"Better Days" is the first single from American singer-songwriter
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American Rock music, rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Nicknamed "the Boss", Springsteen has released 21 studio albums spanning six decades; most of his albums feature th ...
's tenth studio album, ''
Lucky Town
''Lucky Town'' is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. The album was released on March 27, 1992, the same day as Springsteen's ninth studio album ''Human Touch''. ''Lucky Town'' peaked at number three on the '' ...
''. On ''
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason.
The magazine was first known fo ...
'', "Better Days" was ranked at number 70 on their list of the 100 best
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American Rock music, rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Nicknamed "the Boss", Springsteen has released 21 studio albums spanning six decades; most of his albums feature th ...
songs. It was also released as a double A-side single, alongside "
Human Touch
''Human Touch'' is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. The album was released on March 27, 1992, the same day as ''Lucky Town''. It was the more popular of the two, peaking at number two on the US Billboard 2 ...
" from Springsteen's ninth
studio album of the same name. The song reached #16 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100.
Track listings
US and European 7" / CD single
# "
Human Touch
''Human Touch'' is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. The album was released on March 27, 1992, the same day as ''Lucky Town''. It was the more popular of the two, peaking at number two on the US Billboard 2 ...
" – 6:30
# "Better Days" – 4:08
US and European 12" / CD maxi-single
# "Human Touch" – 6:30
# "Better Days" – 4:08
# "Souls of the Departed" – 4:16
European 7" single
# "Better Days" – 4:08
# "
Tougher Than the Rest (Live)" – 6:30
European 12" / CD maxi-single
# "Better Days" – 4:08
# "Tougher Than the Rest (Live)" – 6:30
# "Part Man, Part Monkey" – 4:29
Chart performance
References
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1992 songs
Songs written by Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen songs
1992 singles
Columbia Records singles
Song recordings produced by Jon Landau
Song recordings produced by Bruce Springsteen
Song recordings produced by Chuck Plotkin