U2 - Staring at the Sun [#1]

This is the second single from U2's 1997 album Pop. It is no surprise that the "Monster Truck Mix" is produced by Butch Vig, because it sounds just like his band Garbage. This version is faster than the original with a speedy breakbeat rhythm that gets the pulse racing. The stuttering drum'n'bass addition makes this song a pure adrenaline rush. The "Sad Bastards Mix" sounds like a "Millennium Led Zeppelin Mix" with a pounding John Bonham-style rhythm. The "Lab Rat Mix" applies a vocal filter similar to "Your Blue Room" from Passengers: Original Soundtracks to a revved-up rhythm similar to the "Monster Truck Mix." Fans of aesthetics and production will consider this the best "Staring at the Sun" released to date (except, perhaps, for the live version on the "Please" single). Read More