It Gets Better (song)

[1][2] The song precedes Swedish House Mafia's debut studio album, Paradise Again,[3] and was noted as being darker than their previous music.

In a cover story with Billboard, the group discussed changing their sound for their comeback in order to adapt to the new electronic dance music scene.

[3] Paper called the song a "techno banger with a clanging drop and a little rock 'n' roll bombast",[9] while Billboard described it as "a sleek, imposing amalgamation of punchy beats, walls of synth and quick 180s into drops composed of what appears to be cowbell".

[3] It also samples Nancy Sinatra's "Lightning's Girl"; as a result, songwriter Lee Hazlewood receives a writing credit.

[14][15] Swedish House Mafia performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 19 July 2021, as well as at the pre-show for the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards on 12 September; both performances featured the song in a medley with "Lifetime".