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U2 - The Fly

Posted By : SteveJobs | Date : 04 Nov 2009 21:33:36 | Comments : 1

The Fly was released to radio and video in early September 1991. The rumours had been running hot that U2 was releasing a dance album, that U2 was releasing an album that would be like nothing we'd ever heard from them before. This single didn't disappoint those expecting something different. The album would be more recognizable when it was released, but that was another two months away. The video for this song also unleashed Bono's character of the Fly to the world.

The single itself featured a song from the score of the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of "A Clockwork Orange". The entire performance was scored by Bono and the Edge, but this track is the only officially released piece of music from that performance.

Rounding out the release is a remix of the Fly which actually features a very different vocal track than the original version of the song.
The cover of this release fits together with the covers from the Mysterious Ways, Even Better than the Real Thing, and Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses single covers to form a larger image.

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