Real Thing (Ruel song)
# Real Thing (Ruel song)

"Real Thing" is a song by English born Australian singer-songwriter Ruel. The song was released on 30 August 2019 as the third single from his second EP, Free Time.

## Music video

The music video for "Real Thing" was released on 12 September 2019. It stars Ruel as a robot who sees another robot get abused and sacrifices himself to save her.

## Critical reception

Tanis Smither from Earmilk says that Ruel seamlessly weaved R&B and pop together and the song "mounts into an impressive urgency".

## Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

* Ruel Vincent van Djik – lead artist, songwriting
* Alex Hope – songwriting, guitar
* Mark Landon – producer, songwriting
* Spencer Stewart – additional production
* Kito – additional production
* Sean Kantrowitz – guitar
* Daniel Walsh – guitar
* Nigel Rivers – Bass
* Jordan Rose – Drums
* Matt Curtin – assistant engineer
* Chris Athens – mastering engineer
* Eric J. Dubowsky – mixing engineer

## Charts

| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Australia (ARIA) | 73 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) | 18 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| - | - | - |
| Australia (ARIA) | Gold | $35,000^‡$ |
| $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||

## Release history

| Country | Date | Format | Label |
| - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 30 August 2019 | Digital download, streaming | RCA, Sony Music Australia |
