Staring at the Sun (U2 song)

"Staring at the Sun"
Single by U2
from the album Pop
B-side	"North and South of the River" "Your Blue Room"
Released	14 April 1997 (1997-04-14)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:37
Label	Island
Composer(s)	U2
Lyricist(s)	Bono and The Edge
Producer(s)	Flood, with additional production by Steve Osborne
U2 singles chronology
"Discothèque" (1997) "Staring at the Sun" (1997) "Last Night on Earth" (1997)
Music videos
"Official Music Video" on YouTube "Miami Version" on YouTube

"Staring at the Sun" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the fifth track on their 1997 album, Pop, and was released by Island Records as the album's second single on 14 April 1997. The song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, number one in Canada and Iceland and number 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In the US, it topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and Adult Alternative Songs charts. It also reached the top 10 in Finland, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand and Norway.