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Jorge · **Posted:** Tue April 03, 2018 7:26 pm

dimejinky99 wrote:

Since U2 were embraced by America back in 86 or whatever, I wonder what has been their overall furthest reaching / consistently played song? Or from each period?

I’d imagine the hits from Joshua tree would own the corner on this, no?

Probably "With or Without You"

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36063

I would say One.

Which i actually hate.

dimejinky99 · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 12:35 am **Posts:** 35441

Off topic but it’s weird to me that u2 is such a far bigger part of American culture the past 30 years than Ireland’s. They’re reviled here in the same you’ll only ever hear the complainers not the lovers (hello the last Jedi) but in terms of functioning and successful act, consistently well received, America is their home more than anywhere else. They are loved here too but the level of bitterness and loathing they face is at its most caustic and corrosive in Ireland before and ahead of anywhere else.

bada · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:53 pm **Posts:** 12081

Maybe its proximity? I often see people online complaining about being sick of Bono's face and always hearing from Bono and I think to myself I probably see a Bono interview every 3 or 4 years how can you get sick of that? I guess he's more active over there?

EJ · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 3:15 pm **Posts:** 7011

VinylGuy wrote:

I would say One.

Which i actually hate.

theplatypus wrote:

Probably "With or Without You"

These 2 definitely. "Beautiful Day" would be up there too. Ridiculously overplayed song for a few years.

bada · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:53 pm **Posts:** 12081

cutuphalfdead wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

Obviously radio exposure is gonna vary by country, though.

You have Elevation there...it was as big as that song...you dont remember because you are younger but it was a huge song.

fuck, its such a good song by the way.

I don’t think that’s it since I heard older U2 songs all the time. It just wasn’t as big in the US.

Hold Me Thrill Me got a lot of airplay in Boston. But Boston was always a very pro-U2 radio market.

104.1 in CT played it hourly the summer it came out.

Strat · **Posted:** Tue April 03, 2018 7:52 pm

My local radio station plays about 5 U2 songs per hour.

LoathedVermin72 · **Posted:** Tue April 03, 2018 7:56 pm

EJ wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:

I would say One.

Which i actually hate.

theplatypus wrote:

Probably "With or Without You"

These 2 definitely. "Beautiful Day" would be up there too. Ridiculously overplayed song for a few years.

Stuck in a Moment was also a huge one.

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36063

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

EJ wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:

I would say One.

Which i actually hate.

theplatypus wrote:

Probably "With or Without You"

These 2 definitely. "Beautiful Day" would be up there too. Ridiculously overplayed song for a few years.

Stuck in a Moment was also a huge one.

when you were a kid maybe

LoathedVermin72 · **Posted:** Tue April 03, 2018 8:02 pm

LEAVE ME ALONE!!!

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36063

Rangi Guy · **Posted:** Tue April 03, 2018 8:11 pm

Over here One Tree Hill would probably be their most recognized song

Norris · **Posted:** Tue April 03, 2018 8:12 pm

I'd go with Where The Streets Have No Name.

Strat · **Posted:** Tue April 03, 2018 8:14 pm

Sunday bloody sunday

LoathedVermin72 · **Posted:** Tue April 03, 2018 8:16 pm

I think the bottom here is they have a lot of very popular songs

Strat · **Posted:** Tue April 03, 2018 8:19 pm

and they are played on the radio way too fucking much.

LoathedVermin72 · **Posted:** Tue April 03, 2018 8:22 pm

I haven’t listened to the radio in like over a decade so I wouldn’t know

Strat · **Posted:** Tue April 03, 2018 8:23 pm

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

I haven’t listened to the radio in like over a decade so I wouldn’t know

Dont act like you dont hear a daily u2 song on the radio at the store, in passing at some place, or somewhere else.

Youve listened to the radio whether you know it or not.

Norris · **Posted:** Tue April 03, 2018 8:24 pm

Strat wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

I haven’t listened to the radio in like over a decade so I wouldn’t know

Dont act like you dont hear a daily u2 song on the radio at the store, in passing at some place, or somewhere else.

Youve listened to the radio whether you know it or not.

Which is why the new PPM method of measuring listenership is so fucking flawed.

LoathedVermin72 · **Posted:** Tue April 03, 2018 8:27 pm

Strat wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

I haven’t listened to the radio in like over a decade so I wouldn’t know

Dont act like you dont hear a daily u2 song on the radio at the store, in passing at some place, or somewhere else.

Youve listened to the radio whether you know it or not.

Do stores even use radio anymore? Seems like most of them have their own dedicated music selections these days.

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