Songs that should've been singles...

[The_acrobat]

This is not a negative thread. In addition to all the singles U2 released from each album, which track do you think should've been a single?

Boy- Another time, another place

October- I fall down

War- Surrender

UF- Indian Summer Sky

JT- RED HILL MINING TOWN!!! WILL WE EVER SEE THE VIDEO??

RH- Heartland (Great song!)

Achtung Baby- Until the end of the world (A bigger hit then most of the singles anyway)

Zooropa- Some days are better than others (could've been popular, I think.)

POP- GONE GONE GONE GONE GONE GONE GONE GONE GONE!!

ATYCLB- KITE KITE KITE KITE KITE KITE KITE KITE KITE KITE KITE!!

 

[senrab]

Boy: The Electric Co.

October: I Fall Down

War: Seconds

UF: Bad

JT: Running To Stand Still

RH: none lol

AB: Ultraviolet

Zooropa: Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car

POP: Gone

ATYCLB: Kite

 

[U2SavesTheWorld]

I'm going to throw in my vote for You're So Cruel, When I Look At The World, and Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around the World.

There are more but I'm too tired to think.

 

[Hawkmoon1021]

When I Look At the World

 

[madonna's child]

Boy - Stories for Boys (if that doesn't count, then Another Time Another Place)
October - I Fall Down
War - Drowning Man
UF - A Sort of Homecoming
The Joshua Tree - Running to Stand Still
R&H - Heartland
AB - Until the End of the World or Ultraviolet
Zooropa - The First Time
Pop - Do You Feel Loved?
ATYCLB - Kite

 

[kingofsorrow]

when i look at the world and WILD HONEY.

 

[Dodger]

Boy- A day without me

October- Tomorow

War- Refugee

Unforgetable- Wire

Joshua Tree- One tree hill

Rattle and Hum- Hawkmoon 269

Achtung- So Cruel

Zooropa- Zooropa

Pop- Gone

ATYCLB- In a little While

 

[jick]

JT - Red Hill Mining Town

POP - Do You Feel Loved? (instead of Last Night On Earth or Please)

ATYCLB - In A Little While (haven't met anyone who didn't like this song)

R&H - Heartland (instead of When Love Comes To Town)

Cheers,

J
The King Of POP

 

[UltravioletU2]

Ultraviolet, Gone, and Kite.

 

[wertsie]

Hmmm...Interesting thread!

Boy-Either Stories for Boys or A Day Without Me

October-Either With a Shout or I Fall Down

War-Drowning Man

The Unforgettable Fire-Wire

The Joshua Tree-In God's Country

Rattle and Hum-Heartland

Achtung Baby-Until the End of the World

Zooropa-Dirty Day

POP-Gone

All That You Can't Leave Behind-Wild Honey

 

[Achtung Zooropa]

Boy - Twlight
October - Tomorrow
War - Like a Song
Unforgettable Fire - Wire
Joshua Tree - Red Hill Mining Town
Rattle and Hum (pretty much every new song was a single except 3 or 4 of the 8) - Heartland
Achtung Baby - Ultra Violet
Zooropa - Zooropa (edit)
POP - Do You Feel Loved (I would have loved IFWTVD to eb a single. how sexy of a song)
ATYCLB - I don't really think any of the rest of the songs on this should have been singles, but if I had to choose I'd say Kite

And the song that was never a single that should have been: The Ground Beneath Her Feet. That song is simply amazing.

 

[pinkfloyd]

Boy - stories For Boys
Boy - AN Cat Dubh - Into the Heart
October - October - I fall down
WAR - 40
Unforgettable Fire - Wire , Bad
Joshua Tree - Running To Stand Still
Rattle And Hum - Helter Skelter ( live )
Achtung Baby - NONE
Zooropa - The Wanderer
POP - Wake Up Dead Man , Playboy Mansion , If You Wear That Velvet Dress
ATYCLB- New York

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

to anyone who said a day without me shoulda been a single...

it was!!

anyway, here's my list...

boy: the electric co.
october: i fall down, tomorrow
war: seconds , like a song
the unforgettable fire: wire, promenade, indian summer sky
the joshua tree: running to stand still, exit
rattle and hum: heartland
achtung baby: zoo station
zooropa: zooropa, some days are better than others
pop: do you feel loved, mofo, gone
all that you can't leave behind: kite

 

[U2girl]

Surrender/Seconds from War
Bad from UF
So cruel from AB
Babyface from Zooropa
Gone from Pop
IALW/Kite from ATYCLB

 

[Michael Griffiths]

I'm keeping in mind single potential songs, here, and not just "hidden gems":

