On to Better Things

{{Music ratings

| MC = 68/100{{Cite web |title=Critic Reviews for on to better things |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/on-to-better-things/iann-dior/critic-reviews |access-date=July 29, 2022 |website=Metacritic |language=en}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Fred |title=Iann Dior - On to Better Things Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/on-to-better-things-mw0003656520 |access-date=July 29, 2022 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}

| rev2 = Clash

| rev2score = 6/10{{Cite web |last=Saunders |first=Chris |date=January 21, 2022 |title=iann dior - On To Better Things |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/iann-dior-on-to-better-things/ |access-date=July 29, 2022 |website=Clash |language=en-GB}}

| rev3 = NME

| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Kyann-Sian |date=January 21, 2022 |title=iann dior – 'On To Better Things' review: melodic rap star turns high-flying rock and roller |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/iann-dior-on-to-better-things-review-radar-3143644 |access-date=July 29, 2022 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}

| rev4 = Pitchfork

| rev4score = 5.2/10{{Cite web |last=Blum |first=Dani |date=January 27, 2022 |title=Iann Dior: on to better things |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/iann-dior-on-to-better-things/ |access-date=July 29, 2022 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}

| rev5 = The Line of Best Fit

| rev5score = 7/10{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Ims |date=January 25, 2022 |title=On To Better Things is Iann Dior moving towards something greater |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/iann-dior-on-to-better-things-album-review |access-date=July 29, 2022 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en}}

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On to Better Things was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 68, based on five reviews.

Kyann-Sian Williams of NME rated the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying that it "bottles up that teenage angst as perfectly as the golden age of pop-punk music". AllMusic's Fred Thomas found "several tracks ("Heavy", "Heartbreak3r", "Regret") follow a similar emo-rap style, but On to Better Things gets more interesting when Dior commits fully to exploring different approaches". Ims Taylor of The Line of Best Fit wrote: "Complicate It", "Heavy", "Heartbreak3r", all standalone fine, but ultimately all bring the same contribution to the shape of on to better things without providing much else. Where he digresses though, he does so excellently, promising that maybe with the challenge of a feature or with the fire to push his sound a bit more, he could be great». Chris Saunders of Clash wrote: "there are moments where Dior shows his undoubted potential and those moments save this album from being completely mediocre, unfortunately, those moments don't come anywhere near often enough". Dani Blum of Pitchfork stated that the artist "stays vague and vacant throughout the album, invested in his feelings but short on interesting ideas".

{{Track listing

| headline = On to Better Things track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Is It You

| writer1 = {{hlist|Michael Olmo|Brian Lee}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Lee|James Chul Rim}}

| length1 = 2:51

| title2 = Complicate It

| writer2 = {{hlist|Olmo|Danny Lee Snodgrass, Jr.|Henry Nichols|Nathan Scott Lamarche|Nicholas Mira}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Nash|Mira|Pharaoh Vice|Taz Taylor}}

| length2 = 2:36

| title3 = V12

| note3 = featuring Lil Uzi Vert

| writer3 = {{hlist|Olmo|Symere Woods|Cody Rounds|Snodgrass|Mira|Ryan Cantu}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Cxdy|Mira|Taylor}}

| length3 = 2:57

| title4 = I Might

| writer4 = {{hlist|Olmo|Billy Walsh|Keegan Christopher Bach|LunchMoney Lewis|Mark Williams|Raul Cubina}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|KBeaZy|Ojivolta}}

| length4 = 2:07

| title5 = Heavy

| writer5 = {{hlist|Olmo|Snodgrass|Mira}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Mira|Taylor}}

| length5 = 2:09

| title6 = Dark Angel Interlude

| writer6 = {{hlist|Olmo|Bach|Andrew Luce}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|KBeaZy|Luce}}

| length6 = 1:29

| title7 = Obvious

| note7 = with Travis Barker

| writer7 = {{hlist|Olmo|Travis Barker|Kevin Gruft}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Barker|Gruft}}

| length7 = 2:17

| title8 = Heartbreak3r

| writer8 = {{hlist|Olmo|Rounds|Snodgrass|Edgard Herrera|Michael Romito|Lamarche}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Cxdy|Census|Herrera|Nash|Taylor}}

| length8 = 2:13

| title9 = Options

| writer9 = {{hlist|Olmo|Rounds|Snodgrass|Romito|Lamarche}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Cxdy|Census|Nash|Taylor}}

| length9 = 1:42

| title10 = Regret

| writer10 = {{hlist|Olmo|Aaron Shadrow|Jasper Harris|Magnus August Høiberg|Mira}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Shadrow|Cashmere Cat|Harris|Mira}}

| length10 = 3:01

| title11 = Thought It Was

| note11 = with Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker

| writer11 = {{hlist|Olmo|Colson Baker|Barker|Dan Wilson|Joe Pepe|Kyle Reynolds|Nick Cozine}}

| extra11 = Barker

| length11 = 2:52

| title12 = Sinking Interlude

| writer12 = {{hlist|Olmo|Luce|Lee|Kinderr}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Luce|Lee|Kinderr}}

| length12 = 2:38

| title13 = Let You

| writer13 = {{hlist|Olmo|Luce|Henry Walter|Bach|Nick Long|Omer Fedi|Sean Foreman}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Luce|Cirkut|KBeaZy|Long|Fedi}}

| length13 = 2:31

| title14 = Fallin'

| writer14 = {{hlist|Olmo|Jackson Morgan|Lee|Evan Gartner}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Lee|Gartner}}

| length14 = 2:14

| title15 = Hopeless Romantic

| note15 = featuring Travis Barker

| writer15 = {{hlist|Olmo|Fedi|Barker}}

| extra15 = {{hlist|Fedi|Barker}}

| length15 = 2:48

| total_length = 36:25

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• Dale Becker – mastering (1, 2, 4–15)
• Mike Tucci – mastering (3)
• Hector Vega – mastering (6, 12)
• Serban Ghenea – mixing (1, 6, 10, 12, 13)
• Edgard Herrera – mixing (2, 3, 8), engineering (9)
• Teezio – mixing (4, 9, 14)
• Adam Hawkins – mixing (7, 11, 15)
• Benjamin Thomas – engineering (3)
• Young Era – engineering (3, 10)
• Ojivolta – engineering (4)
• Mark Schick – engineering (13)
• Ryan Cantu – engineering (14)

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