U2Mysterious Ways (4:03)

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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.
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  • U2 7
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  • CAVermeer

    This track/this CD is absofrickenlutely brilliant. BRILLIANT I SAY!

    last month
  • JuniorMcCartney

    Johnny, take a walk with your sister the moon let her pale light in, to fill up your room.

    February 2012
  • felipecgo

    Solo delirante do The Edge na versão do Slane Castle S2

    February 2012
  • AnCatDubh1

    oh man, the ZooTV version...

    January 2012
  • Shizukasou

    The bass line is mysterious [2] The bass line is pure eargasm.

    January 2012
  • freeVia3

    <3 the extra delay over "GROOVE ON THIS MOMENT"

    November 2011
  • stoopid79

    Happy Mondays, Step On ?

    November 2011
  • weemies

    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.

    October 2011
  • Masakist

    hard to describe,but i do like in a mysterious way = ]

    October 2011
  • MRRUSTYCAGE

    So fucking funky

    October 2011
  • bedrum

    amo a bono!

    September 2011
  • promisedeyes

    I will never get tired of this! :3

    August 2011
  • malzee154

    On your knees, boy!

    July 2011
  • starfloka

    the bass line is mysterious

    July 2011
  • evanggelos

    SHAMU THE MYSTERIOUS WHALE! :P LOL XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

    June 2011
  • WoLFgaNG_U2

    SHAMU THE MYSTERIOUS WHALE! :P [3]

    June 2011
  • WoLFgaNG_U2

    This song is great, but live is definitely AMAZING. <3

    June 2011
  • Nerdgirl1

    <3 Love

    May 2011
  • annisthenymph

    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!

    May 2011
  • starfloka

    SHAMU THE MYSTERIOUS WHALE! :P [2]

    April 2011
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