Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses

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"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"
Single by U2
from the album Achtung Baby
Released	August 1992
Format	CD, cassette, 7" and 12" vinyl
Genre	Rock
Length	3:54(single version) 5:16 (album)
Label	Island
Producer(s)	Steve Lillywhite, Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno
Chart positions
#9 (Australia) #14 (UK Singles Chart) #35 (US Billboard Hot 100) #7 (US Modern Rock Tracks) #2 (US Mainstream Rock Tracks)
U2 singles chronology
"Even Better Than the Real Thing" (1992)	"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" (1992)	"Numb" (1993)
Achtung Baby track listing
"Until the End of the World" (4)	"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" (5)	"So Cruel" (6)

"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" is the fifth track on U2's 1991 album, Achtung Baby, and was released in 1992 as the album's fifth and final single.

Contents 1 History 2 Track listings 2.1 Version 1 2.2 Version 2 2.3 Version 3 3 Chart positions 4 Notes

[edit] History

The song was performed during the first two legs of the Zoo TV Tour in 1992. It made few appearances during the rest of the tour. During the Vertigo Tour, the song has appeared on several occasions. The band were never satisfied with any of the different versions recorded; an acoustic version appears on the single which the band feels is superior to the album version.^[1]

When the covers to "Even Better Than the Real Thing", "The Fly", "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses", and "Mysterious Ways" are arranged, a picture of the band members driving a Trabant is formed.

[edit] Track listings

[edit] Version 1

1. "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" (The Temple Bar Edit) (3:54)
2. "Paint It Black" (3:22)

This was the 7" single released in the UK.

[edit] Version 2

1. "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" (The Temple Bar Edit) (3:54)
2. "Paint It Black" (3:22)
3. "Fortunate Son" (2:39)
4. "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" (The Temple Bar Remix) (4:49)

12" and CD single tracklisting. A cassette release omitted "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" (The Temple Bar Remix).

[edit] Version 3

1. "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" (The Temple Bar Edit) (3:54)
2. "Paint It Black" (3:22)
3. "Salomé" (Zooromancer Remix) (8:02)
4. "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Triple Peaks Remix) (4:34)

CD version, released in the UK, France and Australia.

[edit] Chart positions

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1992	"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"	Australian Singles Chart	#9
1992	"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"	UK Singles Chart	#14
1992	"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"	US Billboard Hot 100	#35
1992	"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"	US Modern Rock Tracks	#7
1992	"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"	US Mainstream Rock Tracks	#2
1992	"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"	US Top 40 Mainstream	#28
1992	"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"	Canada	#26

[edit] Notes