It was released on 25 September 2020 through RCA Records as the lead single from his third studio album, Nobody Is Listening (2021).

He wrote the song with its producer, Philip von Boch Scully, alongside Lucky Daye, Dustin Bowie, Michael McGregor, and Cole Citrenbaum.

On 23 September 2020, Zayn teased "Better" in a small teaser video, which features a small clip of the beginning of the official music video.

[2][3] On the following day, he revealed the song's artwork on Twitter.

[4] The music video for "Better" was directed by Ryan Hope and released along with the song on 25 September 2020.