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Zooropa · Track 5 · 1993

Stay (Faraway, So Close!)

Studio Version

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Lyrics

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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: 1993.

Chart positions

  • Ireland — Singles peak: 1 Source
  • UK — Singles peak: 4 Source
  • US — Billboard Hot 100 peak: 61 Source

Certifications

Grammys & other honours

No work-specific award win has been verified for this entry. This is not a claim that none exists.

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

Recording context

Made around the Zoo TV tour, Zooropa extends U2's experiments with electronic textures, advertising language and fractured identities. Its hurried creation is part of its character.

Album credits, production history and Did you know?

Exact recording source — U2SongsOfficial release — U2.com

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