Boy - Electric Co
October - I Fall Down
War - Seconds
The Unforgettable Fire - Bad
The Joshua Tree - One Tree Hill; also Red Hill Mining Town
Rattle & Hum - God Part II (Heartland is a better song, just not as "single" oriented)
Achtung Baby - So Cruel (would have been tremendous - in a 'Nothing Comares 2 U' kind of way)
Zooropa - Some Days Are Better Than Others (very catchy tune)
Pop - The Playboy Mansion (top 40 material); also Gone
Passengers - Your Blue Room (the alt stations may have like it)
ATYCLB - Wild Honey (this would have been HUGE); also Kite and In A Little While

 

[big girls r def the best]

UF - Bad
JT - RTSS
AB - Acrobat instead of WGRYWH
Zoo - Zooropa instead of Numb
Pop - Gone instead of any of them
ATYCLB - NY instead of Elevation

And I would have liked to see a re-worked song like "Luminous Times" instead of the "Sweetest Thing"

 

[DaveC]

Wasn't Kite a single? A video was released for it...

Boy: An Cat Dubh/Into The Heart AND The Electric Co.
October: This is the only album I don't own (yet) so I haven't heard anything but the singles yet!
War: Seconds (!!!)
The Unforgettable Fire: Wire
The Joshua Tree: Red Hill Mining Town AND Running to Stand Still
Rattle and Hum: Heartland
Achtung Baby: Love is Blindness (I have a feeling this song would have been HUGE)
Zooropa: Lemon (No, this was NOT a for-sale single...at least according to Interference )
Passengers: Your Blue Room
POP: Gone (!!!)
All That You Can't Leave Behind: New York

 

[wertsie]

to anyone who said a day without me shoulda been a single...

it was!!

Yes! Great! I cannot believe I didn't know this!

 

[wertsie]

Wasn't Kite a single? A video was released for it...

Was it? I'm positive that I've never heard/seen anything about a video...I could be wrong though...

 

[Michael Griffiths]

Was it? I'm positive that I've never heard/seen anything about a video...I could be wrong though...

It was a live video (from the Boston DVD), and Much Music and Much More Music used to show it.

 

[The_Sweetest_Thing]

Anything off AB

 

[SkeeK]

Boy - Twilight
October - Tomorrow
War - Like A Song
UF - Bad .. Wire
JT - RTSS, One Tree Hill
RH - God Part 2
AB - UTTEOTW, Ultraviolet, LiB, So Cruel
Zooropa - Zooropa, Babyface, and most especially Lemon for those who think it wasn't a single
Pop - Gone, Mofo
ATYCLB - IALW!!! Kite

 

[wertsie]

It was a live video (from the Boston DVD), and Much Music and Much More Music used to show it.

Ohhhhh...But it wasn't released as a single, was it?

 

[Layton]

Boy- An Cat Duhb
October- Tomorrow
War- Drowning Man
UF- Wire
JT- None
R&H- God Part 2
AB- UTEOTW
Zooropa- Babyface
Pop- None
ATYCLB- In a Little While

 

[MiniFly]

Gone!
Ultra Violet
Daddy's Gonne Pay
Running to Stand Still
I think Do You Feel Loved coulda done it
Big Girls Are Best. I can imagine the video now, and it's good

 

[Michael Griffiths]

Ohhhhh...But it wasn't released as a single, was it?

No, technically, it wasn't released as a single. However, radio in Canada played it all the time to coincide with the video (at least it did in Vancouver, and if you ask Skeek, I think he said the same for Toronto). If you want to get really technical though, there were no US singles for ATYCLB at all. In Canada, yes, but not in the States for whatever reason. American radio was given promo copies to play on air, but that's the closest thing America got to having singles. Odd, hey? I think if American radio started playing 'Wild Honey' it would have been a massive "single".

 

[wertsie]

No, technically, it wasn't released as a single. However, radio in Canada played it all the time to coincide with the video (at least it did in Vancouver, and if you ask Skeek, I think he said the same for Toronto). If you want to get really technical though, there were no US singles for ATYCLB at all. In Canada, yes, but not in the States for whatever reason. American radio was given promo copies to play on air, but that's the closest thing America got to having singles. Odd, hey? I think if American radio started playing 'Wild Honey' it would have been a massive "single".

But then, of course, there were the videos for BD, Walk On, and Stuck... here in the states...and you could buy the import singles.

 

[wertsie]

I think if American radio started playing 'Wild Honey' it would have been a massive "single".

I agree! It's just so catchy! How could it NOT be a hit?!

 

[theSoulfulMofo]

Boy- A Cat Dubh/Into Your Heart
October- October, Tomorrow, Is That All
War- Seconds, Refugee
UF- A Sort of Homecoming, Promenade, Bad
JT- Running to Stand Still
AB- Until the End of The World, Ultraviolet (UV sums up the sound of AB)
Zooropa- The First Time, Dirty Day
POP- Gone, Playboy Mansion
ATYCLB- Wild Honey, Kite

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

No, technically, it wasn't released as a single. However, radio in Canada played it all the time to coincide with the video

ahh! so i guess kite was like lemon, in how it was promoted or whatever.