I think we were all surprised when "Beautiful Day" swept the Grammy Awards and reached the Top 21 on the US singles charts. Then "Walk On" was released and bombed...badly. "Elevation" was supposed to 'save' the album and expose U2 to a new generation of believers and followers, but it too bombed. And considering the amount of faith everyone from this web-community placed in it's potential I might add that it bombed worse than "Walk On".
Now "Stuck in Moment..." is released and I'm starting to forsee Paul McGuiness' prediction come true. Remember how Paul bet Bono that Stuck would be the band's biggest hit...EVER?! The reason this song is actually going to chart highly is because it fits smack dab in the middle of Adult Top 40 song rotations. Unlike "Elevation: Tomb Raider Mix", which only fit in at Modern Rock stations. Match Box 20 had a hit with "If You're Gone", Dido with "Thank You", Train with "Drops of Jupiter", and countless other performers have hit the top with similar styled songs.
Ladies and Gentlemen, behold the second coming of All That You Can't Leave Behind...
Now "Stuck in Moment..." is released and I'm starting to forsee Paul McGuiness' prediction come true. Remember how Paul bet Bono that Stuck would be the band's biggest hit...EVER?! The reason this song is actually going to chart highly is because it fits smack dab in the middle of Adult Top 40 song rotations. Unlike "Elevation: Tomb Raider Mix", which only fit in at Modern Rock stations. Match Box 20 had a hit with "If You're Gone", Dido with "Thank You", Train with "Drops of Jupiter", and countless other performers have hit the top with similar styled songs.
Ladies and Gentlemen, behold the second coming of All That You Can't Leave Behind...