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"Vertigo" Reviewed
U2
Vertigo
Producer(s): Steve Lillywhite
Writer(s): U2
Publisher(s): Universal Music
Genre: ROCK
Label/Catalog Number: Interscope INTR-11220 (CD promo)
Source: Billboard Magazine
Originally Reviewed: October 16, 2004
U2's new studio album, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" (due Nov. 23), is one of the year's most anticipated releases. So it is no surprise that lead single "Vertigo" is proving to be an immediate smash. Last week, the wickedly danceable rock jam debuted at No. 18 and No. 46, respectively, on the Billboard Modern Rock and Hot 100 charts. From its opening "Uno, dos, tres, quatro" countdown, "Vertigo" remains powerfully on point, with political activist/singer Bono offering smart, piercing lyrics: "The night is full of holes/Those bullets rip the sky/Of ink with gold/They twinkle as the boys play rock and roll/They know that they can't dance/At least they know." In the song's chorus, his bold delivery turns into an even bolder wail: "I'm at a place called vertigo/It's everything I wish I didn't know/Except you give me something I can feel." Emotion you can feel. Bravo.—MP
--Billboard
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U2
Vertigo
Producer(s): Steve Lillywhite
Writer(s): U2
Publisher(s): Universal Music
Genre: ROCK
Label/Catalog Number: Interscope INTR-11220 (CD promo)
Source: Billboard Magazine
Originally Reviewed: October 16, 2004
U2's new studio album, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" (due Nov. 23), is one of the year's most anticipated releases. So it is no surprise that lead single "Vertigo" is proving to be an immediate smash. Last week, the wickedly danceable rock jam debuted at No. 18 and No. 46, respectively, on the Billboard Modern Rock and Hot 100 charts. From its opening "Uno, dos, tres, quatro" countdown, "Vertigo" remains powerfully on point, with political activist/singer Bono offering smart, piercing lyrics: "The night is full of holes/Those bullets rip the sky/Of ink with gold/They twinkle as the boys play rock and roll/They know that they can't dance/At least they know." In the song's chorus, his bold delivery turns into an even bolder wail: "I'm at a place called vertigo/It's everything I wish I didn't know/Except you give me something I can feel." Emotion you can feel. Bravo.—MP
--Billboard
Thanks Grhawi!