Sunday Bloody Sunday

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"Sunday Bloody Sunday" is one of U2's most famous protest songs, known for its powerful commentary on the Troubles in Northern Ireland and its anthemic, martial sound.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist U2
composer Adam Clayton
Bono
Larry Mullen Jr.
The Edge
countryOfOrigin Ireland
criticalReception widely acclaimed
describedBySource protest against violence in Northern Ireland
genre new wave
post-punk
protest song
rock
hasFamousLine How long, how long must we sing this song?
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
violin
hasLiveVersion Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live at Red Rocks)
hasMainTheme Bloody Sunday
surface form: Bloody Sunday (1972)

The Troubles
surface form: The Troubles in Northern Ireland

political conflict
violence and peace
hasOpeningLine I can't believe the news today
hasSubject sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland
includedIn U2 Under a Blood Red Sky
U2 War Tour
U2 live setlists
isOneOf U2 signature songs
language English
listedIn Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
lyricist Bono
The Edge
musicVideoDirector Gavin Taylor
notableFeature anthemic chorus
martial drumbeat
violin part by Steve Wickham
originalReleaseYear 1983
partOfAlbum War
performer U2
producer Steve Lillywhite
recordedAt Windmill Lane Studios
recordingLocation Dublin
recordLabel Island Records
releaseDate 1983-03-11
side A-side
tempo fast
trackNumber 1

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War notableTrack Sunday Bloody Sunday
War openingTrack Sunday Bloody Sunday
War thirdSingle Sunday Bloody Sunday
The Edge notableSongwritingContribution Sunday Bloody Sunday
Songs of Surrender featuresReimaginedVersionOf Sunday Bloody Sunday
Peter Finch notableWork Sunday Bloody Sunday
Glenda Jackson notableWork Sunday Bloody Sunday
War (with U2) notableWork Sunday Bloody Sunday
subject surface form: War
War (with U2) hasTrack Sunday Bloody Sunday
subject surface form: War
Elevation Tour featuresSong Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday (song, as drummer of U2) notableWork Sunday Bloody Sunday
subject surface form: Larry Mullen Jr.
John Schlesinger notableWork Sunday Bloody Sunday
The Joshua Tree 2017 Tour typicalOpeningSong Sunday Bloody Sunday
David Howell Evans notableWork Sunday Bloody Sunday