You're the Best Thing About Me

This guitar-heavy anthem was released as the lead single from Songs of Experience on September 5, 2017. The tune is one of the most straightforward love songs that U2 have dropped. Bono penned the track as a way of telling his wife, Ali, how much she means to him, something he felt was important in light of current events. "You're putting out a song about your girlfriend when the world is on fire?," Bono asked, anticipating one reaction during an interview with the New York Times. "Yes. Joy is an act of defiance."

The song received its TV debut during U2's visit to The Tonight Show on September 8, 2018. Speaking in an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on the show, Bono described their new single as "punk-Motown" and "punk Supremes," adding, "In these difficult times it's important to tell your loved ones how you feel." The Edge added: "I think maybe even more important than ever in these times it's important to have that joy, because that's the best response."

Alison "Ali" Hewson is an Irish activist and businesswoman, who has been married to Bono since 1982. Other U2 songs inspired by Ali include "In A Little While," "Two Hearts Beat As One," "With Or Without You," "Sweetest Thing," "All I Want Is You" and "Landlady."