"Even Better Than The Real Thing" video

 

Give me one more chance, and you'll be satisfied.
Give me two more chances, you won't be denied.
Well my heart is where it's always been
My head is somewhere in between
Give me one more chance, let me be your lover tonight.

(Check it out)
You're the real thing
Yeah the real thing
You're the real thing
Even better than the real thing.

Give me one last chance, and I'm gonna make you sing
Give me half a chance to ride on the waves that you bring
You're honey child to a swarm of bees
Gonna blow right through ya like a breeze
Give me one last dance, we'll slide down the surface of things

You're the real thing
Yeah the real thing
You're the real thing
Even better than the real thing.

We're free to fly the crimson sky
The sun won't melt our wings tonight.
Oh now, oh yeah, here she comes
Take me higher, take me higher
You take me higher, you take me higher.

You're the real thing
Yeah, you're the real thing.
You're the real thing
Even better than the real thing.
Even better than the real thing.
Even better than the real thing.

Composed by U2 / lyrics by Bono and The Edge


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About "Even Better Than The Real Thing"

From the original U2 Album "Achtung Baby" (19 November 1991)

This is the second song from U2's 1991 album, Achtung Baby and was released in 1992 as the fourth single from the album.

Recording and composition

"Even Better Than the Real Thing" originated from a chrous guitar riff that The Edge composed in Los Angeles during the Rattle and Hum sessions. The song was originally titled "The Real Thing", but was eventually renamed to a longer variant of the song's chorus lyric. Bono said this was done because the title, as well as the song's lyrics were more "reflective of the times [the band] were living in, when people were no longer looking for the truth, [they] were all looking for instant gratification.

Reception

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.
The song's music video won an MTV Video Music Award in 1992 for Best Special Effects for its unique 360-degree camera rollover rig, designed and built by Simon Tayler of Artem in London specially for the video. [From Wikipedia]

 

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