The Ground Beneath Her Feet (song)

"The Ground Beneath Her Feet"
Cover of the US promotional single
Promotional single by U2 with Daniel Lanois
from the album The Million Dollar Hotel: Music from the Motion Picture
Released	8 February 2000
Genre	Rock
Length	3:44
Label	Island / Interscope
Composer(s)	U2
Lyricist(s)	Salman Rushdie
Producer(s)	Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno

"The Ground Beneath Her Feet" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It appears in the 2000 film The Million Dollar Hotel, which was produced by U2 lead vocalist Bono, and the song was included on the film's soundtrack. Author Salman Rushdie is credited as the lyricist, as the words are taken from his 1999 book The Ground Beneath Her Feet. Written during the recording sessions for U2's album All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000), the song features Daniel Lanois, who played pedal steel guitar. A different mix from the soundtrack version appears in the film. "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" was released as a promotional single in February 2000, reaching number two on the US Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart, number 22 in Canada, and number one in Iceland.