The Real Thing (Lisa Stansfield song)

"The Real Thing"
Single by Lisa Stansfield
from the album Lisa Stansfield and Money Talks soundtrack
Released	10 March 1997 (1997-03-10)
Genre	R&B dance-pop
Length	4:20
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney
Producer(s)	Ian Devaney Peter Mokran
Lisa Stansfield singles chronology
""People Hold On" (The Bootleg Mixes)" (1997) "The Real Thing" (1997) "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" (1997)
Music video
"The Real Thing" at YouTube

"The Real Thing" is a 1997 song by Lisa Stansfield and is the leading single from their fourth studio album Lisa Stansfield and was used in the 1997 movie Money Talks. It went to number 9 in the United Kingdom, number 4 in Hungary, number 18 in Scotland, number 57 in Germany, number 61 in the Netherlands, number 32 in Iceland and number 124 in Australia.

Track listings

• European CD single

1. "The Real Thing" (Radio Edit) – 4:01
2. "The Real Thing" (Mark!'s Radio Edit) – 3:56

• Australian/European/Japanese/UK CD maxi-single

1. "The Real Thing" (Radio Edit) – 4:01
2. "The Real Thing" (Touch Mix) – 5:36
3. "The Real Thing" (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels's Vocal Mix) – 7:10
4. "People Hold On" (Jon Is The Don Mix) – 8:08

• Australian/UK CD maxi-single #2

1. "The Real Thing" (Radio Edit) – 4:01
2. "The Real Thing" (Mark!'s Radio Edit) – 3:56
3. "The Real Thing" (Mark!'s Good Time Disco Vocal) – 11:25
4. "The Real Thing" (Mark!'s Shelter Vocal) – 9:48
5. "The Real Thing" (K-Klassic Mix) – 8:39

• European/UK 12" single

1. "The Real Thing" (Mark!'s Good Time Disco Vocal) – 11:25
2. "The Real Thing" (K-Klassic Mix) – 8:39
3. "The Real Thing" (Dirty Rotten Scoundrel's Vocal Mix) – 7:38

• Japanese promotional CD single

1. "The Real Thing" (Mega Pop Mix) – 4:32
2. "The Real Thing" (Hip Hop Mix) – 4:48
3. "The Real Thing" (Yutenji Mix) – 4:53
4. "The Real Thing" (Radio Edit) – 4:01

• UK promotional 12" single

1. "The Real Thing" (Mark!'s Genuine Dub)
2. "The Real Thing" (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Dub Mix)
3. "The Real Thing" (Bunker Dub)

• UK promotional 12" single

1. "The Real Thing" (Touch Mix) – 5:36
2. "The Real Thing" (Touch Extended Mix) – 6:27

• Other remixes

1. "The Real Thing" (K-Klass Mix) – 4:44
2. "The Real Thing" (Silk's Real House Thang) – 9:45