"Vertigo" is the opening track and first single from U2's 2004 album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. The single was released for airplay on September 24, 2004; upon release the song received extensive airplay and was an international smash hit. It won Best Rock Song, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Short Form Music Video at the 2005 Grammy Awards. Image File history File links Count vertigo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... U2 (IPA: /ju. ... Singles from How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb Released: 8 November 2004 Released: 8 February 2005 Released: 14 February 2005 Released: 6 June 2005 Released: November 2005 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is the commercially successful and critically acclaimed eleventh studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in... 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History

The song is a driving rocker with impressionistic lyrics evoking a night at a dance club. Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... A nightclub (often dance club or club, particularly in the UK) is an entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ...

U2 performed "Vertigo" in a television commercial for the Apple iPod as part of a cross-marketing plan to promote both the album and Apple's music products (especially the U2 Special Edition iPod and the iTunes Music Store's exclusive digital box set, "The Complete U2"). The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Apple Inc. ... iPod (fifth generation) in Apple Universal Dock, iPod nano (second generation) and iPod shuffle (second generation) iPod is a brand of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple and launched in 2001. ... A white 5th generation video iPod with a sleeve and earbuds. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into ITunes. ... The Complete U2 is a digital box set by U2, released exclusively online in the iTunes Music Store on November 23, 2004 (see 2004 in music). ...

At the beginning of the song, U2 lead singer Bono counts off in Spanish unos, dos, tres, catorce!. In the live versions on U2.COMmunication and Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago, Bono jokingly announces the language as Gaelic. In English, this translates to "one, two, three, fourteen!" (Proper translation of "one, two, three, four" would be "uno, dos, tres, cuatro.") When asked about this oddity in an interview for Rolling Stone, Bono replied "the fourteen stands for our fourteenth album." A Spanish reply of "¡Hola!" is also heard behind the "Hello, hello" of the refrain, as well as "¿Dónde está?" after the line "I'm at a place called Vertigo," meaning "Where is it?". For other uses, see Bono (disambiguation). ... U2. ... The Goidelic languages (also sometimes called, particularly in colloquial situations, the Gaelic languages or collectively Gaelic) have historically been part of a dialect continuum stretching from the south of Ireland, the Isle of Man, to the north of Scotland. ... This article is about the magazine. ...

The "Hello, hello" line itself is reminiscent of similar lyrics in the song "Stories for Boys" from U2's debut album Boy; indeed in Vertigo Tour concerts supporting the Atomic Bomb album, the band has included a section of the latter song in their performances of "Vertigo". These concerts have also sometimes featured "Vertigo" played twice, once early in the show and again as a final encore; this too harkens back to U2's early days, when they did not have enough songs to fill out an entire performance and thus had to repeat some at the end. Three was U2s first release, a three-song EP recorded and released in 1979. ... Alternate cover U.S. and Canada cover Singles from Boy Released: August 1980 Released: October 1981 Boy is the debut album from Irish rock band U2, released in 1980. ... The Vertigo Tour was a concert tour by the Irish rock band U2, which took place in 2005 and 2006 in support of the groups 2004 album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. ...

In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Vertigo" at number 58 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. Q is a music and entertainment magazinepublished monthly in the United Kingdom. ...

In the 2006-2007 season, whenever the Montreal Canadiens, an NHL hockey team, scored a goal on home ice, this song was played in celebration. The Montreal Canadiens (French: ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ...

Music video

The video for the song features U2 performing in a featureless desert as black jet streams emit from behind each band member. On the ground is a huge white bullseye symbol, identical to the logo for Target and also resembling the symbol for DC Comics super villain Count Vertigo. The circular platform that the band performed on constantly elevated up and down in a spiral pattern, as the winds were blowing in the band's face. It was directed by the team of Alex & Martin. U2 (IPA: /ju. ... TARGET (Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer System) is an interbank payment system for the real-time processing of cross-border transfers throughout the European Union. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... Count Werner Vertigo is a DC Comics supervillain. ... Alex and Martin are a music video directing duo. ...

