Better Days
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"Better Days" is a reflective, piano-driven rock ballad by the Goo Goo Dolls that gained popularity for its hopeful message and frequent use in holiday and charitable contexts.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Better Days canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Let Love In NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Goo Goo Dolls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | John Rzeznik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
piano rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
adult contemporary listeners
ⓘ
holiday music listeners ⓘ mainstream rock listeners ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
piano-driven ballad
ⓘ
rock ballad ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"I wish everyone could love tonight and somehow stop this endless fight"
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"I wish everyone could love tonight" ⓘ "Tonight's the night the world begins again" ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
holiday-associated song
ⓘ
hopeful anthem ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
holidays
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hope ⓘ peace ⓘ reflection ⓘ renewal ⓘ |
| mood |
hopeful
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ uplifting ⓘ |
| partOf | Let Love In NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Goo Goo Dolls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Goo Goo Dolls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Warner Bros. Records
ⓘ
Warner Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseContext | holiday season ⓘ |
| tempo | slow-to-mid tempo ⓘ |
| useContext |
charitable campaigns
ⓘ
holiday programming ⓘ public service announcements ⓘ television promos ⓘ year-end montages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
charity appeals
ⓘ
holiday advertising ⓘ inspirational videos ⓘ |
| vocalist | John Rzeznik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | lead male vocal ⓘ |
| writer | John Rzeznik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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