8 October 2023
Irish superstars U2 scored their first ever number one hit single
35 years ago today, on 8 October 1998, with DESIRE from their
Rattle And Hum album.
The band cited the Stooges‘ song 1969 as the primary influence
on the song, which is an interpolation of the Bo Diddley beat.
PLAY
U2: Instagram – Bio – Discography
RATTLE AND HUM (1988)
U2 documentary of their 1987
breakthrough tour of North America.
The trailer…
The docu includes the phenomenal live version of
their stunning tribute to Martin Luther King.
Band: U2
Artwork: Cover of Rattle And Hum. The longplayer topped
the US Albums Chart on 12 November 1988, today 33 years ago.
Full album on Spotify…
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Knockouts from the past…
22 October 2019
Band: U2
Song: Desire – first No 1 UK hit for the Irish stars in October 1988
Album: Rattle And Hum – the band’s fourth No 1 album
in the UK, topping the British charts on 22 October 1988,
31 years ago today
Here we go…
U2: Facebook
You can stream their 1988 No 1 double album RATTLE AND HUM here…