Better Days (Bruce Springsteen song) explained

Better Days
Cover:	Bruce Springsteen - Better Days.png
Type:	single
Artist:	Bruce Springsteen
Album:	Lucky Town
A-Side:	Human Touch
B-Side:	Tougher Than the Rest (Live)
Released:	March 9, 1992
Recorded:	1991–1992
Genre:	Rock
Length:	4:08 (3:45 radio edit)
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Bruce Springsteen
Prev Title:	Human Touch
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	57 Channels (And Nothin' On)
Next Year:	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

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

Chart (1992)!scope="col"

Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	75
Italy (Musica e Dischi)^[7]	4

Notes and References

1. 100 Greatest Bruce Springsteen Songs. Brian Hiatt,David Browne,David Fricke,Jon Dolan,Thomas Walsh,Simon Vozick-Levinson,Patrick Doyle,Andy Greene,Will Hermes,Rob. Sheffield. . 16 January 2014.
2. Human Touch / Better Days. Bruce Springsteen. 1992. CD single liner notes. Columbia Records. 38K 74273.
3. Human Touch / Better Days. Bruce Springsteen. 1992. CD single liner notes. Columbia Records. COL 657957 6.
4. Better Days. Bruce Springsteen. 1992. European 7" single liner notes. Columbia Records. COL 657890 2.
5. Better Days. Bruce Springsteen. 1992. European CD maxi-single liner notes. Columbia Records. 657890 7.
6. 264.
7. Web site: Classifiche. Musica e dischi. it. June 1, 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, with "57 channels (and nothin' on)" in the "Titolo" field, click "cerca".