Real World (Matchbox Twenty song)

"Real World"
Single by Matchbox 20
from the album Yourself or Someone Like You
ReleasedMarch 24, 1998 (1998-03-24)
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length3:51
Label
Songwriter(s)Rob Thomas
Producer(s)Matt Serletic
Matchbox 20 singles chronology
"3AM"
(1997) 		"Real World"
(1998) 		"Back 2 Good"
(1998)

"Real World" is a song by American rock group Matchbox 20. It was released in March 1998 as the fourth single from their debut album, Yourself or Someone Like You. The single was initially ineligible to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 due to not receiving a physical release in North America; it instead peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart in August 1998.[2] However, in December 1998, the Hot 100 chart rules were changed to allow airplay-only singles to chart, and "Real World" became the band's first single to enter the listing, debuting and peaking at number 38. Worldwide, "Real World" reached number five in Canada and number 40 in Australia.

  1. ^ "The 88 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1998". Spin. p. 6. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Matchbox Twenty Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2020.