New Year's Day (U2 song)
"New Year's Day" is a 1983 song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track from their third studio album War. It went to number 2 in Ireland, number 9 in the Netherlands and Norway and number 10 in the United Kingdom.
| "New Year's Day" | ||||
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| Single by U2 | ||||
| from the album War | ||||
| B-side | "Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop)" | |||
| Released | 10 January 1983[1] | |||
| Recorded | September–November 1982 | |||
| Studio | Windmill Lane Studios (Dublin) | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | U2 | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | |||
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| "New Year's Day" at YouTube | ||||
Formats and track listings
| 7" - Island / WIP 6848 (UK) | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "New Year's Day" (Short version) | 3:53 | |||||||
| 2. | "Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop)" | 3:24 | |||||||
| 7" - Island / 811 323-7 (France) | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "New Year's Day" (Edit) | 3:40 | |||||||
| 2. | "Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop)" | 3:24 | |||||||
| 7" - Island / 7S-86 (Japan) | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "New Year's Day" (Special version) | 4:16 | |||||||
| 2. | "Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop)" | 3:24 | |||||||
| 2x7" - Island / UWIP6848 (UK) | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "New Year's Day" (Short version) | 3:53 | |||||||
| 2. | "Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop)" | 3:24 | |||||||
| 3. | "Fire" (Live from Werchter, 4 July 1982) | 3:45 | |||||||
| 4. | "I Threw a Brick Through a Window"/"A Day Without Me" (Live from Werchter, 4 July 1982) | 6:58 | |||||||
| 12" - Island / 12 WIP 6848 (UK) | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "New Year's Day" (Album version) | 5:35 | |||||||
| 2. | "Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop)" | 3:24 | |||||||
| 3. | "Fire" (Live from Werchter, 4 July 1982) | 3:45 | |||||||
| 4. | "I Threw a Brick Through a Window"/"A Day Without Me" (Live from Werchter, 4 July 1982) | 6:58 | |||||||
| 12" - Island / 814 948-1 (France) | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "New Year's Day" (U.S. remix) | 4:30 | |||||||
| 2. | "Two Hearts Beat as One" (U.S. remix) | 5:40 | |||||||
| CD - Island / 664 973 (Austria) | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "New Year's Day" (Album version) | 5:35 | |||||||
| 2. | "Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop)" | 3:24 | |||||||
| 3. | "Fire" (Live from Werchter, 4 July 1982) | 3:45 | |||||||
| 4. | "I Threw a Brick Through a Window"/"A Day Without Me" (Live from Werchter, 4 July 1982) | 6:58 | |||||||
References
- "U2 > Discography > Albums > New Year's Day". U2.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- Barton, David (19 December 2015). "Rockin' harder than ever". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. D9.
- Zaleski, Annie (20 July 2018). "U2's 25 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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