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Even Better Than the Real Thing

1992 single by U2
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Even Better Than the Real Thing

Summary

Even Better Than the Real Thing is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (193 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Even Better Than the Real Thing's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Even Better Than the Real Thing's genre is alternative rock[4].
  • Even Better Than the Real Thing followed One[5].
  • Even Better Than the Real Thing was followed by Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses[6].
  • Even Better Than the Real Thing was produced by Steve Lillywhite[7].
  • Even Better Than the Real Thing was performed by U2[8].
  • Even Better Than the Real Thing's record label is recorded as island[9].
  • Even Better Than the Real Thing is part of Achtung Baby[10].
  • Even Better Than the Real Thing was released on June 8, 1992[11].
  • Even Better Than the Real Thing's lyricist is recorded as Bono[12].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 88e5d62d-935b-3f49-a049-2cc0d1a5ebff[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Even Better Than the Real Thing was U2[8]. It was produced by Steve Lillywhite[7].

Publication

Even Better Than the Real Thing was released on June 8, 1992[11]. Its genre is alternative rock[4]. It is part of Achtung Baby[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Even Better Than the Real Thing followed One[5]. It was followed by Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses[6].

Why It Matters

Even Better Than the Real Thing ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (193 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

Related Entities

Adam Clayton Bono Larry Mullen Jr. The Edge U2

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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