Beautiful Day 1 / Summer Rain / Always [Single, Import]

U2 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 24, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single, Import
• Label: Polygram Int'l
• ASIN: B00004YL2K
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #138,822 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Beautiful Day

2. Summer Rain

3. Always

Editorial Reviews

Out of print UK import! Limited stock available! The first single from Dublin's favorite sons' album All That You Can't Leave Behind, Backed with two previously unreleased non-album tracks, 'Summer Rain' and 'Always'. Island.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good for serious U2 fans, October 23, 2000

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S. Baker "sdbaker70" (Phoenix, Arizona United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beautiful Day 1 / Summer Rain / Always (Audio CD)

"Beautiful Day" is a good song, certainly destined to be a classic. This time, it appears that they have not taken a misstep with regard to choosing the first single (as they did with "Numb" and "Discotheque"). The b-sides are worth the buy for the serious U2 fans or those who end up really liking 'All That You Can't Leave Behind.'

"Summer Rain" is an infectious tune that, with a tad bit more work on the lyrics, could have been more than a b-side.

"Always" is an interesting b-side for the same reason that "Lady with a Spinning Head" (from the 'Achtung Baby' sessions) was. That is, as others have pointed out, this song sounds like an early (or later) manifestation of "Beautiful Day" with the similarities in the music. The chorus a la Mr. Roboto is kinda fun as well.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars b-sides are as good as it gets, October 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Beautiful Day 1 / Summer Rain / Always (Audio CD)

if you are a u2 fan, this single should be bought. Always sounds like another version of Beautiful Day(when you hear it you will understand) and Summer Rain is a very simple tune that has that classic u2 feel. Don't leave this album behind, continue your u2 collection.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars worth a listen!, October 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Beautiful Day 1 / Summer Rain / Always (Audio CD)

Two new songs:

Summer Rain is nice, but rather ordinary in the world of U2 b-sides. Always is to Beautiful Day what Lady With The Spinning Head is to The Fly. Just like Lady With The Spinning Head, Always is a great tune and makes picking up this single worth every penny.