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“Elevation” is the third track and third single release from U2’s 2000 album, All That You Can’t Leave Behind. Featuring a thunderous beat, a variety of sound effects on the central guitar riff, and an easy rhyming lyric for the audience to shout along with, it was highly effective in its concert-opening role on the Elevation Tour (named after the song) and became a hit in the United States and the United Kingdom. In 2002, “Elevation” won “Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal”.
During live shows during the Vertigo Tour, it was played without drums and bass for the first verse and chorus before the rest of the band joins in. It has been played at every U2 concert since it debuted, and it is the only song for which The Edge uses his Gibson SG.
The version of the song released as a single was entitled the “Tomb Raider Mix” (mixed by Paul Leary of the Butthole Surfers), differing significantly from the album version, in that it features guitars with a more ‘hard rock’ sound than the reggae-inspired feel of the album version. The drums in the single version are also harder, with a more traditional rock’n’roll beat. The name comes from its role in the soundtrack to the movie, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. This arrangement is how U2 have performed the song since its release.
During live shows during the Vertigo Tour, it was played without drums and bass for the first verse and chorus before the rest of the band joins in. It has been played at every U2 concert since it debuted, and it is the only song for which The Edge uses his Gibson SG.
The version of the song released as a single was entitled the “Tomb Raider Mix” (mixed by Paul Leary of the Butthole Surfers), differing significantly from the album version, in that it features guitars with a more ‘hard rock’ sound than the reggae-inspired feel of the album version. The drums in the single version are also harder, with a more traditional rock’n’roll beat. The name comes from its role in the soundtrack to the movie, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. This arrangement is how U2 have performed the song since its release.
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U2 Vertigo Tour - Brazil
Lyrics: Elevation
High, higher than the sun
You shoot me from a gun
I need you to elevate me here
At corner of your lips
As the orbit of your hips
Eclipse
You elevate my…
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Lyrics: Elevation
High, higher than the sun
You shoot me from a gun
I need you to elevate me here
At corner of your lips
As the orbit of your hips
Eclipse
You elevate my…
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PartySanCTG wrote:
Paul Leary's mix kicks arse and it's fun as hell. Album version sounds ballsless.
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The_Pumpkin wrote:
"As the orbit of your hips" lol, nice song
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emilczak wrote:
ELEVATIOOOON!!! [2]
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shembarnoah wrote:
different but very good.....................
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gvorster wrote:
it's not crap, it's art.
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vito88 wrote:
ELEVATIOOOON!!!
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evanisnotok wrote:
Where is the music?!?!?!???. All I here is a bunch of annoying crap!
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fravog wrote:
The corner of your lips !
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sadseven wrote:
Whatever they do.....it s brilliant!
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edu_toledo wrote:
The goal is elevation!
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scarboro wrote:
很振奋 [2]
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archange08 wrote:
extra voice !! thk
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nickynought wrote:
uuhuuuu..!!!
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rock2468 wrote:
A mole digging in a hole!!
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Arthur-Engler wrote:
R2D2 - U2 !
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seals223 wrote:
很振奋！
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Barreldancer wrote:
indeed!
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Kittichan wrote:
This was the first song of them I listened to aware that it was U2. It was just when the video came out and I still see this as one of my favourites. Seeing it live is amazing!
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LinDsaY__ wrote:
Great =D
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RenoCola wrote:
wooho, woohoha
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