Reflecting on Avicii’s ‘For a Better Day’ 9 Years Later: Legacy and Impact

Avicii stunned the world with his debut album ‘True’ that was an unquestionable masterpiece which meant when it came to releasing his second album ‘Stories’ expectations were high. Thankfully he lived up to those expectations delivering another album packed with incredible music with ‘For a Better Day’ being one of the highlights of the album.

The track would initially be released as part of an EP alongside another track that would appear on ‘Stories’, ‘Pure Grinding.’ The song itself is classic Avicii with an excellent piano melody at the heart of the track, but the most important thing about this song is its message. The track speaks of making a change to achieve a brighter future and the message is shown in its extreme within the music video.

The music video depicts a story of two children who have fallen victim to human trafficking but manage to escape and exact revenge upon their captures. This would be Avicii’s directorial debut, and he wanted to tell this story as he intended to start a louder discussion surrounding the problem of human trafficking. Both the song and the music video are inspiring in their message, giving the hope of a better day.

‘For a Better Day’ is an amazing song and was a bold statement from Avicii that he wasn’t afraid to speak his mind on issues of the world through his music. Since its release its wracked up over 250 million streams on Spotify making it the 3^rd most streamed song on ‘Stories.’ In 2021 the song would make a return as the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra would record their own version following the renaming of the Ericsson Globe to the Avicii Arena. The music left behind by Avicii continues to touch hearts across the world and the messages within the music will keep spreading to more ears to hopefully create a better day.