| The Fly was released to radio and
video in early September 1991. The rumours had been running hot
that U2 was releasing a dance album, that U2 was releasing an
album that would be like nothing we'd ever heard from them
before. This single didn't disappoint those expecting something
different. The album would be more recognizable when it was
released, but that was another two months away. The video for
this song also unleashed Bono's character of the Fly to the
world.
The single itself featured a song from the
score of the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of "A
Clockwork Orange". The entire performance was scored by
Bono and the Edge, but this track is the only officially
released piece of music from that performance. Rounding
out the release is a remix of the Fly which actually features a
very different vocal track than the original version of the
song.
Although a predominant song on both the ZOO
tours in 1992/93 and the Elevation tour in 2001, the Fly has not
been released in a live version on any audio release.
However, it can be found on the ZOO
TV live from Sydney video and the Elevation
2001 from Boston video releases.
The cover of this release fits together with
the covers from the Mysterious
Ways, Even
Better than the Real Thing, and Who's
Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses single covers to form a larger
image.
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