Trip Through Your Wires
"Trip Through Your Wires" | |
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Song by U2 | |
from the album The Joshua Tree | |
Released | 9 March 1987 |
Genre | |
Length | 3:32 |
Label | Island |
Composer(s) | U2 |
Lyricist(s) | Bono |
Producer(s) |
"Trip Through Your Wires" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 and the eighth track on their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. The song has a bluesy rhythm and features lead singer Bono on harmonica.
Recording
In 1986, an early version of this song, containing different lyrics, was performed on the RTÉ programme TV GAGA.
During the song's recording for the album, the producer
Release
The song was released as a promotional single in
"Trip Through Your Wires" was played live throughout the
According to The Edge, the song was meant to be heard in the context of another song that never made it on the album, "The Sweetest Thing",[4] which was later released as the B-side of "Where the Streets Have No Name". "The Sweetest Thing" was re-recorded and released as a single for the 1998 compilation album The Best of 1980–1990.
References
- ^ Prendergast, Mark (September 1987). "The Magic of Daniel Lanois (Part II)". Sound on Sound. Vol. 2, no. 11. pp. 42–46.
- ^ U2wanderer.org
- ^ ‘Trip Through Your Wires’ from U2Gigs
- ^ U2station.com