Edge spoke to U2.com today about the video of 'Saints'

[Regina O'Numb]

Edge spoke to U2.com today about the response, 'We thought we might get people's attention but we never thought it would be this big'.

"NOT AS SEEN ON TV"

In the week since it was first broadcast on You Tube, 1.2 million people have so far watched the video for U2/Green Day's version of 'The Saints Are Coming' making it one of the most watched videos on You Tube.

Chris Milk shot the video at Abbey Road studios in London and at the reopening of the New Orleans Super dome in September.

The live and in-studio scenes are spliced with images of American military aircraft bringing supplies to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Milk used actual news footage from Hurricane Katrina combined with CGI fighter jets, helicopters and tanks. The video is overlayed with fake cable news headlines 'US Iraq Troops Redeployed to New Orleans'

Edge spoke to U2.com today about the response, 'We thought we might get people's attention but we never thought it would be this big'.

If you haven't seen the video­ watch it here (U2.com)

The track was released for download earlier this week and is currently No.1 on iTunes in the UK, the commercial single is in stores on Monday, with proceeds going to Music Rising.

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[JCOSTER]

Most watched how freak'in great!!!

 

[Galeongirl]

wow that's pretty cool! I'm surely gonna get the single monday!

 

[2morrow]

Most watched vid on YouTube. Love that.

 

[wenda]

Damn , I love that song. Can't wait to get the single.

 

[cstar]

Could you please post the youtube link? Its just a short clip on U2.com....
Thanks!

 

[Lila64]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seGhTWE98DU

 

[U2MaNaIcWeIdO]

Pretty nice video

 

[Val]

One of the most...

"In the week since it was first broadcast on You Tube, 1.2 million people have so far watched the video for U2/Green Day's version of 'The Saints Are Coming' making it one of the most watched videos on You Tube."

I love it!

 

[Galeongirl]

I just checked youtube, and it's even more, since 1,2 million was only at one post of the clip, others had around 300/200/1000 and so on

 

[Carek1230]

I could watch that repeatedly for hours

 

[Dahlia]

Everytime I was on You tube I checked if Saints rose in 'Most watched' I love the song and video. Bought the Single yesterday (and Saints is No. 1 on iTunes, at least in Germany )