New Years Day is a song by rock band U2. It is on their 1983 album War and it was released as the albums lead single in January 1983. Written about the Polish Solidarity movement, New Years Day is driven by Adam Claytons distinctive bass line and The Edges piano and guitar playing. It was the bands first UK hit single, peaking at no. 10, also becoming the bands first international hit, reaching for example no. 9 in Norway, no. 11 on the Dutch Top 40, no. 17 in Sweden, and charting on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States (just missing the Top 50) for the first time in their career. In 2010, Rolling Stone magazine placed the single at #435 on their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. This song was also included in the Pitchfork 500.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 16:53:32 +0000