Wire (track)
by U2
Wire appears on the following album(s) by U2:
- The Unforgettable Fire (track #3) (this album) (1984)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/13/2026 16:18 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2026 01:19 | Exist-en-ciel | 167,076 | 71/100 |
| ! | 12/24/2025 18:26 | spinout | 41,108 | 83/100 |
| ! | 09/23/2025 12:20 |  VictorVale | 44,051 | 89/100 |
| ! | 08/16/2025 12:54 | StreakyNuno | 3,890 | 92/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 4% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 81.2/100, a mean average of 80.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.4.
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Awesome, high-energy song. One of the record's highlights for sure.
craola 08/20/2019 22:31 | #241464
i love the bassline on this track, and the edge ripping into those muted drones... quite a fun track for a band branded as taking themselves too seriously. we also hear a chuckle from bono (if we're still listening to bono, which is unlikely). i've listened to this song probably two hundred times, and i have no clue what the lyrics are until bono gets to that "anytime, you're only a kiss away" bit and shouts something about cartoons, back-riding jack, dopes and hope.
adam and the edge absolutely steal the show.
This song is strange. I'm not a fan
The Edge sounds fantastic here.
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