One (U2 song)

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"One" is a critically acclaimed rock ballad by Irish band U2, known for its emotional depth and central place on their 1991 album Achtung Baby.

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Surface form Occurrences
U2: One (music video) 2
U2 – One 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf song
album Achtung Baby NERFINISHED
artist U2
belongsToEra 1990s rock music
centralWorkOn Achtung Baby NERFINISHED
composer Adam Clayton
Bono
Larry Mullen Jr.
The Edge
countryOfOrigin Ireland
featuresInstrument bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
vocals
genre rock
rock ballad
hasCharitySingleVersion One (U2 and Mary J. Blige version) NERFINISHED
hasLiveStapleStatusFor U2 NERFINISHED
hasMusicVideoDirector Anton Corbijn NERFINISHED
Mark Pellington NERFINISHED
hasSongwriterCreditTo U2 NERFINISHED
includedInAlbum Achtung Baby NERFINISHED
isCommerciallySuccessful true
isCriticallyAcclaimed true
isOftenRankedAmong greatest rock songs of all time
label Interscope Records NERFINISHED
Island Records NERFINISHED
language English
lyricist Bono
notableFor central place on Achtung Baby
emotional depth
lyrical ambiguity
partOf Achtung Baby NERFINISHED
performer U2
producer Brian Eno
Daniel Lanois
Steve Lillywhite
recordedIn Dublin, Ireland NERFINISHED
Hansa Studios, Berlin NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1991
singleReleaseYear 1992
tempo slow to mid-tempo
theme emotional conflict
relationships
unity and division
trackNumberOnAlbum 3
usedFor AIDS charity campaigns

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Mark Pellington directed One (U2 song)
this entity surface form: U2: One (music video)
Meiert Avis directedMusicVideoFor One (U2 song)
this entity surface form: U2 – One
Mark Pellington notableWork One (U2 song)
this entity surface form: U2: One (music video)