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New Year's Day (song)




  Cover U2nydjpg
  Artist U2
  From Album War
  Released January 1983
  Format Vinyl (7" and 12"), CD Single
  Genre Rock
  Length 3 M 53 S
  Label Island
  Producer Steve Lillywhite
  Chart Position <ul>
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  Last Single A Celebration <br/> ( 1982 )
  This Single New Year's Day<br/> ( 1983 )
  Next Single Two Hearts Beat As One <br/> ( 1983 )


"New Year's Day" is a song by the Irish Rock Band U2 from the album '' War ''. The song was U2's first hit single, breaking the top ten in the UK and charting on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in their career. It is also notable for its haunting Music Video .


TRACK LISTINGS


Version 1

#"New Year's Day" (Short Version) (3:53)
#"Treasure" (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop?) (3:24)

This was the more common 7" release. The French and Japanese releases had different versions of "New Year's Day".


Version 2

#"New Year's Day" (Long Version) (5:35)
#"Treasure" (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop?) (3:24)
#" Fire " (Live from Werchter, July 4, 1982) (3:45)
#"I Threw a Brick Through a Window / A Day Without Me " (Live from Werchter, July 4, 1982) (6:58)

This is the tracklisting for the 12", CD and double 7" releases.


Version 3

#"New Year's Day" (U.S. Remix) (4:30)
#" Two Hearts Beat As One " (U.S. Remix) (5:40)

This was the French-only 12" release, with a different cover.


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