Real Things (2 Unlimited album)

Real Things
Real Things
Studio album by 2 Unlimited
Released	6 June 1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	Eurodance ; techno ; dance-pop ;
Length	57:20
Label	Byte Records (Sony / PWL) BYTE 103-9
Producer	Jean-Paul de Coster (exec. prod.), Phil Wilde, et al.
2 Unlimited chronology
Alternative cover
	UK cover

Last updated August 17, 2025

↑ "2U singles".
↑ "AllMusic: 2 Unlimited (Biography)". AllMusic . Retrieved 2012-05-06.
↑ BPI.co.uk Certification Real Things Accessed November 4, 2006
↑ NVPI.nl Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine Dutch certification database Accessed November 4, 2006
↑ AllMusic review
1 2 Jones, Alan (11 June 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums - Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week . p. 17. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
1 2 Quantick, Beau (11 June 1994). "Long Play". NME . p. 33. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
↑ "Review: "Real Things" by 2 Unlimited (CD, 1994)". Pop Rescue. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
1 2 Marsh, Tim (1 August 1994). "New Albums: Soundbites". Select . p. 89. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
1 2 Sutherland, Mark (8 June 1994). "New Albums". Smash Hits . p. 56. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
↑ "Real Things - 2 Unlimited - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 10 July 2017.
↑ "Australiancharts.com – 2 Unlimited – Real Things". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – 2 Unlimited – Real Things" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – 2 Unlimited – Real Things" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – 2 Unlimited – Real Things" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1994. 25. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
↑ "Charts.nz – 2 Unlimited – Real Things". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – 2 Unlimited – Real Things". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
↑ "Swedishcharts.com – 2 Unlimited – Real Things". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – 2 Unlimited – Real Things". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
↑ "The Search For Skank". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 10 December 1994. p. 64. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved 1 December 2021.
1 2 "2 Unlimited" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved 16 February 2021.
↑ "French album certifications – 2 Unlimited – Real Thing" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 16 February 2021.Select 2 UNLIMITED and click OK.
↑ "Japanese album certifications – 2 Unlimited – Real Thing" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved 16 February 2021.Select 1993年12月 on the drop-down menu
↑ "Dutch album certifications – 2 Unlimited – Real thing" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 16 February 2021.Enter Real thing in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1994 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Real Thing')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
↑ "British album certifications – 2 Unlimited – Real Thing". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 16 February 2021.
↑ "Hits Unlimited". Billboard . Vol. 108, no. 10. 13 March 1996. p. 29. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved 16 February 2021– via Google Books.

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[1] "2U singles".

[2] "AllMusic: 2 Unlimited (Biography)". AllMusic . Retrieved 2012-05-06.

[3] BPI.co.uk Certification Real Things Accessed November 4, 2006

[4] NVPI.nl Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine Dutch certification database Accessed November 4, 2006

[5] AllMusic review

[alanjones-6] 1 2 Jones, Alan (11 June 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums - Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week . p. 17. Retrieved 18 May 2025.

[nme-7] 1 2 Quantick, Beau (11 June 1994). "Long Play". NME . p. 33. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[8] "Review: "Real Things" by 2 Unlimited (CD, 1994)". Pop Rescue. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2020.

[select-9] 1 2 Marsh, Tim (1 August 1994). "New Albums: Soundbites". Select . p. 89. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

[smashhits-10] 1 2 Sutherland, Mark (8 June 1994). "New Albums". Smash Hits . p. 56. Retrieved 1 March 2025.

[11] "Real Things - 2 Unlimited - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 10 July 2017.

[ac_Australia_2_Unlimited-12] "Australiancharts.com – 2 Unlimited – Real Things". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[ac_Austria_2_Unlimited-13] "Austriancharts.at – 2 Unlimited – Real Things" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[ac_Netherlands_2_Unlimited-14] "Dutchcharts.nl – 2 Unlimited – Real Things" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[ac_Germany4_2_Unlimited-15] "Offiziellecharts.de – 2 Unlimited – Real Things" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[ac_Hungary_-16] "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1994. 25. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 26 June 2025.

[ac_New_Zealand_2_Unlimited-17] "Charts.nz – 2 Unlimited – Real Things". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[ac_Norway_2_Unlimited-18] "Norwegiancharts.com – 2 Unlimited – Real Things". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[ac_Sweden_2_Unlimited-19] "Swedishcharts.com – 2 Unlimited – Real Things". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[ac_Switzerland_2_Unlimited-20] "Swisscharts.com – 2 Unlimited – Real Things". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[ac_UK2_-21] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[22] "The Search For Skank". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 10 December 1994. p. 64. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[Finland2_UnlimitedReal_ThingalbumCertRef-23] 1 2 "2 Unlimited" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[France2_UnlimitedReal_ThingalbumCertRef-24] "French album certifications – 2 Unlimited – Real Thing" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 16 February 2021.Select 2 UNLIMITED and click OK.

[Japan2_UnlimitedReal_ThingalbumCertRef-25] "Japanese album certifications – 2 Unlimited – Real Thing" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved 16 February 2021.Select 1993年12月 on the drop-down menu

[Netherlands2_UnlimitedReal_thingalbumCertRef-26] "Dutch album certifications – 2 Unlimited – Real thing" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 16 February 2021.Enter Real thing in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1994 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

[Switzerland2_UnlimitedReal_ThingalbumCertRef-27] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Real Thing')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[United_Kingdom2_UnlimitedReal_ThingalbumCertRef-28] "British album certifications – 2 Unlimited – Real Thing". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[29] "Hits Unlimited". Billboard . Vol. 108, no. 10. 13 March 1996. p. 29. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved 16 February 2021– via Google Books.

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