Bullet The Blue Sky (track)
by U2
Year: 1987
From the album The Joshua Tree (track #4)
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Bullet The Blue Sky appears on the following album(s) by U2:
- The Joshua Tree (track #4) (this album) (1987)
- Rattle And Hum (track #16) (1988)
- Zoo TV Live (track #15) (2006)
- Live From Paris (track #14) (2008)
- U2 Go Home: Live From Slane Castle, Ireland (track #16) (2007)
- Hasta La Vista Baby! U2 Live From Mexico City (track #7) (2000)
- Camelot Poems (track #17) (1994)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 05/16/2026 20:27 | seaniedimes_ | 838 | 78/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2026 19:42 | mash | 4,561 | 92/100 |
| ! | 05/03/2026 20:02 | NiceLemon282 | 526 | 86/100 |
| ! | 04/23/2026 14:41 |  DommeDamian | 75,712 | 51/100 |
| ! | 04/21/2026 09:09 |  Ottokar | 935 | 82/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 84.0/100, a mean average of 82.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.2.
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Maybe U2's heaviest song?
Unlike every other song on the album, but this is an immense song. The bassline is superb. Perfect to play on a late-night drive in the dark.
So dark and sinister. Probably my favorite on this album.
That song is unbelievable live!
I've always seen this one as those atmospheric Doors' songs.
Like an 80s Five to one.
It's an awesome song with a great bass line and powerful guitar sound.
A great bass line from Adam Clayton.
Grzywa 01/02/2016 06:58 | #155568
My favourite track of the album, sinister and linking back strongly to their new wave roots.
What do you get when you cross "Stranglehold" with "When the Levee Breaks" with just a hint of "To All the Girls"?
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