"Pride
(In the Name of Love)" is the second track on the band's 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire, it was released as the album's lead
single in September 1984. Written about Martin Luther King, Jr., it was a major
commercial success for the band and has since become one of the band's most
popular songs. It was named the 378th greatest song by Rolling Stone on their
list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
Bono
had been influenced by Stephen B. Oates's book Let The Trumpet Sound: A Life of
Martin Luther King, Jr. and a biography of Malcolm X. these
caused him to ponder the different sides of the civil rights campaigns, the
violent and the non-violent. Other sources say that the band had been to the
Chicago Peace Museum and were impressed by the exhibit dedicated to civil
rights leader. Bono had been writing about Ronald Reagan and the kind of pride
that comes before a fall; now inspired by King he sensed there was a different
song to be written.
Adapted from Niall Stokes´ U2 The Stories behind every U2 Song
Last time the song was played at the Magnetic Hill Music Festival, Moncton, Canada (30th July 2011) (youtube user:SteveSparx )
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