When this song was first played it was known as It Just Don’t Get Any Better Than This in it’s original form as performed with the Poets of Justice. On 4th April 1994 it was released as the title track of the second Mike Peters solo release single using this version of the title, with the track appearing on the vinyl version of Breathe album as this. By the 1997 release of the Abbey Road Sessions recorded in September 1992 the title had changed to the shorter No Better Than This which is how it has been referred to since on recordings. Live it is still sometimes introduced as It Just Don’t Get Any Better Than This on the occasions it gets played.
1994 Single release as It Just Don’t Get Any Better Than This
Running length 4:50
Written by Mike Peters
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Chris Lewis – Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals
Jules Jones– Piano, Keyboards, Backing Vocal
Owen Thomas – Drums, Percussion, Programming, Backing Vocals
Brychan Llŷr – Rhythm Guitar, Mandolin, Backing Vocals
Emyr Penlan – Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Recorded at Sain Studios, Llandwrog, Caernarfon, Wales
Mixed by Risteard O’Monaigh and Chris Lewis
Produced by Alan Shacklock, Dick Meaney and Mike Peters
Alternative studio recordings
Abbey Road Sessions Recorded Live 7.9.1992
(v) 7.9.1992 – Abbey Road Sessions Recorded live 7.9.1992
Running length: 4:56
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Voice, Acoustic Guitar
Ethan Johns – Electric Guitar
Jules Jones – Piano, Hammond Organ, Backing Vocals
David Watkins-Clarke – Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Martyn Barker – Drums
Steve Bell – Percussion
Produced by Michael Peters
Engineered by Mike Jarratt
Assistant Engineering by Darren Godwin
Mixed by Andy Taylor
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London NW8, England on 7.9.1992 – Evening session (with audience)
Album appearances and discography of studio recordings
The following are Worldwide releases except where stated
10th October 1994 : Mike Peters and the Poets of Justice – Breathe
Crai records, catalogue number CRAI 47LP (Double vinyl LP)
1994 Single recording credited as It Just Don’t Get Any Better Than This
(v) March 1997 : Mike Peters and The Poets Of Justice – Abbey Road Sessions Recorded Live 7.9.1992
Released on CD by Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C003
1992 Abbey Road Evening session recording with audience
13th April 1998 : The Alarm And Mike Peters – The Best Of The Alarm and Mike Peters
Released in the UK & Europe on EMI, catalogue number 7243 4 93751 2 3 (CD)
1994 Single recording edit
2001 : Mike Peters – Collected Works
Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C021
1994 Single recording edit
2008 : Mike Peters & The Poets – Breathe (Deluxe Edition)
Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C046 (2CD + DVD box set)
1994 Single recording
Single appearances and discography
UK Releases :
4th April 1994 : Mike Peters and the Poets of Justice – 12″ vinyl maxi-single – It Just Don’t Get Any Better Than This
Track listing : It Just Don’t get Any Better Than This / Devils World / White Noise
Crai records, catalogue number CRAI 41T
1994 Single recording credited as It Just Don’t Get Any Better Than This
4th April 1994 : Mike Peters and the Poets of Justice – CD Single – It Just Don’t Get Any Better Than This
Track listing : It Just Don’t get Any Better Than This / Devils World / White Noise
Crai records, catalogue number CRAI 41CD
1994 Single recording credited as It Just Don’t Get Any Better Than This
4th April 1994 : Mike Peters and the Poets of Justice – CD Single – It Just Don’t Get Any Better Than This
Track listing : It Just Don’t get Any Better Than This / Devils World / White Noise
Crai records, catalogue number CRAI 41CD promotional single
1994 Single recording credited as It Just Don’t Get Any Better Than This
Officially release live recordings ~ Audio
All are Worldwide Releases on Twenty First Century Recording Company
(Except where stated)
14th January 2000. Recorded at The Gathering 8, The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales.
Running Length 4:07
Performed by Mike Peters solo acoustic
6th August 2005. Recorded at Abbey Road Studio 2, London NW8, England
Running Length 5:10
Performed by Mike Peters solo acoustic
Released on CD in 2005 on Alarmstock III London Set 2 – Scattered Across This Land
Officially release recordings ~DVD
All are Worldwide Releases Except where stated
2008 : Mike Peters & The Poets – Breathe (Deluxe Edition)
Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C046 (2CD + DVD box set)
1994 Official promotional Video – Breathe Deluxe Edition – Breathe On Film disc
Sessions, Podcasts and online Multi-Media
20th February 2014. Recorded at New Variety Club, Keighley, England
Released via a download code only as part of The Dressing Room Session.
