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"Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World" is a song by Irish rock band U2, and the ninth track on their 1991 album, Achtung Baby. It is a tongue-in-cheek song about stumbling home drunk after a night out on the town. It is dedicated to the Flaming Colossus nightclub in Los Angeles.[1] The album version includes keyboard playing by producer Brian Eno.

"Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World"
Song by U2
from the album Achtung Baby
Released	18 November 1991
Genre	Rock
Length	3:53
Label	Island
Composer(s)	U2
Lyricist(s)	Bono
Producer(s)	Daniel Lanois with Brian Eno

During live performances on Zoo TV Tour from 1992 to 1993, lead singer Bono would spray a bottle of champagne towards the audience. It was played 136 times on the tour, but has not been performed since then. However, it was snippeted at three concerts during the final leg of the U2 360° Tour in July 2011.[2]

The song was edited out of the live video release Zoo TV: Live from Sydney; it was later revealed that the concert ran long and the song needed to be edited in order to fit the concert into a two-hour timeslot.[3] The line "a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle" is a quotation from Irina Dunn.[4]

Covers

The song was reworked for the 2011 tribute album AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered by The Fray. The Denver quartet had supported U2 on the seventh leg of the 360° Tour, during which The Fray's Isaac Slade celebrated his 30th birthday. "They gave me a ping-pong table," he recalled, "and a ping-pong paddle with sunglasses drawn on it."[5]

Personnel

• Bono – lead vocals
• The Edge – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
• Adam Clayton – bass guitar
• Larry Mullen Jr. – drums, percussion
• Brian Eno – additional keyboards
• Daniel Lanois – additional guitar

See also

• List of covers of U2 songs - Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World

References

External links

• Lyrics and list of performances at U2.com

На других языках

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- [en] Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World

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[es] Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World (canción de U2)

"Tryin 'to Throw Your Arms Around the World" es una canción de la banda de rock irlandesa U2, y la novena canción de su álbum de 1991, Achtung Baby. Es una canción irónica que trata sobre llegar a casa estando borracho, después de pasar una noche en la ciudad. Está dedicado al club nocturno Flaming Colossus en Los Ángeles.[1] En la versión del álbum aparece el productor Brian Eno tocando el teclado.

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[ru] Tryin’ to Throw Your Arms Around the World

«Tryin’ to Throw Your Arms Around the World» (с англ. — «Когда пытаешься обнять весь мир») — песня ирландской рок-группы U2. Девятый трек альбома Achtung Baby, выпущенного в 1991 году на лейбле Island Records. В этой ироничной песне поётся о том, как подвыпивший главный герой возвращается после ночной прогулки по городу. «Tryin’ to Throw Your Arms Around the World» была посвящена ночному клубу «Flaming Colossus», расположенному в Лос-Анджелесе[1]. В альбомной версии композиции партию клавишных исполнил один из его продюсеров — Брайана Ино.

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