U2Where The Streets Have No Name (5:37)

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“Where the Streets Have No Name” is a song by Irish rock band U2 and the opening track from their 1987 album The Joshua Tree. It was released as the album’s third single in August 1987 . Bono was inspired to write the lyrics by the notion that it is possible to identify a person’s religion and income based on the street on which they lived, particularly in Belfast. Amidst difficulties recording the song, producer Brian Eno attempted to erase the song from the recording tapes. The song’s signature is a repeating guitar arpeggio utilizing a delay effect that is played at the beginning and end of the song.

The song peaked at #14 in Canada, #10 in The Netherlands and #4 in the United Kingdom. The song has become one of the band’s most popular songs, and it has remained a staple of the band’s live act since the song debuted in 1987 on the Joshua Tree Tour. The song was notably performed on a Los Angeles rooftop for the filming of its music video, which won a Grammy Award for “Best Performance Music Video”. Rolling Stone ranked the song at #28 on its list of the “100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time.”
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  • wilte01

    Epic!

    last week
  • loamz

    MASTERPIECE

    last month
  • jpope41

    Still, to this day, one of my favorite songs that has the power to motivate me to do anything and enjoy life as it is.

    February 2012
  • Merlinuk

    Epic.

    February 2012
  • whitstablegirl

    Still rocks it for me!

    January 2012
  • KeithJones

    My kinda street!

    January 2012
  • DivineLime83

    one of my favorite songs :)

    December 2011
  • bluebellinbloom

    Another splendid piece!!!

    December 2011
  • dscomic

    Smokes really do a number on ones voice...

    December 2011
  • WestEndIrish

    Streets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    November 2011
  • Great_listener

    Epic. You can always hear it coming from a mile off.

    November 2011
  • Lizethblue

    Love U2!!!

    October 2011
  • Sheik777

    lifting!

    October 2011
  • karmamechanic

    ....when he had the voice.....

    October 2011
  • crocy2

    fantasticò...

    October 2011
  • silvasonicsurfa

    ......at U2 gigs esp on the Joshua Tree tour, the synth / bass at the start and end of this track was so deep intense strong and loud that your trouser legs used to flap and your legs vibrate and throb......I'm not kidding!!!!! truly remarkable, good to hear this on here 24 years on (my God!)

    September 2011
  • heavner72

    !!!

    September 2011
  • RobCanning

    I like the Muse feat. The Edge at Glastonbury version better.

    September 2011
  • Nikke0

    HERE'S YOUR VANCOUVER CANUCKS

    September 2011
  • zaarasammy

    this is out of this world...........

    August 2011
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