DESIRE

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Commercial Release September, 1988
Record Label Island Records
Top Chart Position US: 3, Canada: 2, UK: 1
Album Rattle and Hum (1988)
TRACKLISTING
  • Desire (2:59)
  • Hallelujah (Here She Comes) (4:12)
  • Desire (Hollywood Remix) (5:23)
LINER NOTES

Desire: Written by U2. Produced by Jimmy Iovine. Recorded by Paul Barrett at STS Studios, Dublin.  Mixed by Shelly Yakus.

Hallelujah (Here She Comes): Written by U2. Produced by Jimmy Iovine. Engineered and mixed by Dave Tickle and Mark Desisto. Special thanks to Billy Preston for additional vocals and Hammond Organ.

Desire (Hollywood Remix): Produced by Jimmy Iovine. Remix production by Louil Silas Junior and Taavi Mote.  Remix Engineer: Taavi Mote.  Assistant Engineer: Andy Batwinas. Additional production and Programming: Jeff Lorber.  Backing vocals: Alexandra Brown and Edna Wright.  Remixed at Larrabee Sound.
OTHER NOTES
The version of Desire which appears on the single releases is the same as the album version with the exception that the sound bite featuring Adam Clayton on the album is removed before the song begins.

Desire has never appeared on any live audio compilations.  It has, however, been a staple of live shows throughout the decade that followed its release. A longer version of the Hollywood remix, labelled simply Desire (9:23) appears on the 12" vinyl one-sided promo of Desire.
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