U2 new years day5/19/2023 ![]() The live tracks were also released on a second 7-inch as part of a 7-inch double-pack in the UK, and later on the Austrian CD single. “Treasure” was also included on the 12-inch single. ![]() Three songs were released, including “Fire,” “I Threw a Brick Through a Window,” and “A Day Without Me.” On the eventual CD release, “I Threw a Brick” and “A Day Without Me” were mixed together as one track. ![]() To fill out the 12-inch singles in most regions, the band chose songs from a live appearance at the Rock Werchter Festival in Werchter, Belgium, during The October Tour. Pete the Chop was reportedly a friend of a friend of the band who once requested that a song be written about him, and so U2 delivered with a tune simply titled “Pete the Chop.” When considering it for release, however, the band determined that it was too “poppy,” and chose to re-record and rearrange it completely, resulting in the version that appeared as a B-side to “New Year’s Day” with the added title “Treasure.” The 7-inch was backed in most regions with “Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop?)” on the B-side. Yet another edit, running 4:16 and labeled the “Special Version,” was released on the Japanese 7-inch single. A different edit of the track, running 3:40, was used for the 7-inch in France. The longer album version, at 5:35, was used on the 12-inch single. The 7-inch single featured a shortened version of the song, running 3:53. It was kept out of the number one position in Ireland by the song “Down Under” by Men at Work and peaked at #2 at home. It received significant airplay around the world and charted in many regions. The single was U2’s first to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Finally, the 12-inch in Portugal used the photo of Rowan, but less cropped than in other territories, revealing more details of the original image. A 12-inch pressed in France had a unique photo of the band surrounded by a black border on the sleeve, rather than a photo of Rowan. The Japan 7-inch sleeve featured the War cover image instead, with text along the side. The sleeve text ranges from red to orange to variations of black and grey, depending on the format and territory. While the full image depicts Rowan holding a flag, on most versions of the sleeve the flag is cropped out. On most versions of the single, the sleeve featured a photo of Peter Rowan (the same boy pictured on the Boy and War sleeves). ![]() In the early 90s, a CD version of the 12-inch was released in Austria. A 12-inch vinyl was also released throughout Europe, in Japan, and eventually, in Canada. The single was released around the world on 7-inch vinyl, with pressings in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, UK and USA. The song was inspired by the Solidarity movement in Poland. Released in January, 1983, “New Year’s Day” was U2’s first single from the War album, which would hit shops the following month. "Two Hearts Beat as One" (Club Version) - U2 (05:43)."I Threw a Brick Through a Window / A Day Without Me" (Live from Werchter, Jul."New Year's Day" (Studio Version) - U2 (05:35)."Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop)" (Studio Version) - U2 (03:24)."New Year's Day" - U2 Single Track Listing:
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