American Songwriter

The Surprisingly Dark Meaning Behind “With or Without You” by U2

What happens when you give, and you give, and you give yourself away? Let’s look at the Dublin-hailing band U2 to find out. In 1987, U2 released the song “With or Without You” as the lead single from ...
American Songwriter

Watch: Bono Performs New Version of “With or Without You” on ‘Colbert’

Bono took over The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Thursday (Nov. 3), delivering an episode-long interview and performing a special rendition of “With or Without You.” The U2 frontman joined Colbert to ...
Rolling Stone

U2 Reimagine ‘With or Without You’ Nearly 40 Years Later

U2 is going back to the eighties — and bringing their most iconic songs into 2023. On Friday, the band released a reimagined version of their 1987 hit “With or Without You,” the group’s first No. 1 ...
Stereogum

Hear U2’s Re-Recorded “With Or Without You”

For their new album Songs Of Surrender, a companion to Bono's recent memoir, U2 re-recorded 40 songs from across their career. Earlier this month they shared their newfangled version of "Pride (In The ...
Rolling Stone

Bono Takes Over ‘Colbert’ With Episode-Long Interview, Special Rendition of ‘With or Without You’

Bono took over The Late Show Thursday as the U2 frontman spent the entirety of the episode on Stephen Colbert’s couch, only getting up to perform a special rendition of “With or Without You” with ...