Red Mosquito

I feel like "Bad" probably belongs on that list

Like I think "Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me" is one of their best 90s singles but was it as big as the other ones on that list? Probably not.

Okay yeah I don't recognize any of these suggestions so I'm gonna assume no

ditto "Even Better than the Real Thing" and "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Okay yeah I don't recognize any of these suggestions so I'm gonna assume no

You don't recognize U2's Batman song?

theplatypus wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Okay yeah I don't recognize any of these suggestions so I'm gonna assume no

You don't recognize U2's Batman song?

I do but only because I had that soundtrack. Wasn't something I heard played on the radio or anything.

I Will Follow is pretty recognizable, I think.

theplatypus wrote:Like I think "Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me" is one of their best 90s singles but was it as big as the other ones on that list? Probably not.

It got a huge radio play back in the day, the same with the video. It belongs in the list yeah.

Obviously radio exposure is gonna vary by country, though.

Obvious additions...

Bad
Angel of Harlem
Even Better...
I Will Follow

VinylGuy wrote:

theplatypus wrote:Like I think "Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me" is one of their best 90s singles but was it as big as the other ones on that list? Probably not.

It got a huge radio play back in the day, the same with the video. It belongs in the list yeah.

Yeah it was on constantly.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Obviously radio exposure is gonna vary by country, though.

You have Elevation there...it was as big as that song...you dont remember because you are younger but it was a huge song.

fuck, its such a good song by the way.

It was parodied by Weird Al. That's pretty definitive.

VinylGuy wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Obviously radio exposure is gonna vary by country, though.

You have Elevation there...it was as big as that song...you dont remember because you are younger but it was a huge song.

fuck, its such a good song by the way.

I don’t think that’s it since I heard older U2 songs all the time. It just wasn’t as big in the US.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Obviously radio exposure is gonna vary by country, though.

You have Elevation there...it was as big as that song...you dont remember because you are younger but it was a huge song.

fuck, its such a good song by the way.

I don’t think that’s it since I heard older U2 songs all the time. It just wasn’t as big in the US.

Hold Me Thrill Me got a lot of airplay in Boston. But Boston was always a very pro-U2 radio market.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Obviously radio exposure is gonna vary by country, though.

You have Elevation there...it was as big as that song...you dont remember because you are younger but it was a huge song.

fuck, its such a good song by the way.

I don’t think that’s it since I heard older U2 songs all the time. It just wasn’t as big in the US.

It was at the time. I think it got a golden globe or oscar nomination? Im sure a grammy nomination for sure.
And back then, that was huge.

LOOK VG I DIDNT HEAR IT ALL THE TIME IN THE MIDWESTERN US OK

LoathedVermin72 wrote:LOOK VG I DIDNT HEAR IT ALL THE TIME IN THE MIDWESTERN US OK

How old were you when it came out?

VinylGuy wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:LOOK VG I DIDNT HEAR IT ALL THE TIME IN THE MIDWESTERN US OK

How old were you when it came out?

7 or 8

Since U2 were embraced by America back in 86 or whatever, I wonder what has been their overall furthest reaching / consistently played song? Or from each period?


I’d imagine the hits from Joshua tree would own the corner on this, no?