Bad (track)
by U2
Bad appears on the following album(s) by U2:
- The Unforgettable Fire (track #7) (this album) (1984)
- Wide Awake In America (track #1) (1985)
- Live From Paris (track #10) (2008)
- The Best Of 1980-1990 (track #6) (compilation) (1998)
- U22: A 22 Track Live Collection From U2360 (track #11) (2012)
- Songs Of Surrender (track #7) (2023)
- The Best Of 1980-1990 & B-Sides (track #6) (compilation) (1998)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 05/16/2026 20:30 | seaniedimes_ | 838 | 78/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2026 16:19 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2026 01:19 | Exist-en-ciel | 166,937 | 71/100 |
| ! | 12/28/2025 13:32 | spinout | 41,108 | 83/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2025 08:51 | Siromynian | 17,869 | 71/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 87.2/100, a mean average of 86.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.3.
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Caesar01 10/17/2023 20:35 | #299526
100% agree with the last commenter, a shivers-inducing song, such a beautiful sentiment
The best vocal performance ever in my book - when Bono sings "I'm wide awake" it gives me goosebumps. Such a beautiful song. 100/100
One of their best songs of the earlier period of their career, and is probably most well known for the 12-minute rendition performed at Live Aid that really solidified U2's reputation as a quality live act
craola 08/20/2019 22:38 | #241469
one of the first u2 songs i fell deeply in love with. i've played it to death, and i sometimes avoid it for its simplicity, but damn if it's not a beautiful tune. bono used to wax it. i've always love the lyrics, "if you should ask, and maybe if they tell you what i would say, true colors fly in blue and black. blue silken sky and burning flag."
rogue 07/17/2019 13:09 | #239763
Simply perfect. I feel like I've overlooked it for years.
Maybe the best 80s song by U2. Perfect!
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