New Year's Day
U2
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Yeah All is quiet on New Year's Day A world in white gets underway I want to be with you Be with you, night and day Nothing changes on New Year's Day On New Year's Day I will be with you again I will be with you again Under a blood red sky A crowd has gathered in black and white Arms entwined, the chosen few The newspapers says, says Say it's true, it's true And we can break through Though torn in two We can be one I, I will begin again I, I will begin again Oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, oh Ah, maybe the time is right Oh, maybe tonight I will be with you again I will be with you again And so we're told this is the golden age And gold is the reason for the wars we wage Though I want to be with you Be with you night and day Nothing changes On New Year's Day On New Year's Day On New Year's Day
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Written by: Dave Evans, Larry Mullen, Adam Clayton, Paul Hewson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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10 facts about this song
Release Date"New Year's Day" was released on January 1st, 1983, as a single from U2's album "War."
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Chart PerformanceThe song was a significant hit, reaching No. 10 in the UK and No. 53 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100, their first single to chart in America.
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Purpose of the SongOriginally, "New Year's Day" was written with a lyrical focus on the Solidarity movement in Poland that was fighting against the oppressive political regime.
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Album Impact"New Year's Day" contributed in making "War" the band's first number-one album in the UK.
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Song CompositionThe signature riff of the song, memorable and penetrative, was reportedly player by U2's bassist Adam Clayton when he was trying to learn a different song.
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Music VideoThe video of “New Year’s Day” was shot in freezing temperatures in Sweden, making it one of U2’s most memorable.
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Critic ReceptionMany critics have acknowledged the song as being an important step in U2's development as a band capable of being both seriously political and commercially successful.
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Continual Influence"New Year's Day" has been subject to numerous covers by artists from various backgrounds and cultures, highlighting its global cultural impact.
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Tour StapleIt has been performed on almost every U2 tour since its release.
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Awards and recognitionAlthough the song didn't win any award at the time of its release, it retrospectively received recognition like being ranked at 435 on Rolling Stone's list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2010.
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