Welcome_to_the_Real_World_(Mr._Mister_album)

Welcome to the Real World
Welcome to the Real World
Studio album by Mr. Mister
Released	November 27, 1985
Recorded	October 1984 – April 1985
Genre	Pop rock; new wave;
Length	43:35
Label	RCA
Producer	Mr. Mister; Paul DeVilliers;
Mr. Mister chronology
Singles from Welcome to the Real World
	"Broken Wings"; Released: June 1985; "Kyrie"; Released: December 1985; "Is It Love"; Released: March 1986; "Black/White"; Released: July 1986;

<i>Welcome to the Real World</i> (Mr. Mister album)

Welcome to the Real World (Mr. Mister album)

1985 studio album by Mr. Mister

Welcome to the Real World is the second studio album by American pop rock band Mr. Mister, released on November 27, 1985, by RCA Records. Two singles from the album, "Broken Wings" and "Kyrie", topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, while "Is It Love" peaked at number eight. Welcome to the Real World topped the Billboard 200 in March 1986. A remastered 25th-anniversary edition of the album was released as a digipak on April 20, 2010.

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Black/White"	Richard Page Steve George John Lang Steve Farris Pat Mastelotto	4:19
2.	"Uniform of Youth"	Page George Lang Farris Mastelotto	4:27
3.	"Don't Slow Down"	Page George Lang Farris	4:29
4.	"Run to Her"	Page George Lang Farris Mastelotto	3:39
5.	"Into My Own Hands"	Page George Lang Farris	5:10

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Is It Love"	Page George Lang Mastelotto	3:38
7.	"Kyrie"	Page George Lang	4:26
8.	"Broken Wings"	Page George Lang	5:44
9.	"Tangent Tears"	Page George Lang	3:24
10.	"Welcome to the Real World"	Page George Lang Farris	4:20
Total length:			43:35

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Kyrie" (extended version)	Page George Lang	4:15
12.	"Broken Wings" (live)	Page George Lang	6:18
13.	"Uniform of Youth" (live)	Page George Lang Farris Mastelotto	4:48
14.	"Is It Love" (dance mix)	Page George Lang Mastelotto	6:29
15.	"Is It Love" (dub mix)	Page George Lang Mastelotto	4:17
16.	"Broken Wings" (extended version)	Page George Lang	5:45
Total length:			75:27

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[32]	3× Platinum	300,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)^[33]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[34]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[35]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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Welcome to the Real World (Mr. Mister album)

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AllMusic	^[5]
Kerrang!	^[6]