All Because of You (U2 song)

"All Because of You"
Song

"All Because of You" is a song by U2 which first appeared on their 2004 album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.

History

This was the second single from the album in North America. The song was released for airplay in the United States concurrently with the album release date (the first single, "Vertigo", had been released prior to the album debut).

Chart success

The song debuted at twenty-seven on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and went on to reach six. It entered at thirty-nine on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart three weeks after its release and reached twenty. However, the single's airplay quickly diminished. The song achieved significantly less success than the second American single released from U2's previous two albums, both of which spent several months on the Hot 100.

"All Because of You" was released in the United Kingdom on 10 October 2005. It was added to Xfm London's playlist and BBC Radio 1's C-list, later moving to the B-list. The song finally made it to the A-list on 28 September. The song also made it onto BBC Radio 2's B-list. The song jumped to ten on the airplay chart on 10 October, after lingering around fifty for a month. "All Because of You" entered the singles chart at four, but slipped out of the top 40 just two weeks later. It also failed to chart in the U.K. download chart.

Vertigo tour

"All Because of You" has been regularly performed on the Vertigo Tour, though it has missed a number of shows. It has typically opened the second encore. Bono has introduced it live as "a love song to The Who", acknowledging The Who's obvious influence on the song's sound. He also played the tambourine during the live performance of the song.

Music video

The popular music video for this song was filmed in New York City. U2 was aboard a flat bed truck riding around Manhattan, playing the song. This was a huge and pleasant surprise to many New Yorkers who had no idea that U2 would be filming this video. U2's journey through New York took them across the Brooklyn Bridge to Brooklyn, where they would perform a surprise mini-concert. This reached the top spot in Canada, even though it only sold 85 physical records, breaking the record for the lowest-selling Number 1 single ever in the Guinness World Book of Records.

Track listings

Version 1

1. "All Because of You" (Single Mix) (3:19)
2. "She's a Mystery to Me" (Live from Brooklyn) (2:42)

Version 2

1. "All Because of You" (Single Mix) (3:19)
2. "Miss Sarajevo" (Live from Milan) (5:15)
3. "A Man and a Woman" (Acoustic Version) (4:27)

Version 3

1. "All Because of You" (Video) (3:34)
2. "City of Blinding Lights" (Video) (4:35)
3. "All Because of You" (Single Mix) (3:19)

This was the DVD release of the single. The Single Mix of "All Because of You" was an audio track.

Version 4

1. "All Because of You" (Album Version) (3:34)
2. "Fast Cars" (Jacknife Lee Mix) (3:28)

This was the Canada-only version of this single, released on February 8, 2005.

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
2005	Canada	1
2005	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	6
2005	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	20
2005	UK	4
2005	The Netherlands	8
2005	Australia	23
2005	Latvia	27
2005	Norway Top 20	13

References

• Top40-Charts.com - "All Because Of You" Single Charts Page - last accessed on October 26, 2005
• All Music - U2 Charts and Awards - last accessed on October 26, 2005
• U2 Wanderer - Discography "All Because Of You" Single Page - last accessed on October 26, 2005
• All Because Of You's performance history at U2-Vertigo-Tour.com--Lists all concerts at which "All Because of You" has been performed.