Chart success

Upon release, "Vertigo" debuted at #18 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart and #46 on the Billboard Hot 100; in the following weeks the track jumped to #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and also moved from #27 to #3 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and from #35 to #9 on the Adult Top 40. It also debuted at #1 on the Hot Digital Tracks chart and, after falling to #4, returned to the top position. The track later moved into the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #31; it spent 20 weeks on the chart (It should be noted that at this point in time, Billboard did not include digital downloads as part of the charting process for the Hot 100. This practice started in 2005, and even then, an already fading "Vertigo" received a 20-spot jump on the charts thanks to the downloads. Had Billboard counted downloads in 2004, "Vertigo" would have most likely been another Top 10 hit for U2.). Modern Rock Tracks is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... The Mainstream Rock Tracks chart is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music but are not modern rock (that is, alternative) stations, which are counted in the Modern Rock Tracks chart. ... Adult Top 40 is a another variation on the Top 40 format, in which this genre is more geared towards an adult audience who are not into Rock music teen Pop, Dance music, Hip-Hop, Modern Rock or slower Adult Contemporary fare. ... The Hot Digital Tracks is a song popularity chart that ranks the best selling digital tracks in the United States according to Billboard magazine. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

In the United Kingdom, the song moved from BBC Radio 1's B-list on the first week of its airplay release to the A-list in the second week. The song was released commercially on 15 November; it debuted at #1 and remained there for one week; it spent 9 weeks in the top 40. This page redirects from Radio 1. See Radio 1 (disambiguation). ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The track debuted at #5 on the Aria charts. In The Netherlands "Vertigo" reached #2 (Mega Top 100). The Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain...

The digital single holds a 2x Platinum status in the United States, selling over 400,000 downloads.

"Native Son"

During the recording of the Atomic Bomb sessions, "Vertigo" was originally recorded as a song called "Native Son" with a similar riff and bassline. "Native Son" is about a native man who was against his country due to his lack of freedoms, [1] originally inspired by Leonard Peltier.^[1] It was later rewritten into "Vertigo," which appears on the album. At 3:08 long, "Native Son" is just a few seconds short of the run time of "Vertigo." The track "Native Son" has since been released on the digital album Unreleased and Rare, which is only available through purchasing the entire digital box set, The Complete U2. Leonard Peltier behind bars. ...

Track listings

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UK

• 2-track CD CID878

1. "Vertigo" (Radio Edit) – 3:11
2. "Are You Gonna Wait Forever?" – 3:48

• Maxi-CD CIDX878

1. "Vertigo" (Radio Edit) – 3:11
2. "Vertigo" (Jacknife Lee 10" mix) – 4:13
3. "Neon Lights" - 4:07

• DVD CIDV878

1. "Vertigo" (HQ video) – 3:11
2. "Vertigo" (Audio with photo gallery) – 3:11
3. "Are You Gonna Wait Forever?" (audio) – 3:48
4. "Vertigo" (Jacknife Lee 10" mix – Lisbon Video) – 4:13

• 12" 12IS878

1. "Vertigo" (Jacknife Lee 12" mix) – 5:36
2. "Vertigo" (Jacknife Lee 7" mix) – 3:08
3. "Vertigo" (Jacknife Lee 10" mix) – 4:13
4. "Vertigo" (Jacknife Lee Instrumental) – 5:36

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US

• 7-inch vinyl Interscope B0003580-21

1. Vertigo - 3:11
2. Vertigo - 3:11

(the same version is on both sides)

Japan

• CD UICI-5017

1. "Vertigo" (Radio Edit) – 3:11
2. "Are You Gonna Wait Forever?" – 3:48
3. "Vertigo" (Jacknife Lee 10" mix) – 4:13
4. "Neon Lights" – 4:07
5. "Vertigo" (HQ video) – 3:11

Trivia

A line in the song may be a reference to Genesis (band) ' album We Can't Dance. Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967. ... We Cant Dance is an album by Genesis, recorded and released in 1991. ...

Chart performance

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References

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External links

• Band's Official Site for the Single
• Vertigo lyrics