The Real Thing (2 Unlimited song)

"The Real Thing"
Single by 2 Unlimited
from the album Real Things
B-side Remix
Released 9 May 1994
Format CD single, CD maxi, 7" single,
12" maxi
Recorded 1994
Genre Eurodance, Dance
Length 3:40
Label PWL
Writer(s) Peter Bauwens, Anita Danielle Doth, Ray Slijngaard, Phil Wilde
Producer Jean-Paul De Coster, Phil Wilde
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"Let The Beat Control Your Body
(1993)		 "The Real Thing"
(1994)		 "No-One"
(1994)

"The Real Thing" is a song by 2 Unlimited, released as the first single from their third album Real Things. It peaked at 6 in the UK. The track is based around Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor[1] and it was noted at the time that this marked a change of direction for the band as they had moved away from their previous heavier sound for a lighter house-based vibe.

Contents

Track listings

CD maxi

France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden
  1. "The Real Thing" (Edit) (3:40)
  2. "The Real Thing" (Trance Thing) (6:18)
  3. "The Real Thing" (Extended) (6:20)
  4. "The Real Thing" (Tribal Thing) (5:53)
UK
  1. "The Real Thing" (3:42)
  2. "The Real Thing" (Extended 12") (6:20)
  3. "The Real Thing" (Trance-Thing) (5:39)
  4. "The Real Thing" (Tribal-Thing) (5:55)
US
  1. "The Real Thing" (Radio Mix) (3:51)
  2. "The Real Thing" (Extended Euro Club Mix) (6:18)
  3. "The Real Thing" (J & D's Wookie Vocal Mix) (6:45)
  4. "The Real Thing" (Doc Baron's 90 Proof Club Mix) (7:54)
  5. "The Real Thing" (The Tribal Thing) (5:56)

7" single / CD single

Germany
  1. "The Real Thing" (Edit) (3:40)
  2. "The Real Thing" (Tribal-Edit) (3:55)
UK
  1. "The Real Thing" (Radio Edit)
  2. "The Real Thing" (Extended 12")
  3. "The Real Thing" (Trance Thing)
  4. "The Real Thing" (Tribal Thing)

12" maxi

Belgium, France, Germany, Spain
  1. "The Real Thing" (Trance-Thing) (6:18)
  2. "The Real Thing" (Extended) (6:20)
  3. "The Real Thing" (Tribal-Thing) (5:53)
Greece
  1. "The Real Thing" (Trance-Thing) (6:18)
  2. "The Real Thing" (Extended) (6:20)
  3. "The Real Thing" (Tribal-Thing) (5:33)
  4. "The Real Thing" (Edit) (3:40)
Italy
  1. "The Real Thing" (Extended) (6:20)
  2. "The Real Thing" (Spaans) (6:16)
  3. "The Real Thing" (Tribal-Thing) (5:53)
  4. "The Real Thing" (Trance-Thing) (6:18)
UK
  1. "The Real Thing" (Tribal Thing)
  2. "The Real Thing" (Trance Thing)
  3. "The Real Thing" (Extended 12")
US
  1. "The Real Thing" (J&D's Wookie Vocal Mix) (6:45)
  2. "The Real Thing" (Extended Euro Club Mix) (6:18)
  3. "The Real Thing" (The Doc & Baron 90 Proof Club Mix) (7:54)
  4. "The Real Thing" (The Tribal Thing) (5:53)
US
  1. "The Real Thing" (Doc & Baron's NYC Dub Excursion) (10:37)
  2. "The Real Thing" (J&D's Clubstrumental) (4:20)
  3. "The Real Thing" (The It Goes Underground Mix) (6:45)
  4. "The Real Thing" (The Trance Thing) (5:38)

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[2] 39
Austrian Singles Chart[2] 7
Canadian Singles Chart 5
Eurochart Hot 100 1
Dutch Top 40[3] 1
French SNEP Singles Chart[2] 10
German Singles Chart[4] 4
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[2] 22
Norwegian Singles Chart[2] 5
Spanish Singles Chart 3
Swedish Singles Chart[2] 2
Swiss Singles Chart[2] 2
UK Airplay Chart 54
UK Singles Chart[5] 6

End of year charts

End of year chart (1994) Position
Dutch Top 40[3] 24
French Singles Chart[6] 44
Swiss Singles Chart[7] 43

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Netherlands[8] Platinum 1994 60,000

Chart successions

Preceded by
"Without You" by Mariah Carey		 Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single
11 June 1994 - 25 June 1994 (3 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Baby, I Love Your Way" by Big Mountain
Preceded by
"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" by Prince		 Dutch Top 40 number-one single
18 June 1994 - 25 June 1994 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"As Dick me hullep nodig heb" by Johan & de Groothandel

References

  1. ^ Alpha
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "The Real Thing", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  3. ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1994" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201994.pdf. Retrieved 17 April 2010. 
  4. ^ "2 Unlimited singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/2+Unlimited/single. Retrieved 17 April 2010. 
  5. ^ "The Real Thing", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  6. ^ 1994 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
  7. ^ "1994 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Swisscharts. http://www.swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=1994. Retrieved 17 April 2010. 
  8. ^ Dutch certifications nvpi.nl (Retrieved December 9, 2008)
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