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“With or Without You” is the lead single from U2’s 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. It has since become highly-acclaimed as one of the band’s most popular songs. Released as a single in March 1987, it became the group’s first American #1 hit, spending three weeks at the top. It also reached #4 in the UK and #2 on the Dutch Top 40.

According to Bono, the song was heavily influenced by Scott Walker’s album Climate of Hunter. It was U2’s first single to be widely issued on CD. The song is U2’s second most frequently covered song.

In addition to topping the Billboard Hot 100, the song reached #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and was the second U2 song to enter any other Billboard chart (specifically, the Adult Contemporary chart) after “Pride (In the Name of Love)”. In addition, the song spent eleven weeks in the top 75 of the UK Singles Chart. The song also re-entered the UK Singles Chart at number 43 based on download sales alone on the week ending May 31, 2009.

In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine placed the single at number 131 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

“With or Without You” is written in the key of D major. There are large sections of the song where the harmony rests on the D chord; in the sections it does not, the band implies a D - A/C# - Bm7 - Gsus2 chord progression. This chord progression is implied by the roots notes played by bassist Adam Clayton and the guitar parts of The Edge.
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  • rigelthe16th

    :)

    Saturday evening

  • lottie1703

    tell no one <3

    11 days ago

  • Sound-Of-Nature

    One of my favorite songs ever!

    26 days ago

  • ROYROGERCACASAS

    EXCELENTE! LA SUPER BANDA

    29 days ago

  • Fernando_Rock

    Melhor banda do mundo

    last month

  • Nandovoz

    Sou fã dessa galera massa que fez parte de minha infância

    last month

  • preepsy

    love you u2! love you With or Without you!

    last month

  • MegaDoug

    this band lasts longer than most marriages

    last month

  • Da_booka

    Die! How the fuck has this been tagged alongside the Prodigy and Moby?!

    last month

  • pompis72

    awesome!

    last month

  • supermediadave

    W or WO U

    last month

  • maumauricio

    F.R.I.E.N.D.S <3

    March 2012

  • juniordorozario

    http://rockestra-edu.blogspot.com.br/2012/03/u218-singles-2006.html U218 Singles foi lançado em novembro de 2006 e é um pequeno resumo da brilhante trajetória da banda irlandesa.O cd contém 16 dos mais populares singles do U2 além das inéditas .....

    March 2012

  • SarahSinopoli

    you just need to close your eyes and listen to this.. truly amazing. i went to my first U2 concert over the past year and i was blown out of the water i think about that concert everyday.. it was so amazing. they can really reach someone. the 360 tour was increidubule.

    March 2012

  • marragold

    and you give yourself away. . .

    March 2012

  • linkntinks

    with or without YOU!!!

    March 2012

  • mynameistic

    last.fm needs to get rid of all the live, acoustic, etc versions in place of the real popular versions of songs, these versions are fine to be on the site, but this isn't the one they play on the radio, it shouldn't be U2's #1 song on their chart, I unlove these 100% of the time every time they get it wrong

    February 2012

  • Wealthy1000

    Brilliant! Great band great men with integtrity. They give so much I love Bonos passion to make things right !!!!!!! Always in my heart these guys.....

    February 2012

  • amandamago

    Very good <3

    February 2012

  • clokc

    <3

    February 2012
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