Information About ™Beautiful Day |
"Beautiful Day" is a song by the Irish Rock Band U2 . Released as a single off the '' All That You Can't Leave Behind '' album in 2000. The song was very popular and helped launch the album to Multi-platinum status. An early version of the song featuring different lyrics is named "Always" and was used as a B-side . An out-take from the ''All That You Can't Leave Behind'' sessions called "Summer Rain" and a collection of live songs from the Popmart Tour also appeared as b-sides. The song itself is about a man who has lost everything finding joy in what he still has. The song's film clip showed the band walking around an Airport (actually Paris De Gaulle Terminal 2F ), with scenes of the band playing on a runway interspliced. Apparently, The Edge brought the song to the band, and Bono was unsure, given his explorations into Electronic Music , but there was a "look" exchanged, and the song was them. During the song's recording, Bono was sick with a cold. Ever since its tour debut at the first date of the . Neither "Always" nor "Summer Rain" have been performed live. The song was also performed on stage, along with Vertigo and One , at Hyde Park in London for the Live 8 concerts. In 2001 ITV used the song as the theme to their show " The Premiership " The . The song reached No. 1 on Christian music charts. The song was also the theme of WWE superstar Triple H's comeback from a devastating Quadricep injury that kept him out of the ring for nearly a year. TRACK LISTINGS Version 1 #"Beautiful Day" (Album Version) (4:06) #"Summer Rain" (4:06) #"Always" (3:46) This is the common CD release. A cassette single was released with only "Summer Rain" as the B-side. The Australian CD edition also had an enhanced video of " Last Night On Earth " (Live from Mexico City). Version 2 #"Beautiful Day" (Album Version) (4:06) #"Discotheque" (Live from Mexico City December 3, 1997) (5:10) #"If You Wear that Velvet Dress" (Live from Mexico City December 3, 1997) (2:43) This is the "live" release. The Australian edition also had "Last Night on Earth" (Live from Mexico City) as an extra audio track. Version 3 #"Beautiful Day" (Album Version) (4:06) #"Summer Rain" (4:06) #"Always" (3:46) #"Discotheque" (Live from Mexico City December 3, 1997) (5:10) #"If You Wear that Velvet Dress" (Live from Mexico City December 3, 1997) (2:43) This CD version, with almost all available B-sides, was only released in Japan . CHART POSITIONS EXTERNAL LINKS
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