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She describes the upbeat song as one with the message of realizing your self-worth.

“That’s one of the bigger messages that I like to send out through my music, going out to the younger generation of women,” she said in a just-published interview with FuseTV.

“I feel like I’ve grown up and faced my fair share of hardships in my own right, and it’s made me a lot stronger of a woman today. I follow my instincts, so I encourage everybody around me to do the same and to know their self-worth and not settle.”

Haley’s new album is also called “Better” and includes her cover of “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” which became a chart hit thanks to an Extra gum commercial.

This marks the first album for Haley since her under-rated post-Idol debut “Listen Up” came out in May of 2012. It debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200, but stayed on that chart for only a month.

Haley says “Better” includes the favorite songs she’s collected over the four years in between.

The 25-year-old placed third on Season 10 of American Idol and is planning a summer tour in support of the new music.