Desire (U2 song)

"Desire"
Single by U2
from the album Rattle and Hum
B-side
  • "Hallelujah Here She Comes"
  • "Desire" (Hollywood Remix)
Released19 September 1988
StudioSTS (Dublin)
GenreRock and roll[1]
Length2:59
LabelIsland
Composer(s)U2
Lyricist(s)Bono
Producer(s)Jimmy Iovine
U2 singles chronology
"One Tree Hill"
(1988)
"Desire"
(1988)
"Angel of Harlem"
(1988)
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]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (16 March 2023). "U2's 40 greatest songs, ranked". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Winners: Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal". Grammy.com. Retrieved 21 November 2018.