U2 - Octobe
U2 - October


U2 - October Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: October
Released: 1981

October Lyrics


October
And the trees are stripped bare
Of all they wear
What do I care

October
And kingdoms rise
And kingdoms fall
But you go on and on

Writer/s: MULLEN, EVANS, CLAYTON, HEWSON, (U2)
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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  • This was the title track of the album which was named after the month it was released. Bono had the title in mind before writing the lyrics.
  • The lyrics reflect the Christian beliefs Bono, The Edge, and Larry Mullen as they were struggling as members of a devoutly religious group. They considered breaking up the band as they felt it may conflict with their faith.
  • The Edge played the piano part.
  • This was used on the soundtrack to the movie They Call It An Accident.
  • This was included as a hidden track on U2 greatest hits album The Best Of 1980-1990. It comes on about a minute after "All I Want Is You" on track 14.