Better Days (Bruce Springsteen song)

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"Better Days"
Single by Bruce Springsteen
from the album Lucky Town
B-side"Tougher Than the Rest" (live)
Released
  • March 1992 (1992-03) (with "Human Touch")
  • May 11, 1992 (solo)
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 10th studio album, Lucky Town. In the United States, it was released as a double A-side with "Human Touch" in March 1992, while "Better Days" by itself was issued in the United Kingdom on May 11, 1992. "Human Touch" / "Better Days" reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 while "Better Days" entered the top 10 in Italy, peaking at number four. "Better Days" was ranked at number 70 on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Bruce Springsteen Songs.[1]

Track listings

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US and European 7-inch and CD single[2]

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

US and European 12-inch and CD maxi-single[3]

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

European 7-inch single[4]

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

European 12-inch and CD maxi-single[5]

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

Charts

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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]
with "Human Touch" 		16
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[16] 2

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Better Days"
Region Version Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States with "Human Touch" March 1992
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Columbia
United Kingdom Solo May 11, 1992
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [17]
Australia June 1, 1992
  • CD
  • cassette
 [18]

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. ^ Human Touch / Better Days (CD single liner notes). Columbia Records. 1992. 38K 74273.
  3. ^ Human Touch / Better Days (CD single liner notes). Columbia Records. 1992. COL 657957 6.
  4. ^ Better Days (European 7" single liner notes). Columbia Records. 1992. COL 657890 2.
  5. ^ Better Days (European CD maxi-single liner notes). Columbia Records. 1992. 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 "Better Days" 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.
  17. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. May 9, 1992. p. 21.
  18. ^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 01/06/92: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 112. May 31, 1992. p. 19.