Even Better Than the Real Thing

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"Even Better Than the Real Thing"
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Single by U2
from the album Achtung Baby
B-side "Salomé"
Released8 June 1992 [1]
Recorded1990–1991
Genre
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
"One"
(1992)		"Even Better Than the Real Thing"
(1992)		"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"
(1992)
Music video
"Official Music Video" on YouTube
7": Island (IS525) and cassette: Island (CIS515)
No.TitleLength
1."Even Better Than the Real Thing"3:41
2."Salomé"4:32
12" maxi: Island (12IS515) and CD maxi: Island (CID525)
No.TitleLength
1."Even Better Than the Real Thing"3:41
2."Salomé"4:32
3."Where Did It All Go Wrong?"3:57
4."Lady with the Spinning Head" (Extended dance remix)6:08
CD maxi: Island C REAL 2 and cassette: Island (422-862 281-4)
No.TitleLength
1."Even Better Than the Real Thing" (Perfecto mix)6:41
2."Even Better Than the Real Thing" (Sexy dub mix)7:18
3."Even Better Than the Real Thing" (Apollo 440 Stealth Sonic remix)6:42
4."Even Better Than the Real Thing" (V16 Exit Wound remix)3:19
5."Even Better Than the Real Thing" (Apollo 440 vs U2 instrumental)6:27
12" maxi: Island REAL U2
No.TitleLength
1."Even Better Than the Real Thing" (Perfecto mix)6:37
2."Even Better Than the Real Thing" (Trance mix)6:47
3."Even Better Than the Real Thing" (Sexy dub mix)7:14

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Covers

In his Jacques Lu Cont guise, Stuart Price reworked the song for the 2011 tribute album AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered . "The original multitracks gave me an insight into how U2 worked," he remarked, "but I couldn't be too precious about the track." [48]

Pop band Dead or Alive covered the track for the 1998 tribute album, We Will Follow: A Tribute to U2 . An edited version also featured on their album Fragile , released in 2000.

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