An Cat Dubh
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| "An Cat Dubh" | ||
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| Song by U2 | ||
| from the album Boy | ||
| Released | 20 October 1980 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 6:21 | |
| Label | Island Records | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | |
| Boy track listing | ||
| "Twilight" (2) |
"An Cat Dubh" (3) |
"Into the Heart" (4) |
"An Cat Dubh" is the third track from U2's debut album, Boy.
The title means The Black Cat in Irish. It is one of U2's darkest songs.
On the album, and every known time this song has been performed live, it ends with a long segue into "Into the Heart". It was played at almost all shows on every U2 tour until The Unforgettable Fire Tour. After the first leg of that tour, it disappeared until the band's 2005 Vertigo Tour. It was featured at just over half of the concerts on the Vertigo Tour's first leg, and at one on the second leg. It was omitted from subsequent legs. It is featured in the Vertigo: Live From Chicago DVD.
This song was covered by The Bravery as a B-side to "Fearless."
The song was reportedly written about a short relationship Bono had with a woman whilst split from his girlfriend (now wife) Alison Hewson
Gavin Friday, a very close friend of Bono, claims that the song is undoubtedly about sex, while Bono says that the song conjures the image of a cat and a bird, where the cat kills the bird and then plays with it before sleeping next to it. The song is layered with several guitar parts, a vibraphone and a synthesizer.
[edit] External links
- "An Cat Dubh" Lyrics directly from U2.com
- An Cat Dubh's performance history from U2-Vertigo-Tour.com - Lists all known performances of "An Cat Dubh".
