The Saints Are Coming

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"The Saints Are Coming" is a 2006 collaborative rock single by U2 and Green Day, best known for its Hurricane Katrina charity release and prominent use of bagpipes and punk-influenced energy.

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instanceOf charity single
single
song
artist Green Day
U2
associatedWithEvent Hurricane Katrina NERFINISHED
associatedWithOrganization Music Rising NERFINISHED
basedOnSong The Saints Are Coming (1978 Skids song) NERFINISHED
benefitFor Music Rising NERFINISHED
charityFor Hurricane Katrina relief
chartPositionBillboardModernRockTracks 1
chartPositionIrishSinglesChart 1
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 2
countryOfOrigin Ireland
United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresBand Green Day NERFINISHED
U2 NERFINISHED
firstLivePerformanceCity New Orleans NERFINISHED
firstLivePerformanceDate 2006-09-25
firstLivePerformanceEvent New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons NFL game NERFINISHED
firstLivePerformanceLocation Louisiana Superdome NERFINISHED
genre punk rock
rock
hasMusicalInstrument bagpipes
hasMusicalStyle punk-influenced
hasMusicVideo The Saints Are Coming music video
hasTheme disaster relief
solidarity with New Orleans
isCoverOf The Saints Are Coming (Skids song) NERFINISHED
label Island Records NERFINISHED
Reprise Records NERFINISHED
language English
length 3:21
musicVideoDirector Chris Milk NERFINISHED
notableFor Hurricane Katrina charity release
collaboration between U2 and Green Day
punk-influenced energy
use of bagpipes
originallyBy Skids NERFINISHED
performer Green Day
U2
producer Rick Rubin NERFINISHED
recorded 2006
releaseDate 2006-10-30
usesElementsFrom The House of the Rising Sun NERFINISHED
year 2006

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