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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
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
Grammy Award for Record of the Year NERFINISHED
Grammy Award for Song of the Year NERFINISHED
chartPosition number one in Ireland
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
rock
hasLiveVersion Elevation 2001: Live from Boston NERFINISHED
U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland NERFINISHED
hasQuality soaring melody
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"
"It’s a beautiful day"
lyricist Bono
musicVideoDirector Jonas Åkerlund NERFINISHED
musicVideoLocation Charles de Gaulle Airport NERFINISHED
narrativeTheme appreciation of life
optimism despite hardship
notableInstrument The Edge’s delay-heavy guitar
partOf All That You Can’t Leave Behind NERFINISHED
performer Adam Clayton NERFINISHED
Bono NERFINISHED
Larry Mullen Jr. NERFINISHED
The Edge NERFINISHED
U2
producer Brian Eno
Daniel Lanois
Steve Lillywhite
publicationYear 2000
recordLabel Interscope Records
Island Records
releaseDate 2000-10-09
singleFrom All That You Can’t Leave Behind NERFINISHED
vocalStyle Bono’s anthemic vocals

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Jonas Åkerlund directedMusicVideo U2 – Beautiful Day