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About This Track
“Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses” is the fifth track on U2’s 1991 album, Achtung Baby. It was released as the album’s fifth and final single in 1992.
“Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses” began as a rough demo that the band recorded at STS Studios in 1990.[1] The band attempted to improve it during the formal Achtung Baby sessions, including several failed attempts at Hansa Studios in Berlin. [2] This produced several incarnations of the song and about a dozen mixes, each of which had its pros and cons weighed.[3] Still, they continually found themselves revisiting the original demo.[1] Producer Jimmy Iovine, in particular, expressed his preference for the demo version when lead vocalist Bono played it for him.[1] During the group’s time recording in Dublin in 1991, producer Steve Lillywhite was brought on to provide a “fresh pair of ears” and mix the song.[3] The album version most closely resembles the original demo.
Still, the band was dissatisfied with the album version. Lillywhite recalls that, “They hated that song. I spent a month on it and I still don’t think it was as realised as it could’ve been. The Americans had heard it and said, ‘That’s your radio song there’, because they were having trouble with some of the more industrial elements . It’s almost like a covers band doing a U2 moment. Maybe we tried too hard.”[2] Bono said, “It’s a song I feel we didn’t quite nail on the record because there was another whole set of lyrics that were dumped and I wrote those quickly and off we went.
“Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses” began as a rough demo that the band recorded at STS Studios in 1990.[1] The band attempted to improve it during the formal Achtung Baby sessions, including several failed attempts at Hansa Studios in Berlin. [2] This produced several incarnations of the song and about a dozen mixes, each of which had its pros and cons weighed.[3] Still, they continually found themselves revisiting the original demo.[1] Producer Jimmy Iovine, in particular, expressed his preference for the demo version when lead vocalist Bono played it for him.[1] During the group’s time recording in Dublin in 1991, producer Steve Lillywhite was brought on to provide a “fresh pair of ears” and mix the song.[3] The album version most closely resembles the original demo.
Still, the band was dissatisfied with the album version. Lillywhite recalls that, “They hated that song. I spent a month on it and I still don’t think it was as realised as it could’ve been. The Americans had heard it and said, ‘That’s your radio song there’, because they were having trouble with some of the more industrial elements . It’s almost like a covers band doing a U2 moment. Maybe we tried too hard.”[2] Bono said, “It’s a song I feel we didn’t quite nail on the record because there was another whole set of lyrics that were dumped and I wrote those quickly and off we went.
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Crushedtodust wrote:
They were worth something, once.
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house_jamz wrote:
Fantastic song.
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rvg1990 wrote:
Garbage - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (U2 Cover) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra6OERn_X9w&feature=autoshare
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meuxoan80 wrote:
u2 is the best.
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Chines wrote:
that IS good song
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MIKEH3875 wrote:
this and i will follow are my two favorites by U2.
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CybrKhatru wrote:
come on now love, don't you look back....
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jammyofstafford wrote:
Don,t turn around,don,t turn around again don,t turn around you gypsy heart
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shelbydoll72 wrote:
love beyond words
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wiwaU2 wrote:
jaaaa :-) übermorgen im Olympiastadion München :-)))
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lovesjantzen wrote:
NO LOOKING BACK
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Chines wrote:
just perfect
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garv1234 wrote:
One of the best albums of all time
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Tiago_Freitas wrote:
Hey, hey, sha la la! Hey, hey... sha la la
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Tiago_Freitas wrote:
Sabe aqueles dias que uma música não sai da sua cabeça? Pois aconteceu comigo hoje e no meio de uma prova prática de Química Analítica... e pra exorcizar isso da minha mente só ouvindo essa beleza de música umas 10 vezes!!!! Sai capeta!!!
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MackZarebsky wrote:
The sound is PERFECT. So atmospheric and etheric.
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PartySanCTG wrote:
Awesome imitation of shoegazing.
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Terrasidius wrote:
:D <3
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Lili93 wrote:
simply amazing
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therewasatime wrote:
HEY WHY IS THIS SONG SO GOOD?
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