Magnificent (U2 song)

"Magnificent"
Single by U2
from the album No Line on the Horizon
Released
  • May 4, 2009 (CD, UK iTunes)[1]
  • May 18, 2009 (US/CAN iTunes)[2]
GenreRock
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U2 singles chronology
"Get On Your Boots"
(2009)
"Magnificent"
(2009)
"I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"
(2009)
Music video
"Magnificent" on YouTube

"Magnificent" is a song by U2. It is the second track on the band's 2009 album No Line on the Horizon and was released as the album's second single.[1] The song was originally titled "French Disco", but was renamed later in the recording sessions.[3] It is played before the start of every New York Rangers home game at Madison Square Garden.

The single was released on 4 May 2009 and reached number 42 on the UK Singles Chart. While well received by critics, it was the first domestically-released U2 single not to make the UK Top 40 since "A Celebration" in 1982. It did, however, reach number one on the Scottish Singles Chart, their second single from No Line on the Horizon to do so.

  1. ^ a b "It's 'Magnificent'". U2.com. 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  2. ^ iTunes release date and tracklist
  3. ^ "U2 play on Le Grand Journal and talk on French radio". U2gigs.com. 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2009-02-23.

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