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“Peace on Earth” by U2
From the album All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000)
“Peace on Earth” by U2 appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations in 2001. It was first released in 2000 on the album All That You Can’t Leave Behind. Its best result is #70 on the G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #318 alternative song of 2001.
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"Peace on Earth" sits eighth on All That You Can't Leave Behind, U2's 2000 album, and it's a protest song that refuses to stay abstract. Bono's lyric grew out of the Omagh bombing in Northern Ireland in August 1998: the song names people killed in the blast, and one passage draws on the funeral of another victim, James Barker. Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois produced, with Mike Hedges adding production and the mix. The Edge doubles on guitar and piano and adds his voice to Bono's; Adam Clayton plays bass, Larry Mullen, Jr. covers drums and percussion, and Eno layers in synthesizer.
After the September 11 attacks, its grief stretched to cover a fresh wound. U2 paired it with "Walk On" as an encore on the Elevation Tour, and again on the America: A Tribute to Heroes telethon.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 106.7 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2001 | 107 |
| 2001 | 77 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2001 | 100 |
| 2001 | 70 | WHTG Monmouth-Ocean, NJ | G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2001 | 106 |
Also listed as: Peace On Earth.
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