The lyrics refer to The Crucifixion of Christ. Band members Bono, The Edge, and Larry Mullen were members of a devout Christian group, and were struggling between their music and their faith. Much of October, which is just their second album, alludes to the Bible.
The Dublin group Some Kind Of Wonderful was brought in to play horns on this track.
See your Spotify stats (with number of plays and minutes listened) and discover new music.
Music data, artist images, album covers, and song previews are provided by Spotify. Spotify is a trademark of Spotify AB.