| "Dirty Day" | |
|---|---|
| Song by U2 | |
| from the album Zooropa | |
| Released | 5 July 1993 |
| Genre | Alternative rock |
| Length | 5:24 |
| Label | Island |
| Composer(s) | U2 |
| Lyricist(s) | |
| Producer(s) | |
"Dirty Day" is a song by Irish alternative rock band U2. It is the ninth track on their 1993 studio album Zooropa. The music was written by the band as a whole, while the lyrics were written by Bono and the Edge. The song, along with "Numb", marks the Edge's first lyrical contributions to a U2 song since "Van Dieman's Land" on 1988's Rattle and Hum and indicated his growing presence as a second lyricist in the band; he would go on to contribute lyrics to every track on the band's next album, Pop.
Two alternate mixes of "Dirty Day" done by Butch Vig and Duke Erikson of the band Garbage, subtitled "Junk Day" and "Bitter Kiss" appeared on the "Please" single, with the former also appearing on the second disc of The Best of 1990-2000 & B-Sides. A re-recorded version of "Dirty Day" appeared on the band's album Songs of Surrender; it is one of two tracks from Zooropa, the other being "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)".[1]