Better Days (Bruce Springsteen song)
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"Better Days" | ||||
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Single by Bruce Springsteen | ||||
from the album Lucky Town | ||||
B-side | "Tougher Than the Rest (Live)" | |||
Released | March 21, 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1991–1992 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 4:08 (3:45 radio edit) | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bruce Springsteen | |||
Producer(s) | Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Bruce Springsteen | |||
Bruce Springsteen singles chronology | ||||
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"Better Days" is the first single from American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen's 10th studio album, Lucky Town. On Rolling Stone, "Better Days" was ranked at number 70 on their list of the 100 best Bruce Springsteen songs.[1]
Track listings
7-inch single
- Better Days – 4:08
- Tougher Than the Rest (Live from L.A. Sports Arena April 27, 1988) – 6:30
CD single
- Better Days – 4:08
- Tougher Than the Rest (Live) – 6:30
- Part Man, Part Monkey – 4:29
Chart performance
"Better Days" was originally released in the United States in March 1992 as a double A side with "Human Touch", reaching No. 16 on Billboard Hot 100,[2] and the second position on the US Mainstream Rock chart.
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[3] | 75 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] | 28 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] | 36 |
Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 25 |
Italy (Musica e Dischi)[7] | 4 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 29 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 23 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 39 |
UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 34 |
US Billboard Hot 100[12] Human Touch/Better Days |
16 |
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[13] | 2 |
References
- ^ Sheffield, Brian Hiatt,David Browne,David Fricke,Jon Dolan,Thomas Walsh,Simon Vozick-Levinson,Patrick Doyle,Andy Greene,Will Hermes,Rob (16 January 2014). "100 Greatest Bruce Springsteen Songs".
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 795.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 264.
- ^ "Bruce Springsteen – Better Days" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2103." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Better Days". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved June 1, 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, with "57 channels (and nothin' on)" in the "Titolo" field, click "cerca".
- ^ "Bruce Springsteen – Better Days" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "Bruce Springsteen – Better Days". Singles Top 100. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "Bruce Springsteen – Better Days". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "Bruce Springsteen: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "Bruce Springsteen The E Street Band Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "Bruce Springsteen The E Street Band Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
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