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Lyrics to U2's 'Rattle And Hum'.
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Rattle And Hum Albumcover U2
Rattle And Hum
1988

// Lyrics:

  1. Helter Skelter #
  2. Van Diemen's Land
  3. Desire
  4. Hawkmoon 269
  5. All Along the Watchtower @
  6. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For +
  7. Freedom For My People
  8. Silver and Gold #
  9. Pride #
  10. Angel of Harlem
  11. Love Rescue Me
  12. When Love Comes to Town
  13. Heartland
  14. God Part II
  15. The Star Spangled Banner *
  16. Bullet the Blue Sky *
  17. All I Want Is You

# = Denver, November 8, 1987
@ = San Francisco, November 11, 1987
+ = New York, September 28, 1987
* = Tempe, December 20, 1987

// About 'Rattle And Hum'

Rattle and Hum refers to both a motion picture about the band U2 and its companion album, documenting the band's 1987 tour of the United States and its exploration into American music.

The movie is a rockumentary, released in theaters in 1988 and on video in 1989. It was produced by Michael Hamlyn and directed by Phil Joanou. It incorporates live footage with studio outtakes and band interviews. It is criticized for being overwrought and pretentious and for attempting to elevate the band into the rock pantheon by paying tribute to (and playing with) their musical heroes. Nevertheless, fans regard it as a solid concert film that finds the jovial band members somewhat overwhelmed by the sudden success The Joshua Tree brought them.

The album is a hodgepodge of live material and new studio recordings that further the band's experimentation with American music styles and recognize many of their musical influences. It was produced by Jimmy Iovine and also released in 1988. Because of its chaotic presentation and its unfortunate placement between the much more groundbreaking The Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby, it is one of the more overlooked albums in their catalogue. Still, it has sold nearly ten million copies worldwide and earned the band its first number one single in the UK, "Desire".

Due to the poor reception of Rattle and Hum, the band announced at one of their last tour dates in the eighties that they needed to go away for a while to "dream it all up again". Many fans feared the band was going to split up, which it nearly did. However, instead, the band took a drastic change in direction with 1991's Achtung Baby.

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