Zayn Sounds Happy On 'Better' — And Looks Like A Million Bucks In The Video

A day right after announcing that he and Gigi Hadid have welcomed a baby daughter into the world, Zayn has welcomed another creation into this earthly realm: his latest single, "Better," a lovely slice of R&B pop anchored by Z's massive, massive voice.


The breezy, endearing song debuted alongside a sparse however stately video, where the heavily tattooed new daddy Zaddy dresses himself in fine menswear and stares moodily out the window of a nice home — all while he's being spied on. Like a celebrity. Or an actual spy.


As Zayn sings with red highlighted hair, "Your dad probably loves me more than he ever did right now / 'Cause I finally got out / Yeah, we finally knocked down," there's a palpable air of second chances while in "Better," and it's tempting to read his on-and-off relationship with Hadid into it, especially right now, given their new starting as parents.


On the simple cooing pre-chorus, Zayn repeats "I love you" over some thoroughly nocturnal and subterranean guitar lines. In the video, he does little more than slowly put on shirt along with a jacket while delivering the song's climbing melody, yet it's Zayn, so it's worth watching.


"Better" is the opening new bit of music from Zayn since last year's "Trampoline" remix with SHAED and "Flames" alongside R3hab and Jungleboi. His most recent album, Icarus Falls, dropped at the end of 2018.


If 2020 is indeed the begin of some new chapters for Zayn — both in his music career and his own family member — then things seem to be going quite well. Check out "Better" above.