Walk On (U2 song)

"Walk On" is a 2001 song by Irish rock group U2. It is the fourth track and single from their 10th studio album All That You Can't Leave Behind and went to number 5 in the United Kingdom, number 9 in Australia, number 1 in Portugal and Canada, number 7 in Ireland and number 8 in the Netherlands. It won a Grammy Award in 2002 and the song's lyrics deal with Burma and following the September 11, 2001 attacks, the band dedicated the song in the memory of the Twin Towers.

"Walk On"
Single by U2
from All That You Can't Leave Behind"
Released20 February 2001 (2001-02-20)
Recorded2000
StudioHQ (Dublin, Ireland)
GenreRock
Length
  • 4:55 (album version)
  • 4:09 (single version)
  • 4:25 (edited version)
  • 4:29 (video version)
Label
Composer(s)U2
Lyricist(s)Bono
Producer(s)
U2 singles chronology
""Elevation"
(2001)
Walk On ""Electrical Storm"
(2002)
"Walk On" at YouTube

Formats and track listings

Island 3145728192. Canada. Cover: full colour[1]
No. Title Length
1. "Walk On" (Edited version) 4:23
2. "Beautiful Day" (Live on Farmclub.com) 4:45
3. "New York" (Live on Farmclub.com) 5:59
Island 3145728202. Canada. Cover: grey[1]
No. Title Length
1. "Walk On" (Edited version) 4:23
2. "Big Girls Are Best"   3:34
3. "Beautiful Day" (Quincey and Sonance remix) 7:56
Island CID788 / 588 840-2. UK and Australia. Cover: red[2]
No. Title Length
1. "Walk On" (Video version) 4:29
2. "Where the Streets Have No Name" (Live in Boston, Massachusetts) 6:02
3. "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" (Live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 5:39
4. "Gone" (Live in Boston, Massachusetts) (Australian bonus track) 5:04
Island CIDX788 / 588 846-2. UK and Australia. Enhanced CD edition. Cover: blue[3]
No. Title Length
1. "Walk On" (Single version) 4:11
2. "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" (Acoustic version) 3:42
3. "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" (Video) 4:36
4. "Elevation" (Vandit club mix) (Australian bonus track) 8:54
Island CIDT788 / 588 839-2. Europe. Cover: grey/pink[4]
No. Title Length
1. "Walk On" (Video version) 4:28
2. "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" (Acoustic version) 3:42
Island CIDV788 / 588 839-9. DVD single. Cover: green[5]
No. Title Length
1. "Walk On" (Single version) 4:11
2. "4 x 30s Clips from Elevation 2001 DVD"   2:01
3. "Walk On" (Video) 4:54

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "U2 Walk On Canadian - 2-CD single set". eil.com. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  2. "U2 Walk On Australian - CD single". eil.com. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  3. "U2 Walk On Australian - CD single". eil.com. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  4. "U2ography Singles and EPs Walk On". u2station.com. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  5. "U2 Walk On UK - DVD Single". eil.com. Retrieved 8 May 2010.