New track flips the script to “Becky’s So Hot”
Fletcher has shared her new single “Better Version,” the latest release from her hotly anticipated debut album latest single from her forthcoming debut album Girl Of My Dreams, due September 16th via Capitol Records. A raw expression of post-breakup grief, “Better Version” delivers what the singer/songwriter refers to as the flipside to “Becky’s So Hot” — the much-buzzed-about smash single that recently hit No. 3 on the iTunes chart across all genres.
While “Becky’s So Hot” offers up an exhilarating portrait of lusting after her ex’s new girlfriend, “Better Version” slips into a heavy-hearted mood as Fletcher explores one of the more devastating aspects of watching someone move on.
“It’s a sad reality that after a relationship ends, the next person is going to get the better version of you: the more evolved, more healed, the one who’s worked through their bad habits or communication issues,” says Fletcher. “This song is me trying to accept that someone else will get the better version of my ex, and someone else will get the better version of me.”
“Better Version” centers on the candid lyricism that’s made her one of the most compelling young artists in the pop world today (from the song’s gut-punching chorus: “Do you think of me/When you fuck her?/Do you use the moves/The ones we learned?/It’s always the next person/That gets the better version”). With its folk-leaning guitar work and delicate piano melodies, the beautifully slow-building track also features a particularly powerful vocal performance from Fletcher.
“I was crying when I recorded the demo for ‘Better Version,’ and we ended up keeping that vocal instead of re-cutting it,” she recalls. “I love that we were able to capture the pure intention of what I felt as I was writing that song.”
Accompanied by a dreamscape-like video co-starring Bella Thorne, “Becky’s So Hot” dropped last month and quickly amassed over five million global streams and is climbing Billboard’s Hot Rock and Alternative Songs chart.
Produced by Malay/One Love who collaborated with Fletcher on her breakout single “Undrunk,” “Better Version” marks the follow-up to Fletcher’s recent single “Sting” (the captivating opening track to Girl Of My Dreams).
