# Yet another ID this song... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 29, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-id-this-song/191719 "2003-07-29T18:29:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-id-this-song/191719/1 "2003-07-29T18:29:42Z")
I’m posting this for my buddy **Sundance**. He has heard a song recently on Top 40 radio and wants to know who is singing it. He is pretty sure that it is either a U2 song or has Bono singing back-up vocals. To my knowledge U2’s last single was from the soundtrack of “Gangs of New York”. Does anybody have any idea what song this could be? MtM ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-id-this-song/191719/2 "2003-07-29T20:18:56Z")
Is it definitely a new release? The only song I know of “featuring Bono” is Michael Hutchence’s “Slide Away”, released late 2000 I think. It’s a great song, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-id-this-song/191719/3 "2003-07-29T21:19:12Z")
Maybe he’s thinking of that Coldplay song (is it called “Yellow”?)that sounds like they want to be U2 **SO BADLY**. The music even vaguely resembles U2’s “Beautiful Day”. ---
**Author:** ![Delly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Delly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delly)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-id-this-song/191719/4 "2003-07-30T00:37:35Z")
Yellow resembles Beuatiful Day?? Theres something I have never noticed before, and on thinking about it, are you sure you mean Yellow?? About the U2 song, cant think of a new single from them right now, what about Electrical Storm? Is that there newest single? ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-id-this-song/191719/5 "2003-07-30T02:24:27Z")
You’re right, **Delly** , _Electrical Storm_ is their latest song, according to [www.U2.com](http://www.U2.com). I don’t know of anything that Bono’s done indepedantly. And regarding **cbawlmer** ’s saying Coldplay sounds like U2, I agree with you–I don’t think they do, either, particularly, and _Yellow_ certainly doesn’t sound like U2, IMO. Your friend wouldn’t have happened to remember any bits of the lyrics, would he, **McDeath**? ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-id-this-song/191719/6 "2003-07-30T13:03:55Z")
I’m not sure “Yellow” is the right song title at all. All I know is that Coldplay sounds like they’re shooting for the audience that really likes U2, but wishes they sucked a lot more. Just my opinion. I’m sure lots of people like them, but they bore me to death. ---
**Author:** ![MrDrezzUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@MrDrezzUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDrezzUp)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-id-this-song/191719/7 "2003-07-30T17:27:10Z")
It is I “Sundance” who is trying to track down this song and I really appreciate everyone’s help! The few times I have heard this song it has always been at the tail end of the song, or at a busy grocery store where I can just barely hear parts of it. During one of these “10 second windows” I happened to be with a buddy and I immediately asked him who was singing the song. His reply was “I think it might be U2”? Which is all I have been going on. Since I have heard bits and pieces of this song 2-3 times on mainstream radio stations I am assuming it is newer release? If U2 hasn’t realeased anything recently then it probably wouldn’t be U2? My car stereo was ripped off a few months ago so I haven’t been able to log any radio time hoping to come across the song. I will listen to the suggested songs to see if they are it. Once again I appreciate everyone’s help on trying to track down a song that I have been able to give so little information about! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MrDrezzUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@MrDrezzUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDrezzUp)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-id-this-song/191719/8 "2003-07-30T17:40:40Z")
Cold Play - Clocks This is the song. THIS IS THE SONG! cbawlmer…I cannot believe you figured out “Cold Play” when I suggested it might be “U2”! I cannot describe how much of a mission I was on to find this song. Perhaps because I had so little to go on, and the more people I asked who didn’t know, the more determined I was to find it! Props to McDeath for leveraging the power of “The Straight Dope”! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-id-this-song/191719/9 "2003-07-30T19:32:26Z")
Glad you found it. 🙂