Beautiful Day by U2

Genre: Rock
Year: 2000

"Beautiful Day" is a song by the rock band U2. It is the first track from their 2000 album, All That You Cant Leave Behind, and it was released as the albums lead single. It was a commercial success, helping launch the album to multi-platinum status, and is one of U2s biggest hits to date. Like many tracks from All That You Cant Leave Behind, "Beautiful Day" harkens back to the groups past sound. The tone of The Edges guitar was a subject of debate amongst the band members, as they disagreed on whether he should use a sound similar to that from their early career in the 1980s. Lead vocalist Bono explained that the upbeat track is about losing everything but still finding joy in what you have. The song received positive reviews, and it became their fourth number-one single in the UK and Read full article at wikipedia.org

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