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Track 2 from their EP "Wide Awake in America" released in 1985 copyright Island Records. It consists of two live performances recorded during the tour for their "The Unforgettable Fire" album and two B-sides of singles from the album previously only available in the United Kingdom. "Bad," a song about heroin addiction, was recorded live at The National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England in November, 1984 and was produced by the band. "A Sort of Homecoming" was recorded at Wembley Arena in London a few days later and was produced by David Bowie's longtime collaborator Tony Visconti. It was recorded during a soundcheck with the crowd noise added later during post-production at Good Earth Studios. The B-side "The Three Sunrises" was produced by U2, Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois and "Love Comes Tumbling" was produced by the band. The EP received above average reviews and was hugely successful. It reached No. 37 in the U.S., No. 11 in the U.K. and was certified Silver in the U.K. and Platinum in the U.S. and Canada. Written by Bono & U2 and produced by U2, Tony Visconti, Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois. Featuring:

Bono - Lead vocals
The Edge - Lead & rhythm guitars, keyboards & background vocals
Adam Clayton - Bass
Larry Mullen Jr. - Drums & percussion

Yeah, woo-hoo
And you know it's time to go
Through the sleet and drivin' snow
Across the fields of mourning
Lights in the distance

And you hunger for the time
Time to heal, desire time
And your Earth moves beneath
Your own dream landscape

Oh, ho, ho-oh
On borderland we run
Mmm-hmm-mmm, mmm-hmm-mmm
I'll be there, I'll be there
Tonight, we'll build a bridge across the sea and land
Ugh, woo, do it, ugh, ugh

The city walls are all gone down
The dust, a smokescreen all around
Faces plowed like fields that once
Gave no resistance

Oh, ho, ho-oh
(On borderland we run)
And still we run, we run and don't look back
I'll be there, I'll be there
(Tonight) tonight
I'll be there tonight, I'll be there soon

Oh, come away, oh, come away, oh, come
Oh, come away, say I, uh-huh
Oh, come away, oh, come away, oh, come
Oh, come away, say I

The wind will crack in wintertime
This bomb-blast lightning waltz
No spoken words, just a scream, yeah

Ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Tonight we'll build a bridge across the sea and land
I'll be there, I'll be there
(Tonight) tonight

And your heart beats so slow
Through the sleet and driving snow
(Across the fields of mourning)
(Lights in the distance)

Ah, don't sorrow, no, don't weep
For tonight with you
I am coming home
I am comin' home