Peace On Earth (U2 Song)
"Peace on Earth" is a song by rock band U2 and the eighth track on their 2000 album ''All That You Can't Leave Behind''. Its lyrics were inspired by the Omagh bombing in Northern Ireland on 15 August 1998. The song lists the names of people killed in the bombing. Similarly, inspiration for the lyric, "She never got to say goodbye / To see the colour in his eyes / Now he's in the dirt" comes from the funeral of James Barker, another victim of the bombing. ''The Irish Times'' quoted his mother as stating, "I never realised how green his eyes were." After the September 11, 2001 attacks, "Peace on Earth" took on additional meaning and consequently was used as an encore song during the band's Elevation Tour, coupled with " Walk On". The two songs were similarly paired during the band's performance on the telethon '' America: A Tribute to Heroes''. Writing and recording "Peace on Earth" was written in response to the Omagh bombing of 15 August 1998, the same day that it occurred. ...
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All That You Can't Leave Behind
''All That You Can't Leave Behind'' is the tenth studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, and was released on 30October 2000 through Island Records and Interscope Records. Following the band's experimentation with alternative rock and dance music in the 1990s and the mixed reception to their 1997 album, ''Pop'', U2 returned to a sound more akin to their earlier records for ''All That You Can't Leave Behind''. The group reunited with Eno and Lanois, who had produced three prior U2 albums together. The record was originally named "U2000", which had been a working title for their PopMart Tour. The album received positive reviews from most critics, reached number one in 32 countries, and sold over 12million copies. The songs " Beautiful Day", " Walk On", "Elevation", and " Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" were all successful singles. The record and its songs won seven Grammy Awards; it is the only album in history to have multiple t ...
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