New Year's Day (U2 song)

"New Year's Day"
"New Year's Day"
Single by U2
from the album War
B-side	"Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop)"
Released	10 January 1983
Recorded	September–November 1982
Studio	Windmill Lane Studios (Dublin)
Genre	Post-punk; new wave;
Length	5:36 (album version); 5:40 (original 12" long version); 4:17 (video version); 3:53 (7" edit);
Label	CBS Ireland; Island;
Songwriter(s)	U2
Producer(s)	Steve Lillywhite
U2 singles chronology
Music video
	"New Year's Day" at YouTube

"New Year's Day" is a 1983 song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track from their third studio album War. It went to number 2 in Ireland, number 9 in the Netherlands and Norway and number 10 in the United Kingdom.

Formats and track listings[change | change source]

7" - Island / WIP 6848 (UK)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Year's Day" (Short version)	3:53
2.	"Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop)"	3:24

7" - Island / 811 323-7 (France)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Year's Day" (Edit)	3:40
2.	"Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop)"	3:24

7" - Island / 7S-86 (Japan)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Year's Day" (Special version)	4:16
2.	"Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop)"	3:24

2x7" - Island / UWIP6848 (UK)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Year's Day" (Short version)	3:53
2.	"Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop)"	3:24
3.	"Fire" (Live from Werchter, 4 July 1982)	3:45
4.	"I Threw a Brick Through a Window"/"A Day Without Me" (Live from Werchter, 4 July 1982)	6:58

12" - Island / 12 WIP 6848 (UK)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Year's Day" (Album version)	5:35
2.	"Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop)"	3:24
3.	"Fire" (Live from Werchter, 4 July 1982)	3:45
4.	"I Threw a Brick Through a Window"/"A Day Without Me" (Live from Werchter, 4 July 1982)	6:58

12" - Island / 814 948-1 (France)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Year's Day" (U.S. remix)	4:30
2.	"Two Hearts Beat as One" (U.S. remix)	5:40

CD - Island / 664 973 (Austria)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Year's Day" (Album version)	5:35
2.	"Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop)"	3:24
3.	"Fire" (Live from Werchter, 4 July 1982)	3:45
4.	"I Threw a Brick Through a Window"/"A Day Without Me" (Live from Werchter, 4 July 1982)	6:58

References[change | change source]

↑ "U2 > Discography > Albums > New Year's Day". U2.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
↑ Barton, David (19 December 2015). "Rockin' harder than ever". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. D9.
↑ Zaleski, Annie (20 July 2018). "U2's 25 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

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[1] "U2 > Discography > Albums > New Year's Day". U2.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

[2] Barton, David (19 December 2015). "Rockin' harder than ever". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. D9.

[3] Zaleski, Annie (20 July 2018). "U2's 25 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

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v t e War track listing
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" "Seconds" "New Year’s Day" "Like a Song" "Drowning Man" "The Refugee" "Two Hearts Beat as One" "Red Light" "Surrender" "40"
October The Unforgettable Fire