When I Look at the World

When I Look at the World

Infobox Song
Name = When I Look at the World


Type = Song
Artist = U2
alt Artist =
Album = All That You Can't Leave Behind
Published =
Released = 30–31 October 2000
track_no = 9
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 4:14
Writer =
Composer =
Label = Island / Interscope
Producer = Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
Background =
Tracks =
prev = "Peace on Earth"
prev_no = 8
next = "New York"
next_no = 10"When I Look at the World" is the ninth track from U2's 2000 album, "All That You Can't Leave Behind".

Inspiration

The song is about a person's faith being troubled by tragedy. It has been described by Bono as being told from "the point of view of someone who is having a crisis of faith looking at someone who has built their house upon the rock:".McCormick, Neil (ed), (2006). "U2 by U2", page 300. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 0-00-719668-7] "When I Look at the World" has also been described as being about the commitment of Ali Hewson towards Chernobyl and the victims of the tragedy. [Stokes, Niall, (2005). "U2: Into The Heart - The Stories Behind Every Song", page 158. Avalon Publishing Group Incorporated. ISBN 1-56025-765-2]

Live history

The guitar, drums, and bass were recorded during a short time span during the sessions for "All That You Can't Leave Behind", and by the time the recording of the album was finished The Edge realized that the song had been recorded so quickly he couldn't remember how to play it. Because of this, the song was one of only three from the album never played live in its entirety, the other two being "Peace on Earth" and "Grace". [U2 Faqs.com, [http://u2faqs.com/live/#3 U2 album songs never played live] ] "When I Look at the World" was snippeted during one performance of "Bad" on the Elevation Tour in Kansas City [U2-Vertigo-Tour.com, [http://www.u2-vertigo-tour.com/When_I_Look_At_The_World-s201.html Performances of When I Look at the World] ] - this is the only recorded performance of the song by U2.

References

External links

* [http://www.u2.com/music/lyrics.php?song=134&list=w U@.com] - "When I Look at the World" lyrics


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