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"Even Better Than the Real Thing", released in 1992, was the fourth single from U2's by-then successful album Achtung Baby. A semi-paean to glam rock (in particular Marc Bolan), the single was moderately successful, although in peaking at No. 12 it became the one of the few U2 singles that failed to reach the top 10 in the UK Singles Chart. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Musicalnotes. ... Jump to: navigation, search Achtung Baby is an album by Irish rock band U2, released on November 19, 1991 (see 1991 in music). ... Glam rock (less commonly glitter rock), a style of rock music popularized in the 1970s, was mostly a British phenomenon and confined to larger cities in the U.S., such as New York and Los Angeles. ... Marc Bolan Mark Feld (September 30, 1947 – September 16, 1977), better known as Marc Bolan, was a singer and songwriter for the band Tyrannosaurus Rex and later T. Rex, from 1967 until his death in a car crash in 1977. ... Jump to: navigation, search The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. ...

A few months after its initial release, however, DJ Paul Oakenfold took the track to his studio, remixing it as a dance record known as the "Perfecto Mix", which charted better than the original, reaching No. 8. This is one of the few instances of a remixed rock single doing better chart business than the original, and is almost certainly what prompted U2 to promote additional remixes of their singles (for example when promoting the singles from the Pop album in 1997). DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... Jump to: navigation, search Paul Oakenfold (born August 30, 1963 in Britain) is a record producer and one of the best-known DJs worldwide. ... Pop is an album released by the Irish rock band U2 in March of 1997 (see 1997 in music). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the United States, the single was a major hit on rock radio. It reached #31 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 Billboard Hot 100 is the main U.S. singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... The Mainstream Rock Tracks chart is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music but are not modern rock (i. ... The Modern Rock Tracks chart is a music chart that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. ... Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... Hot Dance Singles Sales (formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales) is a Billboard is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ...