Exit (song)
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| "Exit" | ||
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| Song by U2 | ||
| from the album The Joshua Tree | ||
| Released | 9 March 1987 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 4:13 | |
| Label | Island | |
| Writer(s) | Bono | |
| Composer(s) | U2 | |
| Producer(s) | Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois | |
| The Joshua Tree track listing | ||
| "One Tree Hill" (9) |
"Exit" (10) |
"Mothers of the Disappeared" (11) |
"Exit" is the tenth track from U2's 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. Inspired by Norman Mailer's The Executioner's Song, "Exit" is a somber song about a psychotic murderer obsessed about something he called the "hands of love". The song starts off so quietly, it is barely audible. It then gently builds to a crescendo, then dies back down again. It is one of the darkest and most intense songs U2 has ever recorded.
It was frequently played live during the Joshua Tree Tour, often followed by a snippet of Van Morrison's "Gloria". One of these performances, in Denver, Colorado, was featured in the Rattle And Hum movie.
The original CD pressings of the album incorrectly indexed the ending of "One Tree Hill" at 4:43 and the beginning of "Exit" at 4:53. This error has been corrected on later editions.
