"I Got Better" is a song by American country music singer

Morgan Wallen Morgan Cole Wallen (born May 13, 1993) is an American country pop singer from Sneedville, Tennessee. He competed in the The Voice (American season 6), sixth season of ''The Voice (American TV series), The Voice''. After being eliminated in the ...

. It was released to country radio on June 23, 2025, as the sixth single and fifth country radio from his fourth studio album, '' I'm the Problem''. Wallen co-wrote the song with Ryan Vojtesak, Ernest Keith Smith,

Michael Hardy Michael Hardy may refer to: *Hardy (singer) Michael Wilson Hardy (born September 13, 1990), known mononymously as Hardy (stylized as HARDY), is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has written songs for Florida Georgia Line, Chris ...

, Chase McGill, and Blake Pendergrass, and it was produced by

Joey Moi Joey Moi (born August 9, 1975) is a Canadian record producer, audio engineer, mixer, songwriter, and musician. He is known for his work with the rock groups Nickelback and My Darkest Days, and country music acts Chris Lane, Dallas Smith, Florida G ...

Background

Morgan Wallen revealed the origin of the song and its opening lyrics during an interview with Holler Country, stating:

At my farm, we wrote the song "I Got Better". You can see it in the first line: "Everything's still pretty much the same 'round here." One of our neighbors had just killed a
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deer, and we're like, "Damn it, man." We had been watching this thing on camera for like two years, waiting until it was going to be a good, mature buck. That's why I followed that line with, "Neighbors still shooting all of next year's deer." I mean, if it wasn't for that farm, and for things like that, I wouldn't even know what that means, you know?

Before its release, Wallen first teased the song in December 2024.

Composition

The song finds Morgan Wallen reflecting on the aftermath of a breakup in a positive light, over an instrumental of synths and hazy guitars. Lyrically, Wallen sings about having matured since leaving the relationship, feeling like a different person; however, in the opening verse, he confesses that he still gets into drunken brawls. In the second verse, he recounts that his former partner had convinced him that his mother was "the devil", with whom he has since made peace, and hated his friends. Later, he also mentions sleeping better after the relationship ended.

Critical reception

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'' ranked "I Got Better" as the 23rd best song from ''I'm the Problem''.

Charts

References

{{Morgan Wallen 2025 songs Morgan Wallen songs Song recordings produced by Joey Moi Songs written by Morgan Wallen Songs written by Charlie Handsome Songs written by Hardy (singer) Songs written by Chase McGill Songs written by Blake Pendergrass