| "Desire" | ||||
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| Single by U2 | ||||
| from the album Rattle and Hum | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 19 September 1988 | |||
| Studio | STS (Dublin) | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll[1] | |||
| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Composer(s) | U2 | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Bono | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Iovine | |||
| U2 singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| Official Video on YouTube Hollywood Remix on YouTube | ||||
| Audio sample | ||||
"Desire" is a song by Irish rock band U2 and the third track on their 1988 album, Rattle and Hum. It was released as the album's lead single on 19 September 1988, and became the band's first number-one single in the United Kingdom and Australia. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and topped both the Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, making it the first song to reach number one on both charts simultaneously. It reached number two on the Dutch Top 40. At the 31st Annual Grammy Awards, "Desire" won the 1989 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.[2]
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (16 March 2023). "U2's 40 greatest songs, ranked". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Winners: Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal". Grammy.com. Retrieved 21 November 2018.