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“Even Better Than the Real Thing” is the second song on U2’s 1991 album Achtung Baby. It was released as the album’s fourth single on 7 June 1992.
“Even Better Than the Real Thing” originated from a chorus guitar riff that The Edge composed in Los Angeles during the Rattle and Hum sessions. A demo of the song, called “The Real Thing”, was recorded at STS Studios during the same session in which “Desire” was recorded. The band remarked that the song’s guitar riff reminded them of The Rolling Stones, but that it sounded “deeply traditional”. Consequently, it was shelved until the Achtung Baby recording sessions, when the band took the multitrack recording of the demo to Hansa Studios in Berlin in late 1990. The band made little progress on the demo there, as the Berlin sessions were plagued by conflict and difficulty in completing songs.

The song peaked at #12 becoming one of the few U2 singles that failed to reach the top 10 in the UK Singles Chart. It made #8 on the Dutch Top 40. A few months after its initial release DJ Paul Oakenfold remix charted better than the original, reaching No. 8. In the United States, the single was a hit on rock radio. It reached #32 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and #5 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also reached #27 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and #35 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart.
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  • Achtung Baby
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  • The Best Of 1990-2000
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  • The Total Thing (disc 1)
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  • All The Best
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  • caiotribbiani

    such a sexy and delicious song

    January 2012

  • WestEndIrish

    The sun won't melt our wings tonight!

    December 2011

  • flippant23

    Superb.

    December 2011

  • my_throat_hurts

    @bojay Coca Cola, seems more fitting for Pepsi ;)

    September 2011

  • XimenaDoherty

    U2 is even better than the real thing...you better believe it :) [2] You better do! :P

    July 2011

  • edimervaldo

    Even better than most of their songs

    June 2011

  • Dark99

    Opened their show with this tune... pretty rad.

    June 2011

  • NathelieJulienn

    uow, this is a amazing track!!

    May 2011

  • echo725

    This song is about a swarm of bees.

    May 2011

  • Bolshevized

    This track is another piece of evidence in regards to why The Edge rules.

    April 2011

  • chromiumnumbers

    What a song, what an album. U2's best, thanks to Mr. Eno.

    April 2011

  • citruscorp

    this song is about sex

    April 2011

  • annisthenymph

    They played Even better than the real thing in Argentina! It was the first song. I couldn't believe it! It was awesome!!

    April 2011

  • bojay

    Surprised that Coca Cola hasn't snapped this up for advertising purposes...

    March 2011

  • wyzwolenie

    this song IS even better than the real thing [2] (maybe not better but you know...)

    November 2010

  • isitbeer30yet

    ..you'll be satisfied...gonna blow right through ya like a breeze <3

    November 2010

  • corky64

    Great....<3

    August 2010

  • louies33

    U2 even better than the real thing...you better believe it :)

    August 2010

  • Sn1per_El1te

    Awesome song, probably the best one which not included in 360 Degree Tour

    July 2010

  • Andre_DA

    Orgasmic

    July 2010
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