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"Hawkmoon 269" is a song by Irish rock band U2 and is the fourth track on their 1988 album, Rattle and Hum.

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"Hawkmoon 269"
Song by U2
from the album Rattle and Hum
Released	10 October 1988
Genre	Blues rock
Length	6:22
Label	Island Records
Songwriter(s)	U2 (music) Bono (lyrics)
Producer(s)	Jimmy Iovine

Recording

"Hawkmoon 269" was recorded in Hollywood, California in Sunset Sound studios. The name "Hawkmoon" was inspired by the town of Hawkmoon, North Dakota, which U2 had passed through while on tour.(There is no town in either Dakota's named Hawkmoon). This name was probably inspired by a Sam Shepard book. The number "269" in the title refers to the number of mixes the song went through before the final recorded version, according to the Edge, who said they spent three weeks on the track.[1]

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