Even Better Than the Real Thing

"Even Better Than the Real Thing"
"Even Better Than the Real Thing"
Single by U2
from the album Achtung Baby
B-side	"Salomé"
Released	8 June 1992
Recorded	1990–1991
Genre	Alternative rock; psychedelic rock;
Length	3:41 (Original Mix); 6:40 (Perfecto Mix); 4:30 (Perfecto Mix Edit);
Label	Island
Composer(s)	U2
Lyricist(s)	Bono
Producer(s)	Steve Lillywhite with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois
U2 singles chronology
Music video
	"Official Music Video" on YouTube
Alternative cover
	Remixes single

"Even Better Than the Real Thing" is a song by Irish rock band U2, and is the second track on their seventh album, Achtung Baby (1992). It was released as the album's fourth single on 8 June 1992, and it reached number three in Ireland and Canada while becoming a top-ten hit in Austria, New Zealand, and Sweden. A remixed version of the song released the same year peaked at number eight in the United Kingdom and number 10 in Ireland. In 1997, readers of Mojo named the song the 71st-best track of the 1990s.^[3]

^ Sams, Aaron; Kantas, Harry. "U2 – "Even Better Than the Real Thing" Single". U2songs.com. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
^ "The Best Albums of 1991". Paste. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
^ "Mojo Readership Top 100 Tracks of the '90's". Mojo (40). March 1997.

[1] Sams, Aaron; Kantas, Harry. "U2 – "Even Better Than the Real Thing" Single". U2songs.com. Retrieved 7 June 2016.

[2] "The Best Albums of 1991". Paste. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

[3] "Mojo Readership Top 100 Tracks of the '90's". Mojo (40). March 1997.

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