U2 - With Or Without You (1987) [UK Island EP FLAC] [DENKAS]

With or Without You is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track on their fifth studio album, The Joshua Tree (1987), and was released as the album's lead single on 16 March 1987. The song was the group's most successful single at the time, becoming their first number-one hit in both the United States and Canada by topping the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and the RPM national singles chart for one week, with a further three weeks at number two.


"With or Without You" features sustained guitar parts played by guitarist the Edge with a prototype of the Infinite Guitar, along with vocals by lead singer Bono and a bassline by bassist Adam Clayton. The song originated from a demo recorded in late 1985 that the group continued to work on throughout The Joshua Tree sessions. Ostensibly a troubled love song, the track's lyrics were inspired by Bono's conflicting feelings about the lives he led as a musician and domestic man.

Critics praised the song upon its release. It is frequently performed on the band's tours, and it has appeared on many of their compilation albums and concert films. "With or Without You" is U2's second most frequently covered song. In 2010, Rolling Stone magazine placed the song at number 132 on their list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

Genre: Rock
Released: 1987
Label: Island Records
Country: UK
Audio codec: FLAC
Type of rip: tracks
Length: 14:10 minutes

Vinyl condition class code: VG+
Playback device: Kenwood KD-22R
Sound pickup head: Kenwood N-50
Preamplifier: NAD PP3
ADC: Creative SB X-FI HD USB
Digitizer: Sound Forge 10
Processing: Fade in pause

Tracklist:
A. With Or Without You
B1. Luminous Times (Hold On To Love)
B2. Walk To The Water