Elevation (song)

"Elevation"
A black-and-white photo of the four members of the band stood next to each other, with Bono crouching while the rest are stood up straight.
Single by U2
from the album All That You Can't Leave Behind
B-side"Don't Take Your Guns to Town"
Released25 June 2001 (2001-06-25)
Recorded2000
StudioHQ (Dublin, Ireland)
GenreAlternative rock
Length
LabelIsland, Interscope
Composer(s)U2
Lyricist(s)Bono
Producer(s)
U2 singles chronology
"Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of"
(2001)
"Elevation"
(2001)
"Walk On"
(2001)
Music video
"Elevation" on YouTube
Alternative cover
12-inch vinyl cover

"Elevation" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track on their tenth studio album, All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000), and was released as the album's third single on 25 June 2001. The song became the band's 16th number-one single in their native Ireland and their second number one in the Netherlands. It also topped the charts in Canada and reached the top 10 in Australia, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Norway, Scotland, Spain, and the United Kingdom. A different mix of the song, entitled the "Tomb Raider mix", was included on the soundtrack of the 2001 film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. In 2002, "Elevation" won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony. The song lent its namesake to the band's 2001 Elevation Tour.