Where The Streets Have No Name

"Where the Streets Have No Name" is a song by Irish rock band U2 and the opening track from their 1987 album The Joshua Tree. It was released as the album's third single in August 1987 . Bono was inspired to write the lyrics by the notion that it is possible to identify a person's religion and income based on the street on which they lived, particularly in Belfast. Amidst difficulties recording the song, producer Brian Eno attempted to erase the song from the recording tapes. The song's signature is a repeating guitar arpeggio utilizing a delay effect that is played at the beginning and end of the song. The song peaked at #14 in Canada, #10 in The Netherlands and #4 in the United Kingdom. The song has become one of the band's most popular songs, and it has remained a staple of the band's live act since the song debuted in 1987 on the Joshua Tree Tour. The song was notably performed on a Los Angeles rooftop for the filming of its music video, which won a Grammy Award for "Best Performance Music Video". Rolling Stone ranked the song at #28 on its list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time."

[Verse 1] I wanna run, I want to hide I wanna tear down the walls That hold me inside I wanna reach out And touch the flame Where the streets have no name [Verse 2] I wanna feel sunlight on my face I see the dust-cloud Disappear without a trace I wanna take shelter From the poison rain Where the streets have no name [Chorus] Where the streets have no name Where the streets have no name We're still building and burning down love Burning down love And when I go there I go there with you It's all I can do [Verse 3] The city's a flood, and our love turns to rust We're beaten and blown by the wind Trampled in dust I'll show you a place High on a desert plain Where the streets have no name [Chorus] Where the streets have no name Where the streets have no name We're still building and burning down love Burning down love And when I go there I go there with you It's all I can do [Outro] Our love turns to rust We're beaten and blown by the wind Blown by the wind Oh and I see love See our love turn to rust We're beaten and blown by the wind Blown by the wind Oh when I go there I go there with you It's all I can do