Song of the day for November 14 2023

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U2's song "Vertigo," the lead single from their 11th studio album "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," was a worldwide success. The song peaked charts globally, notably climbing to number one in the UK and on the US Alternative Songs chart, and won three Grammy Awards in 2005. It was also ranked 64th on Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Songs of the Decade list for 2000-2010.

Today’s song is a live version of Vertigo by U2. U2 went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Vertigo’, the bands fifth UK No.1, taken from ‘How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb’.

It is the opening track on their eleventh studio album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004). It was released to radio as the album’s lead single on 8 November 2004, and upon release, it received extensive airplay. The song was an international success, bolstered by its usage in a television advertisement featuring the band for Apple’s iPod digital music player. The song lent its name to the band’s 2005–2006 Vertigo Tour.

In the United States, “Vertigo” peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Alternative Songs chart. It topped the singles charts in Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom while reaching the top 10 in Australia, Austria, Belgium (Wallonia), Canada, Finland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. “Vertigo” won three Grammy Awards for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Best Rock Song, and Best Short Form Music Video at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony in 2005.

“Vertigo” was ranked 64th on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Best Songs of the Decade (2000 to 2010).