Out of Control (U2 song)

"Out of Control"
Single by U2
from the EP Three
B-side
  • "Stories for Boys"
  • "Boy/Girl"
Released26 September 1979
Recorded4–5 August 1979
StudioWindmill Lane (Dublin)
GenrePost-punk
Length
  • 3:52 (EP version)
  • 4:12 (album version)
LabelCBS Ireland
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Bono
Producer(s)
  • U2
  • Chas de Whalley
U2 singles chronology
"Out of Control"
(1979)
"Another Day"
(1980)

"Out of Control" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It was the A-side of the group's debut release, the EP Three. It was released in September 1979 and charted at number 19 on the Irish Singles Chart. A re-recorded version of the song was included on the band's debut album, Boy, in 1980. The song was reinterpreted in an acoustic arrangement for the band's 2023 album Songs of Surrender.