rihannsu said:
The song was written by Bono and Dave Stewart and was performed with Beyonce at the 46664 concert. I've never heard anything before about anyone named Pharrell.
Dana
Here's the info off of U2Wanderer about American Prayer which was on disc one of the 46664 concert set:
46664: PART I: AFRICAN PRAYER
Cover
Release Date April 3, 2004
Artist Various
Record Label Warner Records
Singles With U2 None
Promotional Releases Available
TRACKS FEATURING U2
Bono and the Edge perform "American Prayer" with David Stewart and Beyonce
TRACKLISTING (Click for Lyrics)
Crazy in Love (46664 Version) - Beyonce (6:19)
Speech - Bob Geldof (4:22)
Redemption Song - Bob Geldof (3:38)
Say it's Not True - Queen, David A. Stewart (3:22)
Starry Eyed Suprise - Paul Oakenfold, Shifty Shellshock, TC (5:05)
Ready Steady Go - Paul Oakenfold, Shifty Shellshock, TC, Amampondo Drummers (4:59)
Baayo - Baaba Maal (4:42)
Njilou - Baaba Maal (4:28)
Africa Dream Again - Youssou N'Dour (6:35)
Wild World - Yusuf Islam, Peter Gabriel (5:27)
In Your Eyes - Angelique Kidjo, Youssou N'Dour, Peter Gabriel (11:13)
Biko - Peter Gabriel (9:25)
American Prayer - Beyonce, Bono, the Edge, David A. Stewart (4:20)
LINER NOTES
American Prayer: Written by Hewson and Stewart. Performed by Bono, the Edge, Beyonce and David A Stewart.
OTHER NOTES
In late 2002 Bono worked with Joe Strummer of the Clash and David A. Stewart on a song titled after Nelson Mandela's Prision Number '46664'. This song was to be used to bring attention to the devestation that AIDS and HIV was creating in Africa. Joe Strummer, however, passed away before the completion of the song and it was left up to Bono and David Stewart to finish the song.
Originally planned for early 2003, a concert was planned in South Africa to launch the 46664 campaign. The concert was pushed back and rescheduled for November 29th, 2003 to coincide with World AIDS day. The concert was streamed live on the internet, and was later televised around the world.
The track featured on this album featuring U2 is a song called "American Prayer" which Bono and David Stewart wrote and Bono often performed in 2002 on his "Heart of America" tour when he was bringing information on the AIDS crisis to middle America. He is joined in performing this song by Beyonce, David Stewart and the Edge.
The entire concert was released on CD, spread over three discs. These discs were sold separately to hopefully bring in buyers who would only be interested in one disc and wouldn't pay for a three disc set. Contributions by Bono and the Edge are spread out over all three released discs. The other two discs capturing this live event are Part II: Long Road to Freedom and Part III: Amandla. There was also a 2 disc DVD released of the entire concert.
Speaking of misinformation about songs, there were a couple of news reports that said the song was written specifically for AI. I think they got mixed up with the Quincy Jones song which was commissioned by AI.
Dana