Staring at the Sun (U2 song)

"Staring at the Sun" is a 1997 song by Irish rock band U2. It is the second single from their ninth studio album Pop. It went to number 1 in Canada and Ireland and went to the top ten in Finland, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland and the United Kingdom.

"Staring at the Sun"
Single by U2
from the album Pop
B-side	"North and South of the River" "Your Blue Room" (CD 1 only)
Released	14 April 1997 (1997-04-14)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:37
Label	Island
Composer(s)	U2
Lyricist(s)	Bono and The Edge
Producer(s)	Flood, with additional production by Steve Osborne
U2 singles chronology
"Discothèque" (1997) "Staring at the Sun" (1997) "Last Night on Earth" (1997)
Music videos
"Official Music Video" on YouTube "Miami Version" on YouTube

Formats and track listings

7" and cassette release
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Staring at the Sun"	4:37
2.	"North and South of the River"	4:38

CD release 1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Staring at the Sun"	4:37
2.	"North and South of the River"	4:38
3.	"Your Blue Room"	5:28

CD release 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Staring at the Sun" (Monster Truck mix)	5:06
2.	"Staring at the Sun" (Sad Bastards mix)	6:19
3.	"North and South of the River"	4:38
4.	"Staring at the Sun" (Lab Rat mix)	5:05

2002 promotional release
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Staring at the Sun" (Brothers in Rhythm club mix)	9:42
2.	"Staring at the Sun" (Brothers in Rhythm ambient mix)	5:27

These remixes by Brothers in Rhythm originated as bootlegs on 12" vinyl. They use the live Rotterdam performance featured on the "Please" single rather than the album version. U2 approved it for limited promotional use to coincide with the release of The Best of 1990-2000.