Real World (Queensrÿche song)

"Real World"
Single by Queensrÿche
from the album Last Action Hero: Music from the Original Motion Picture
ReleasedMay 31, 1993 (1993-05-31)[1]
Recorded1993
Genre
Length4:21
LabelColumbia
Songwriters
Producers
  • Queensrÿche
  • James Barton
  • Michael Kamen
Queensrÿche singles chronology
"Anybody Listening?"
(1992)
"Real World"
(1993)
"I Am I"
(1994)

"Real World" is a song co-written and performed by American band Queensrÿche and orchestral composer Michael Kamen that was contributed to the action film Last Action Hero in 1993 and was recorded during the sessions for the band's 1994 album Promised Land and would surface on the 2003 remastered CD of Promised Land. The band also released the song as part of their 2007 compilation album Sign of the Times.

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[2] 11
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[3] 3

Personnel

Additional personnel

References

  1. ^ Russell, Deborah (May 22, 1993). "Sony in Overdrive For 'Hero' Tie-Ins". Billboard. p. 122. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "Queensrÿche Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  3. ^ "Queensrÿche Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2026.