem | |||
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| "Better in Time" on YouTube | ||||
"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.