"Better Than You Left Me" is the debut single from American country music artist Mickey Guyton.
It was released to country radio on January 12, 2015 as the first single from her self-titled second EP (2015) and forthcoming debut studio album for Capitol Nashville.
[3] A re-recorded version of the song is included on Guyton's 2021 debut album Remember Her Name.
Guyton said that the single was inspired by a breakup with a former boyfriend who "came running back to" her after she got the opportunity to sing for the President of the United States.
[5] USA Today's Brian Mansfield also reviewed the single favorably, saying that it "has a soaring melody that reflects its strength of spirit.