Song · U2
“Surrender” by U2
From the album War (1983)
“Surrender” by U2 appears on 9 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2005. It was first released in 1983 on the album War. Its best result is #438 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,543 alternative song of all time.
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"Surrender" comes from War, U2's 1983 album, and it's the band stretching their wings: all four share the writing credit, and Steve Lillywhite produced. The Edge covers electric guitar, lap steel and piano, Bono sings lead and adds guitar, Adam Clayton holds the bottom on bass and Larry Mullen, Jr. handles drums and percussion. Kenny Fradley brings in a trumpet, and a chorus of backing singers, Jessica Felton, Taryn Hagey, Adriana Kaegi and Cheryl Poirier, gives the song a churchy lift as it builds from a slow burn into Bono's full-throated wail.
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 | 704 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 704 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 705 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 705 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2002 | 438 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 705 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2003 | 492 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2004 | 705 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 705 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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