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About This Track
Mysterious Ways is the eighth track on U2’s 1991 album, Achtung Baby and was released as the album’s second single. When the covers to “Even Better Than the Real Thing”, “The Fly”, “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses”, and “Mysterious Ways” are arranged, a picture of the band members driving a Trabant is formed.
The video had a belly dancing theme, which included distorted shots of Bono dancing, and other mystical images. It was filmed by Stephane Sednaoui in Morocco.
When played live on the Zoo TV Tour, this song featured a belly dancer on stage. The version played was extended, including a longer introduction with a piano part from The Edge. Also, a slide solo is featured after what was the end of the studio version of the song. Both the added intro and outro features added lyrics from Bono, much of which is sung in the falsetto. One of the dancers, Morleigh Steinberg, later married The Edge. It has been played on every tour since it debuted, appearing on every live video release since except for Elevation 2001: Live from Boston (although it was performed at the filmed concert). Edge has always used a Rickenbacker 330-12 for this song.
The song reached #9 on the Hot 100 (the previous single, “The Fly”, had only managed to reach #61) making it one of the band’s highest-charting singles in the U.S.; only three other U2 singles (“With or Without You”, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”, and “Desire”) have reached higher positions. “Mysterious Ways” also topped both the Modern Rock Tracks chart and the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
The video had a belly dancing theme, which included distorted shots of Bono dancing, and other mystical images. It was filmed by Stephane Sednaoui in Morocco.
When played live on the Zoo TV Tour, this song featured a belly dancer on stage. The version played was extended, including a longer introduction with a piano part from The Edge. Also, a slide solo is featured after what was the end of the studio version of the song. Both the added intro and outro features added lyrics from Bono, much of which is sung in the falsetto. One of the dancers, Morleigh Steinberg, later married The Edge. It has been played on every tour since it debuted, appearing on every live video release since except for Elevation 2001: Live from Boston (although it was performed at the filmed concert). Edge has always used a Rickenbacker 330-12 for this song.
The song reached #9 on the Hot 100 (the previous single, “The Fly”, had only managed to reach #61) making it one of the band’s highest-charting singles in the U.S.; only three other U2 singles (“With or Without You”, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”, and “Desire”) have reached higher positions. “Mysterious Ways” also topped both the Modern Rock Tracks chart and the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
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Shouts
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felipecgo wrote:
Solo delirante do The Edge na versão do Slane Castle S2
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AnCatDubh1 wrote:
oh man, the ZooTV version...
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Shizukasou wrote:
The bass line is mysterious [2] The bass line is pure eargasm.
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freeVia3 wrote:
<3 the extra delay over "GROOVE ON THIS MOMENT"
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stoopid79 wrote:
Happy Mondays, Step On ?
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weemies wrote:
Oh how this song blew my little 12 year old mind back in the day... It's easy to see why. It's an amazing song with an amazing groove and sounds.
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Masakist wrote:
hard to describe,but i do like in a mysterious way = ]
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MRRUSTYCAGE wrote:
So fucking funky
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bedrum wrote:
amo a bono!
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promisedeyes wrote:
I will never get tired of this! :3
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malzee154 wrote:
On your knees, boy!
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starfloka wrote:
the bass line is mysterious
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evanggelos wrote:
SHAMU THE MYSTERIOUS WHALE! :P LOL XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
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WoLFgaNG_U2 wrote:
SHAMU THE MYSTERIOUS WHALE! :P [3]
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WoLFgaNG_U2 wrote:
This song is great, but live is definitely AMAZING. <3
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Nerdgirl1 wrote:
<3 Love
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annisthenymph wrote:
I've always liked Mysterious Ways, of course... but when I listened it live (a month ago), I LOVED IT. It was really really awesome!
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starfloka wrote:
SHAMU THE MYSTERIOUS WHALE! :P [2]
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Phatmann6 wrote:
I LOVE that this was including in Keane Radio.
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jstabarracuda wrote:
"It's alright, it's alright.... she moves in mysterious ways!"
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