Better Days (Baker Boy, Dallas Woods and Sampa the Great song)

"Better Days" is a song by Indigenous Australian rappers Baker Boy & Dallas Woods and Australian-based Zambian rapper Sampa the Great. It was released on 23 September 2020.

Background
"Better Days" follows his March single "Move", and is Baker's second single release for 2020. The song is the second collaboration Baker and Woods have released (after Woods featured on 2018's "Black Magic"), but is the first time either Baker or Woods have collaborated with Sampa the Great.

The track was premiered on Triple J's Drive with Hobba and Hing on 22 September 2020.

Composition and lyrics
Musically, "Better Days" is a hip hop, and neo soul song. The song contains lyrics in three languages: English, Yolngu Matha and Bemba.

The lyrics discuss "oppression, the pressures of meeting the expectations of your culture, and imposter syndrome [sic]."

Promotion
Baker began teasing the collaboration on Instagram on 16 September, sharing a photo of the three artists together. The following day, he confirmed the artists had worked together, announcing the single on social media. Baker additionally posted videos of himself on TikTok, showing him dancing amongst various Bendigo landmarks.

Critical reception
Triple J's Sose Fuamoli felt that the song "shows a new side of the artist's musicality and proves that he can explore honest territory with emotional depth.

Beat Magazine's Kate Streader thought the song was "new thematic territory" for Baker and felt the song offered "an ultimately uplifting message of resilience and perseverance".

Stack Magazine's Amy Flower described the song as "piping hot" and called its release "timely".

In popular culture

 * On 21 September 2020, two days prior to the song's release, the song's Airwolf remix was used to soundtrack TikTok's first local campaign in Australia.

Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Spotify.

Performing artists
 * Baker Boy – vocals
 * Dallas Woods – vocals
 * Sampa the Great – vocals
 * Airwolf – production (remix)

Additional personnel
 * Dallas Woods – writing
 * Danny Duque Perez – writing
 * Danzal Baker – writing
 * Dennis Dowlut – writing
 * Kasey Heerah – writing
 * Maxwell Bidstrup – writing
 * Mike Scala – writing
 * Sampa Tembo – writing
 * Dennis Dowlut – production
 * Maxwell Bidstrup – production