"I Got Better" is a song by American country music singer Morgan Wallen. It was released to country radio on June 23, 2025, as the sixth single and fifth country radio single from his fourth studio album, I'm the Problem. Wallen co-wrote the song with Ryan Vojtesak, Ernest Keith Smith, Michael Hardy, Chase McGill, and Blake Pendergrass, and it was produced by Joey Moi. Lyrically, the song is about the aftermath of a breakup.
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 piebald 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 and lyrics The song finds 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 next 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. The song is in the key of C major with a time signature of and is set in common time, with a tempo of 85 beats per minute.
Critical reception Billboard ranked "I Got Better" as the 23rd best song from I'm the Problem.
Music video The music video for "I Got Better" premiered on October 1, 2025.
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "I Got Better" Chart (2025–2026) Peakposition Australia (ARIA) 81 Australia Country Hot 50 (The Music) 1 Canada Country (Billboard) 1 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 1
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "I Got Better" Chart (2025) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 53 Canada Country (Billboard) 78 Global 200 (Billboard) 190 US Billboard Hot 100 40 US Country Airplay (Billboard) 47 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) 9
Certifications
Release history +Release dates and formats for "I Got Better"RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesJune 23, 2025Country radio
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