Vertigo (U2 song)

"Vertigo"
"Vertigo"
Single by U2
from the album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
B-side	"Are You Gonna Wait Forever?"; "Neon Lights";
Released	8 November 2004
Recorded	2003–2004
Studio	Hanover Quay (Dublin, Ireland); South of France;
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:11
Label	Island; Interscope;
Composer(s)	U2
Lyricist(s)	Bono; the Edge;
Producer(s)	Steve Lillywhite
U2 singles chronology
Music video
	"Vertigo" on YouTube
Audio sample
	"Vertigo" file; help;

"Vertigo" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the opening track on their eleventh studio album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004). It was released to radio as the album's lead single on 8 November 2004, and upon release, it received extensive airplay. The song was an international success, bolstered by its usage in a television advertisement featuring the band for Apple's iPod digital music player. The song lent its name to the band's 2005–2006 Vertigo Tour.

In the United States, "Vertigo" peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Alternative Songs chart. It topped the singles charts in Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom while reaching the top 10 in Australia, Austria, Belgium (Wallonia), Canada, Finland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. "Vertigo" won three Grammy Awards for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Best Rock Song, and Best Short Form Music Video at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony in 2005.^[1]

"Vertigo" was ranked 64th on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of the Decade (2000 to 2010).^[2]

^ "Grammy Awards for U2". The Recording Academy, USA. 24 April 2017.
^ "Rolling Stone Magazine's 100 Best Songs Of The Decade (2000–2010)". Rolling Stone. 24 April 2017.

[1] "Grammy Awards for U2". The Recording Academy, USA. 24 April 2017.

[2] "Rolling Stone Magazine's 100 Best Songs Of The Decade (2000–2010)". Rolling Stone. 24 April 2017.

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