The song peaked at #12 becoming one of the few U2 singles that failed to reach the top 10 in the UK Singles Chart.
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The recording sessions, as well as the general mood, improved after the band returned to Dublin in 1991 to record at the "Elsinore" mansion on the Dalkey coastline.
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The song was performed at every date of the band's Zoo TV and PopMart Tours, and was played sporadically on the Elevation Tour.
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Even Better Than the Real Thing is the title of a number of Irish charity albums recorded on The Ray D'Arcy Show on Today FM and released over a number of years for the Irish Christmas market.