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Iris (Hold Me Close)
U2
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- Album
- Songs Of Innocence
- Released
- 2014
- Genres
- rock
- Length
- 5:19
- Tempo
- 127 BPM
- Label
- Universal-Island Records Ltd.
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About this song
The song is described as the first song Bono wrote that explicitly names his deceased mother, Iris Hewson. Other U2 tracks such as I Will Follow, Tomorrow, Lemon and MOFO also refer to his mother and his loss, directly or indirectly.
What it's about
The song speaks of his mother's influence on him, including how she helped push him toward stardom, and how both she and her loss shaped him as a person.
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Fun facts
- Written by Bono, The Edge (Guitarist), Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr..
- Produced by Paul Epworth and Ryan Tedder.