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“Like A Song...” by U2
From the album War (1983)
“Like A Song...” by U2 appears on 7 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2005. It was first released in 1983 on the album War. Its best result is #1416 on the CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,134 alternative song of all time.
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"Like A Song..." is one of the deep cuts on War, the album U2 released at the end of February 1983, and the writing credit goes to all four members. Bono sings lead and plays guitar himself, The Edge doubles on electric guitar and piano, and Adam Clayton's bass and Larry Mullen, Jr.'s drums and percussion push the whole thing forward. The outside guest is Kenny Fradley on trumpet.
Steve Lillywhite produced it, with Paul Thomas engineering and Kevin Killen assisting on the recording.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1432 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1432 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1433 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1431 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1417 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1417 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1416 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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