All That You Can't Leave Behind · Track 1 · 2000

Beautiful Day

Studio Version

Lyrics

Read the lyrics and recording notes for this version at U2Songs.

Song Propaganda

The documented history below belongs to the song's original single or specifically named recording/video—not automatically to this album's mix, live performance or re-recording. Single-era reference: 2000.

Chart positions

Ireland — Singles peak: 1 Source
UK — Singles peak: 1 Source
US — Billboard Hot 100 peak: 21 Source

Certifications

UK — BPI: Platinum Source
US — RIAA: Gold Source

Grammys & other honours

2001 Grammy — Record of the Year Source
2001 Grammy — Song of the Year Source
2001 Grammy — Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Source

Checked 2026-09-11. A missing entry means not established here, not necessarily that the song never charted or won an award.

Recording context

U2 reunited with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois for a more direct band sound. The songs favour melody and human-scale performances without abandoning studio invention.

Album credits, production history and Did you know?

Exact recording source — U2Songs Official release — U2.com