U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love) [UK 12"]

Pride (In the Name of Love) was the first single from U2's 1984 album The Unforgettable Fire. In the 1980s, Bono described "Pride" as "the most successful pop song we've ever written. Pop for me is an easily understood thing, you listen to it and you comprehend it almost immediately. You relate to it instinctively." He also added with great insight: "A lot of (The Unforgettable Fire) isn't like that at all." Legend has it that "Pride" was developed during a sound check in 1983. The song is a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., even though it incorrectly describes King's death as happening in the "early morning." "Pride" peaked at number 33 on the Billboard charts, but is undoubtedly the band's most popular song. The single was voted Number One Best Single in the Hot Press Readers Poll that year. U2.com shares some trivia about the song: Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders is credited for backup vocals on the track but was credited as Christine Kerr because she was married to Jim Kerr of Simple Minds. A second 12" vinyl version was released in the U.K., Japan, and Australia with the same black-and-white photo of the band but with a baby blue background. This single contains the single version of "Pride (In the Name of Love)"; the B-sides "Boomerang I," "Boomerang II," and "Touch"; and a longer version of "11 O'Clock Tick Tock." Both "Touch" and "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" were first released on the out of print single 11 O'clock Tick Tock. This version is highly collectible and rare. ~ JT Griffith, All Music Guide