Song · U2
“Original of the Species” by U2
From the album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004)
“Original of the Species” by U2 appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2005 and 2006. It was first released in 2004 on the album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. Its best result is #63 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #490 alternative song of 2005.
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"Original of the Species" lands tenth on How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2's 2004 album, and Bono has called it the best song on the set. Steve Lillywhite produced, Jacknife Lee added production and extra synthesizer, and Flood mixed; the Edge is credited on piano and synthesizer, and Bono wrote and sings the words. On stage in December 2005 he counted it among the many songs shaped by John Lennon's music.
Its second life came on screens. The video, built from computer animation by Spontaneous, was a first for a U2 clip, and a live take from the Vertigo 2005: Live From Chicago DVD, where Bono offers it to his two daughters, sold Apple's video iPod in a TV ad. A shot of him singing it that night served as the artist icon in Apple's music app until 2015.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 88 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2005 | 100 |
| 2005 | 63 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2005 | 103 |
| 2005 | 374 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
| 2006 | 77 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2006 | 103 |
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