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Elevation by U2

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U2

Elevation

Release date: 2000

From All That You Can't Leave Behind
Track 3
3:47
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A propulsive track built on the metaphor of ascent, 'Elevation' pairs Bono's vocal swagger with a production that feels weightless and bright. The song trades in vertical imagery: shooting, flying, digging upward from excavation. What might have been heavy-handed in less assured hands becomes buoyant here, the lyrics working as pure momentum rather than statement. The chorus lands with genuine lift, a moment where the band's instinct for the anthemic feels earned rather than assumed. Released as a single following 'Beautiful Day' and the split 'Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of'/'Walk On', the track became a significant chart success and lent its name to the accompanying tour. It sits comfortably within the album's broader turn toward directness and accessibility, a song that announces itself without apology and delivers on its promise.

"Elevation" is a single by U2, from the album All That You Can't Leave Behind, released 2000. The track is 3:47 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

U2

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Lyrics

Elevation

Yeah, yeah

High, higher than the sun
You shoot me from a gun
I need you to elevate me here
At the corner of your lips
As the orbit of your hips, eclipse
You elevate my soul
I've got no self-control
Been living like a mole now
Going down, excavation
I and I in the sky
You make me feel like I can fly
So high, elevation

A star, lit up like a cigar
Strung out like a guitar
Maybe you can educate my mind
Explain all these controls
Can't sing but I've got soul
The goal is elevation
A mole, digging in a hole
Digging up my soul now
Going down, excavation
I and I in the sky
You make me feel like I can fly
So high, elevation

Love
Lift me up out of these blues
Won't you tell me something true?
I believe in you

A mole, digging in a hole
Digging up my soul now
Going down, excavation
I and I in the sky
You make me feel like I can fly
So high, elevation

Elevation

Elevation

Elevation

Elevation

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Track details

From All That You Can't Leave Behind

3:472000Single
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Album
All That You Can't Leave Behind
All That You Can't Leave Behind
U2
2000
Track number
3
Release year
2000
  1. 1Beautiful Day
    4:08
  2. 2Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of
    4:32
  3. 3Elevation
    3:47
  4. 4Walk On
    4:56

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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Adam Clayton, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge (Guitarist)
    Lyricist
    Bono
    Producer
    Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
    Bass
    Adam Clayton
    Drums
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    Guitar
    The Edge (Guitarist)
    Vocals
    Bono
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    Alvin Sweeney
    Assistant Recording Engineer
    Chris Heaney
    Mastering Engineer
    Arnie Acosta
    Mixing Engineer
    Tim Palmer
    Recording Engineer
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    Synthesizer
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