U2 – Beautiful Day
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"U2 – Beautiful Day" is a Grammy-winning rock song by Irish band U2, known for its uplifting lyrics and soaring melody that helped revitalize the group's global popularity in the early 2000s.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beautiful Day | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | All That You Can’t Leave Behind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | U2 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
NERFINISHED
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Grammy Award for Record of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ Grammy Award for Song of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
number one in Ireland
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number one in the United Kingdom ⓘ top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | Sweetest Thing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes | Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | U2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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rock ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion |
Elevation 2001: Live from Boston
NERFINISHED
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U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
soaring melody
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uplifting lyrics ⓘ |
| helpedRevitalize | U2 global popularity in early 2000s ⓘ |
| includedIn | U2 concert setlists ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | U2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricExcerpt |
"Don’t let it get away"
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"It’s a beautiful day" ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bono ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Jonas Åkerlund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoLocation | Charles de Gaulle Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
appreciation of life
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optimism despite hardship ⓘ |
| notableInstrument | The Edge’s delay-heavy guitar ⓘ |
| partOf | All That You Can’t Leave Behind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Adam Clayton
NERFINISHED
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Bono NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Mullen Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ The Edge NERFINISHED ⓘ U2 ⓘ |
| producer |
Brian Eno
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Daniel Lanois ⓘ Steve Lillywhite ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Interscope Records
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Island Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2000-10-09 ⓘ |
| singleFrom | All That You Can’t Leave Behind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | Bono’s anthemic vocals ⓘ |
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