[3] On December 15, 2011 RCA Records announced that "Better Than I Know Myself" would serve as the lead single from Adam Lambert's upcoming second studio album, Trespassing due for March 2012.

[4] The instrumentation consists of a thumping bass beat, a keyboard, and "retro synth washes" as described by Bill Lamb of About.com.

Contessa Gayles of AOL Music Blog wrote, "The 'American Idol' star's new mid-tempo track is a Dr. Luke and Claude Kelly production about a lover who knows you inside and out" and called the song an "epic piano ballad".

The music video was directed by Ray Kay and premiered on February 3, 2012, on Lambert's official Vevo page.

The video's concept deals with duality and the conflict between the darker and lighter sides of Lambert which is also explored on the album.

It ends with the dark side rescuing his better half by breaking through the glass and connecting with him, making the both of them form into one person.