Total Spotify streams
48,688,001
The sum of its 12 tracks' lifetime play counts, read 13 Nov 2026, 12:11 UTC.
- Average per track
- 4,057,333
- over 12 tracks
Tracks and their streams
| # | Title | Plays | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Life - 2002 Digital Remaster | 2,682,435 | |
| 2 | See The Lights - 2002 Digital Remaster | 11,260,417 | |
| 3 | Let There Be Love - 2002 Digital Remaster | 28,167,551 | |
| 4 | Woman - 2002 Digital Remaster | 589,842 | |
| 5 | Stand By Love | 1,601,636 | |
| 6 | Let The Children Speak - 2002 Digital Remaster | 419,963 | |
| 7 | African Skies - 2002 Digital Remaster | 368,514 | |
| 8 | Ghostrider - 2002 Digital Remaster | 348,195 | |
| 9 | Banging On The Door - 2002 Digital Remaster | 2,050,453 | |
| 10 | Travelling Man - 2002 Digital Remaster | 318,996 | |
| 11 | Rivers Of Ice - 2002 Digital Remaster | 496,030 | |
| 12 | When Two Worlds Collide - 2002 Digital Remaster | 383,969 | |
| Total | 48,688,001 |
History
Total streams history
One reading so far: 48,688,001 plays on 13 Nov 2026. A reading is added each day the store refreshes, and the change per day is drawn from the second one on.
| Day (UTC) | Total plays | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 48,688,001 | First reading |
Release details
- Released
- Label
- Virgin Catalogue
- Type
- Album
- Tracks
- 12
- Running time
- 52 min 35 s
- Popularity
- 55 / 100
- © 2008 Virgin Records Limited
- ℗ 2008 Virgin Records Limited
More by Simple Minds
Simple Minds's other releases this site keeps a page for, newest first. Simple Minds's artist page
For developers
Get the play counts on Real Life from the API
One request returns each track's play count as JSON: GET /albums?ids=2O5Qb4CQBTkN7UIvFBTCsq&include=playcounts. Read its reference.
For many albums, GET /albums takes up to 50 ids in one call.
Get your own key
No code: Spotify Play Count Scraper on Apify (opens in a new tab) exports play counts for a list of links to CSV or JSON. How play counts work.
| curl -X GET \ |
| "https://spotify-proxy.checkleaked.cc/spotify-data/albums?ids=2O5Qb4CQBTkN7UIvFBTCsq&include=playcounts" \ |
| -H "x-rapidapi-key: $SPOTIFY_API_KEY" |
Frequently asked questions
How many streams does Real Life have on Spotify?
Real Life by Simple Minds had 48,688,001 streams on Spotify as of 13 Nov 2026 (UTC), summed over its 12 tracks.
What is the most streamed song on Real Life?
Let There Be Love - 2002 Digital Remaster, with 28,167,551 streams as of 13 Nov 2026.
When was Real Life released?
8 Apr 1991, on Virgin Catalogue.
How many songs are on Real Life?
12 tracks, 52 min 35 s in all.