Better Together

Album: In Between Dreams (2005)
Charted: 24
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Songfacts®:

  • Johnson said of this song: "It's been around for a little while. I had the first verse, and I was always tooling around with that. And then the second verse came along later. It was a song that was pretty much complete (before entering the studio). It was really just a song that I wrote for my wife. The love songs always start out for her, but then I try to make them pretty broad so they're for everybody by the end."
  • According to Jack Johnson, this is his song that's connected with the most listeners. "People have used it during their wedding day," he told Apple Music's Zane Lowe. "Or people have told me they had my playlist on when their baby came into the world and things like that, which is really important. That's a beautiful moment."
  • The Welsh comic actor Rob Brydon sang this in the second season finale of Gavin & Stacey.

Comments: 12

  • Layton from Paris, Txguy at the top has the starting note wrong. stupid little man.
  • Adrian from Crossville, TnHey kids, for you following at home.... Here are the very creative chord changes.

    F F/E Dm C Bb Bb/A Bb/G C %

    Bb C %

    It reminds me of a Brian Wilson song, wouldnt it be nice or god only knows.
  • Marissa from Akron, OhThis was my HS graduating class's class song.
  • Fanny from Los Angeles, CaOh my god!! this song is so beautiful...sigh.
  • Matthew from Calgarymy cousin played this at her wedding while she was walking down the isle. it was beautiful. i love this song. it's my girlfriends favorite song, and i'm trying to learn how to play it for her!
  • Walter from Taylor, PaI dig the line, "Love is the answer
    At least for most of the questions in my heart. "
    This is one of Kims favorate songs. Things really are better when we are togehter. KIM I LOVVE YOU!
  • Cricket from Moscow, Idmy dog died on April 28, 2007 and I made a tribute page for her on myspace and this was the song I chose.
  • Waseem from Aleppo Syria, United Stateswarm i like it.
  • Cory from Boonville, Ini love this song, its kind of like a long distance relationship song.
  • Shelby from A Town, IlThe best couple song ever!
  • Monica from San Francisco, CaMy boyfriend loved this song, it was our "song"
  • Ben from Ringwood, EnglandBrilliant song. Make you just feel chilled out.
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