Whether or not this song was a mainstream hit or not is irrelevant to me. If i like it, I like it mainstream or not. I like that they can mix some obscure tunes I've not been exposed to with some favorites. No one else has the b***s to do that. Everyone else seems to think you have to be one or the other, that's a bunch of bs.

I do not and am incapable of understanding any U2 fan who thinks that The Joshua Tree or anything post Joshua Tree is/was the end of U2. The existence of U2 depended on them reinventing themeselves as a band in the 90's. I love The Joshua Tree. I like Boy, War, and the other early albums too, but I fid Achtung Baby to be the pinnacle of their music. Zooropa, Pop, ATYCLB, an HTDAAB are fine albums in their own right also, but Achtung Baby was genius! 15 years later it sounds nearly as fresh and new as it did when it was released. Every band has to evolve to maintain credibility, not just with the critics, but with themselves. When you are just repeating the same ideas over and over again you lose the enthusiasm for you works and you don't get the same quality product. A great band doesn't rest on their laurels, they continue to push boundaries, and that's just what Achtung Baby did.

Larry is a better drummer than people give him credit for.

Great song on my favorite U2 album. This is one album that still sounds modern today.