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“In a Little While” by U2
From the album All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000)
“In a Little While” by U2 appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2001 and 2022. It was first released in 2000 on the album All That You Can’t Leave Behind. Its best result is #10 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #197 alternative song of 2001.
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"In a Little While" sits sixth on All That You Can't Leave Behind, U2's 10th studio album, from 2000, and its title was a gift: a line Brian Eno had been carrying around without a home for it. Bono cut the vocal in a couple of improvised takes after turning up at the studio hungover, running on two hours of sleep and with barely any voice left, and that ragged, up-all-night rasp is the whole charm.
The Edge got his clean tone by plugging a 1950s Fender Stratocaster straight into a Fender Bassman and adds piano too, while Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. hold the groove and producers Eno and Daniel Lanois chip in synth and guitar. The band thought it came out too traditional. It was never a single, yet Triple-A radio in the US sent it to number one in 2002.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2001 | 91 |
| 2001 | 17 | 93XRT Chicago, IL | WXRT Listener Poll: Top 30 Songs of 2001 | 30 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 531 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2022 | 644 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
Also listed as: In A Little While.
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