28th March 2020. First broadcast for Season 1 Episode 2 of the Big Night In live stream broadcast from The Peters House, Dyserth, Wales
Running Length tbc
Performed by Mike Peters solo acoustic
Released on CD in 2020 as The Alarm Music Will Keep Us Strong – Disc 1
Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C118
The Big Night In Season 1 Episode 2 can be viewed in full on the video section of Alarm Central
Lyrics ~ Single version ~ It Just Don’t Get Any Better Than This
A C’mon
I live my life first and last and I give thanks for it
I’ve searched my heart for the truth and I found peace in it
I found love in it, hate in it, all life in it
And it just don’t get any better than this, no
It just don’t get any better
And it just don’t get any better than this, no
It just don’t get any better
Just don’t get any better than this, no
Just don’t get any better
No better, no better than this
From the highest heights to the lowest low I’ve experienced it
I’ve seen my greatest thrill turn to a bitter pill and I swallowed it
I’ve been up on it, down on it, I’ve been high on it
And it just don’t get any better than this, no
It just don’t get any better
Just don’t get any better than this, no
Just don’t get any better
No better, no better than this
I’ve been driven to distraction to extremes by it
And there’s nothing I can do except to run with it
I can’t deny it, pacify it, satisfy it
And it just don’t get any better than this, no
It just don’t get any better
Just don’t get any better than this, no
Just don’t get any better
No better, no better than this
It just don’t get any better
No better than this
(No Just don’t get any better)
Searched my heart for the truth and I found love in it
(No Just don’t get any better than this)
I found peace in it
(No Just don’t get any better than this)
A c’mon c’mon c’mon
A c’mon c’mon c’mon
(No Just don’t get any better than this)
C’mon c’mon c’mon
C’mon c’mon c’mon
(No Just don’t get any better than this)
C’mon c’mon c’mon
C’mon c’mon c’mon
(No Just don’t get any better than this)
C’mon c’mon c’mon
(No Just don’t get any better than this)
I found love in it
I found hate in it
(No Just don’t get any better than this)
It Just don’t get any better
No better, no better than this
No it Just don’t get any better
No it Just don’t get any better
No it Just don’t get any better
No it Just don’t get any better
No it Just don’t get any better
Lyrics ~ Abbey Road Session 7.9.1992 version ~ No Better Than This
I live my life first and last and I give thanks for it
I’ve searched my heart for the truth and I found peace in it
I found love in it, hate in it, all life in it
And it just don’t get any better than this, no
It just don’t get any better
It just don’t get any better than this, no
It just don’t get any better
No better, no better than this
From the highest heights to the lowest low I’ve experienced it
I’ve seen my greatest thrill turn to a bitter pill and I swallowed it
I’ve been up on it, down on it, I’ve been high on it
And it just don’t get any better than this, no
It just don’t get any better
Just don’t get any better than this, no
Just don’t get any better
No better, no better than this
I’ve been driven to distraction to extremes by it
And there’s nothing I can do except to run with it
I can’t deny it, pacify it, satisfy it
And it just don’t get any better than this, no
It just don’t get any better
Just don’t get any better than this, no
Just don’t get any better
No better, no better than this
A c’mon c’mon c’mon
A c’mon c’mon c’mon
A c’mon c’mon c’mon
A c’mon c’mon c’mon
A c’mon c’mon c’mon
A c’mon c’mon c’mon
A c’mon c’mon c’mon
A c’mon c’mon c’mon
A c’mon c’mon c’mon
Audio & Visual Sources
~ 3 x video (promotional video & live) ~ 1 x audio (live) ~
Click on image to watch the official promotional video Mike Peters & The Poets April 1994 
Click on the image for Mike Peters Solo acoustic Live Edinburgh 2014 – Audience Recording
Click on the image for Mike Peters Solo acoustic Stone Pony, Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA during Light of Day 2014 – Audience Recording
Audio Link – Mike Peters Solo acoustic The Millennium Gathering 14th January 2000 from the official live CD release
(Page updated 11/12/2024)