The song was performed live on September 25, 2006, prior to the New Orleans Saints return to the Superdome,[3] The song also featured as the theme of WWE Tribute to the Troops 2006, a special broadcast of WWE Raw which aired on Christmas night 2006.

Canadian journalist and politician Michael Ignatieff used an altered version of the song for his campaign video at the Liberal Party of Canada's 2006 Leadership Convention.

[4] When speaking at the convention, Ignatieff began his speech by saying "Tonight is the night the Liberal party begins again," mimicking a lyric from Better Days.

In 2008, the police drama series Cold Case featured it as the first of six songs played throughout its fifth-season finale "Ghost of My Child".

The event was live-streamed on Facebook, and throughout the performance, Rzeznik encouraged his fans to do their part to prevent the spread of the virus by "staying home and watching Netflix", and ordering takeout to support local restaurants.