Pride (In the Name of Love)
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| "Pride (In the Name of Love)" | ||
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| Single by U2 | ||
| from the album The Unforgettable Fire | ||
| Released | September 1984 | |
| Format | Vinyl (7" and 12"), cassette, CD single | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 4 m 40 s | |
| Label | Island | |
| Producer(s) | Brian Eno / Daniel Lanois | |
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| U2 singles chronology | ||
| "40" (Germany only) (1983) |
Pride (In the Name of Love) (1984) |
The Unforgettable Fire (1985) |
| The Unforgettable Fire track listing | ||
| "A Sort of Homecoming" (1) |
"Pride (In the Name of Love)" (2) |
"Wire" (3) |
| Rattle and Hum track listing | ||
| "Silver and Gold" (Live) (8) |
"Pride (In the Name of Love)" (Live) (9) |
"Angel of Harlem" (10) |
| The Best of 1980-1990 track listing | ||
| "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (1) |
"New Year's Day" (2) |
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"Pride (In the Name of Love)" was the lead single from U2's 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire. Written about Martin Luther King, Jr., it is one of the band's most recognized songs to date. It is also the opening track on the compilation The Best of 1980-1990. The song was a major critical and commercial success for the band.
"Pride" has always been a favorite in U2's live set and has appeared in virtually every concert from the Unforgettable Fire Tour onward. As of August 2006, it is the second-most performed U2 song in the band's history, 734 times in 1430 shows [1], a notable accomplishment given that it did not appear until the band's fourth album. ("I Will Follow", at 741 playings, has recently surpassed "Pride".)
The music video for the song featured shots of the docklands area in Dublin.
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[edit] Track listings
[edit] Version 1
- "Pride" (Single Version) (4:40)
- "Boomerang II" (4:48)
This was the 7" release.
[edit] Version 2
- "Pride" (Single Version) (4:40)
- "Boomerang I" (Instrumental) (2:47)
- "Boomerang II" (4:48)
- "4th of July" (Long Version) (2:38)
This was the 12" release in Ireland and the UK. The CD re-release has the same tracklisting.
[edit] Version 3
- "Pride" (Single Version) (4:40)
- "Boomerang I" (Instrumental) (2:47)
- "Boomerang II" (4:48)
- "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" (Long Version) (4:10)
- "Touch" (3:21)
This is the second 12" release, with the tracks from the "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" single.
[edit] Version 4
- "Pride" (Single Version) (4:40)
- "Boomerang I" (Instrumental) (2:47)
- "Boomerang II" (4:48)
- "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" (Long Version) (4:10)
- "A Celebration" (2:54)
This was a cassette version released in the UK.
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 3 |
| USA Billboard Hot 100 | 33 |
| USA Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
[edit] Chart trajectories
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| Week | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chart position | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 34 | 55 | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||
| US Billboard Hot 100 chart trajectory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| Chart position | 85 | 74 | 55 | 50 | 45 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 38 | 38 | 44 | 54 | 69 | 83 | 94 | |||||||||||||||
[edit] Historical error
The song contains an error regarding the assassination of Dr. King. The first line of the last chorus (which references the assassination) reads "Early morning, April 4/Shot rings out in the Memphis sky." However, Dr. King was assassinated shortly after 6 PM, not in the early morning. Bono admits he "screwed up" when writing the lyrics and in live performances he sometimes changes the lyric to "Early evening..."
[edit] Trivia
- Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders sings back-up vocals. She was thanked in the credits as, 'Christine Kerr'. Chrissie was married to Jim Kerr of Simple Minds fame at the time.
- Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen came up with the structure of the song.
- The Christian band Delirious? sang a version of this song on the album In The Name Of Love: Artists United For Africa. This album is the answer to a call for action made by Bono, lead singer of U2, to awaken the church to the AIDS crisis in Africa.
- The French cover band Nouvelle Vague (band) does a cover of this song on their Bande A Part album.
[edit] External links
- Pride's performance history at U2-Vertigo-Tour.com—Lists all concerts at which "Pride" has been performed.
- Discography entry at U2 Wanderer—Comprehensive details on various editions, cover scans, lyrics, and more.
