Better Days (Bruce Springsteen song)

"Better Days"
Single by Bruce Springsteen
from the album Lucky Town
A-side"Human Touch"
B-side"Tougher Than the Rest (Live)"
ReleasedMarch 9, 1992
Recorded1991–1992
GenreRock
Length4:08 (3:45 radio edit)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s)Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen singles chronology
"Human Touch"
(1992) 		"Better Days"
(1992) 		"57 Channels (And Nothin' On)"
(1992)

"Better Days" is the first single from American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen's tenth 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] It was also released as a double A-side single, alongside "Human Touch" from Springsteen's ninth studio album of the same name. The song reached #16 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Track listings

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US and European 7" / CD single[2]

  1. "Human Touch" – 6:30
  2. "Better Days" – 4:08

US and European 12" / CD maxi-single[3]

  1. "Human Touch" – 6:30
  2. "Better Days" – 4:08
  3. "Souls of the Departed" – 4:16

European 7" single[4]

  1. "Better Days" – 4:08
  2. "Tougher Than the Rest (Live)" – 6:30

European 12" / CD maxi-single[5]

  1. "Better Days" – 4:08
  2. "Tougher Than the Rest (Live)" – 6:30
  3. "Part Man, Part Monkey" – 4:29

Chart performance

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Weekly chart performance for "Better Days"
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 75
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 28
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] 36
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 25
Italy (Musica e Dischi)[10] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 29
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 39
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 34
US Billboard Hot 100[15]
Human Touch/Better Days 		16
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[16] 2

References

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  1. ^ 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". Rolling Stone.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Bruce Springsteen (1992). Human Touch / Better Days (CD single liner notes). Columbia Records. 38K 74273.
  3. ^ Bruce Springsteen (1992). Human Touch / Better Days (CD single liner notes). Columbia Records. COL 657957 6.
  4. ^ Bruce Springsteen (1992). Better Days (European 7" single liner notes). Columbia Records. COL 657890 2.
  5. ^ Bruce Springsteen (1992). Better Days (European CD maxi-single liner notes). Columbia Records. 657890 7.
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 264.
  7. ^ "Bruce Springsteen – Better Days" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2103." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Better Days". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "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".
  11. ^ "Bruce Springsteen – Better Days" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  12. ^ "Bruce Springsteen – Better Days". Singles Top 100. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  13. ^ "Bruce Springsteen – Better Days". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  14. ^ "Bruce Springsteen: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  15. ^ "Bruce Springsteen The E Street Band Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  16. ^ "Bruce Springsteen The E Street Band Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2022.


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