Featured In
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bono
Lead Vocals
The Edge
Background Vocals
Adam Clayton
Bass Guitar
Larry Mullen Jr.
Drums
Daniel Lanois
Background Vocals
Brian Eno
Synthesizer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bono
Composer
The Edge
Composer
Adam Clayton
Composer
Larry Mullen Jr.
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Daniel Lanois
Producer
Brian Eno
Producer
Tim Palmer
Additional Engineer
Stephen Harris
Additional Engineer
Chris Heaney
Assistant Recording Engineer
Steve Lillywhite
Mixing Engineer
Richard Rainey
Recording Engineer
Fraser McAlister
Guitar Technician
Roy McAllister
Studio Technician
Sam O'Sullivan
Drum Technician
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The heart is a bloom
Shoots up through the stoney ground
There's no room
No space to rent in this town
You're out of luck
And the reason that you had to care
[Verse 2]
The traffic is stuck
And you're not moving anywhere
You thought you'd found a friend
To take you out of this place
Someone you could lend a hand
In return for grace
[Chorus]
It's a beautiful day (Day)
Sky falls, you feel like
It's a beautiful day (Day)
Don't let it get away
[Verse 3]
You're on the road
But you've got no destination
You're in the mud
In a maze of her imagination
[Verse 4]
You love this town
Even if that doesn't ring true
You've been all over
And it's been all over you
[Chorus]
It's a beautiful day (Day, day)
Don't let it get away
It's a beautiful day (Day, day)
[Chorus]
Touch me
Take me to that other place
Teach me, yeah
I know I'm not a hopeless case
[Bridge]
See the world in green and blue
See China right in front of you
See the canyons broken by cloud
See the tuna fleets clearing the sea out
See the Bedouin fires at night
See the oil fields at first light and
See the bird with a leaf in her mouth
After the flood all the colors came out (Day, day)
[Chorus]
It was a beautiful day (Day, day)
Don't let it get away
Beautiful day (Day, day)
[Chorus]
Touch me
Take me to that other place
Reach me
I know I'm not a hopeless case
[Outro]
What you don't have, you don't need it now
What you don't know, you can feel it somehow
What you don't have, you don't need it now
Don't need it now
Was a beautiful day
Written by: Adam Clayton, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge