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In God's Country
"In God's Country" is a song by the Irish rock band U2. It is the seventh track from their fifth studio album ''The Joshua Tree'' and was released as the album's fourth single in November 1987 in North America only.
==Recording and composition==
"In God's Country" was a difficult song for the band to record, which they put down to not being trained musicians, and they do not speak overly highly of it. During ''The Joshua Tree'' sessions, they knew it was not going be one of their best songs but they needed more up-tempo songs.〔McCormick, Neil (ed), (2006). ''U2 by U2''. HarperCollins Publishers. p. 182. ISBN 0-00-719668-7〕 It was developed out of Bono's frustration at trying to get "...a bit of Rock'n'Roll out of (guitarist ), the Edge." Bono tried to inspire the Edge by teasing and playing on his competitive instincts by claiming to be a better guitarist. Of the song, Bono said "() lyric was really good, the tune is pretty good, and the hook is pretty average - thanks to the Edge."〔 Played in the key of D, the verses of the studio version alternates between D and A minor chords. The first chorus repeats an Em-G-D-Em-G-D chord progression while the second chorus repeats a C-G-D-C-G-D progression.〔
Bono has stated that he originally didn't know whether the song was about Ireland or America, but eventually dedicated it to the Statue of Liberty.〔 〕 The song characterises the United States as a desert rose, a siren whose dress is torn in "ribbons and bows." The lyric speaks of a lack of political ideas in the West which Bono later contrasted to the revolution in Nicaragua where he had travelled during the recording of ''The Joshua Tree''.〔
Along with "Where the Streets Have No Name," "In God's Country"'s "cinematic" lyrics and sound reference the desert in accordance with the band's wish for ''The Joshua Tree'' to have a sense of location.
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