Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me - From 'Batman Forever'

U2 wrote this song for the 1995 movie Batman Forever, a gig they accepted because it didn't require too much of their time and effort. Plus, they could have fun with it. They put the song together from an outtake from the Zooropa sessions.

In his memoir Surrender, Bono revealed the meaning of the song. He says it's about how "if you don't die on a cross at 33, people start asking for their money back." Kurt Cobain of Nirvana died the previous year, so that was on his mind. When rock stars die young, their legacies are amplified, but Bono is more interested in seeing what musicians have to offer as they get older. In 1997, two years after the song was released, Bono's good friend Michael Hutchence (lead singer of INXS) died at 37. Bono wrote the U2 song "Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of" in reaction.

The song was both loved and hated: It was nominated for both a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and a Razzie Award for Worst Original Song. It lost both. Commercially, it was very successful, going to #1 in Ireland and #2 in the UK.