White as Snow (song)

This article is about the 2009 'U2' song off the album 'No Line on the Horizon'. For other songs, see White as Snow (disambiguation).
"White as Snow"
Song by U2
from the album No Line on the Horizon
Released27 February 2009
GenreFolk rock
Length4:41
LabelIsland
Composer(s)Traditional, arr. U2 with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois
Lyricist(s)U2 with Eno and Lanois
Producer(s)Eno, Lanois
Audio sample
"White as Snow"

"White as Snow" is a song by Irish rock band U2 and the ninth track on their 2009 album No Line on the Horizon. It was written from the perspective of a dying soldier serving in Afghanistan, and lasts the length of time it takes him to die.[1][2] The track is based on the hymn "Veni, veni Emmanuel", and is the only political song on the album.

  1. ^ O'Hagan, Sean (13 February 2009). "White as Snow: U2's most intimate song". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
  2. ^ Pareles, Jon (2 March 2009). "U2, the biggest of veterans, wants to be the next new thing". New York Times. Retrieved 3 March 2009.