"The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" is a single by U2, The Dubliners, Kíla and A Band of Bowsies.[2] The single was recorded as a charitable project, with proceeds going to the Irish Cancer Society - owing to Ronnie Drew's cancer condition.[3] It was recorded at Windmill Lane on 14 and 15 January 2008. "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" is available as a CD in Ireland only. Ronnie Drew died a few months after the release of the single in August 2008.

"The Ballad of Ronnie Drew"
Single by U2, The Dubliners, Kíla and A Band of Bowsies
B-side	Easy and Slow [1]
Released	19 February 2008
Recorded	January 2008, Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
Genre	Irish folk, rock
Length	4:52
Label	Universal Music
Songwriter(s)	Robert Hunter Bono the Edge Simon Carmody
Producer(s)	John Reynolds
U2 singles chronology
"Window in the Skies" (2007) "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" (2008) "Get On Your Boots" (2009)
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"The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" at U2.com

Glen Hansard's vocals on the record were recorded over the telephone, and not in person, as he was in the United States for the 80th Academy Awards.

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