Better Place (Rachel Platten song)

"Better Place"
Single by Rachel Platten
from the album Wildfire
Released	May 9, 2016
Genre	Pop
Length	2:56
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Rachel Platten Sally Seltmann
Producer(s)	Jon Levine
Rachel Platten singles chronology
"Stand by You" (2015) "Better Place" (2016) "Siempre Estaré Ahí" (2016)
Rachel Platten singles chronology
"Stand by You" (2015) "Better Place" (2016) "Broken Glass" (2017)

"Better Place" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Rachel Platten for her third studio album, Wildfire (2016). The record's third and final single, initially released as a promotional single on December 18, 2015, was distributed to Hot adult contemporary radio for airplay in the United States. Platten co-wrote the song with Sally Seltmann while Jon Levine served as the sole producer. The singer wrote the song after discovering her sister had become engaged, which she felt was inspirational.

"Better Place" divided music critics, with some praising the piano ballad's simplicity and production, and others finding it underwhelming. In the United States, it peaked at number 21 on the Adult Top 40 and peaked at number 227 on Russia's radio chart. An accompanying music video was directed by Matthew Stawski and released on May 9 of the same year. It features several couples and individuals gathering together and embracing each other. Platten dedicated it to her former school teacher and labeled it as a "social experiment". She has performed it on various occasions, including during an episode of Today Show and as part of a setlist on her summer concerts. The song appeared in the 2017 Microsoft Windows holiday commercial to promote Paint 3D.^[1]