With or Without You "With or Without You" is a song by rock band U2. It is the third track from their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree, and was released as the album's first single on 21 March 1987. The song was the group's most successful single at the time, becoming their first number-one hit in the both the United States and Canada by topping the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and the RPM national singles chart for one week. "With or Without You" features sustained guitar parts played by guitarist The Edge, along with vocals by lead singer Bono and a bassline by bassist Adam Clayton. The song originated from a demo recorded in late 1985 that the group continued to work on throughout The Joshua Tree sessions. Ostensibly a troubled love song, the track's lyrics were inspired by Bono's conflicting feelings about the lives he led as a musician and domestic man. Critics praised the song upon its release. It is frequently performed on the band's tours, and it has appeared on a number of their compilation albums and concert films. "With or Without You" is U2's second most frequently covered song. In 2010, Rolling Stone magazine placed the song at number 132 on their list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". SEE THE STONE SET IN YOUR EYES. AND YOU GIVE, AND YOU GIVE, SEE THE THORN TWIST IN YOUR SIDE. AND YOU GIVE YOURSELF AWAY. AND I WAIT FOR YOU. MY HANDS ARE TIED. SLEIGHT OF HAND AND TWIST OF FATE, MY BODY BRUISED, SHE´S GOT ME WITH ON A BED OF NAILS SHE MAKES ME WAIT, NOTHING TO WIN AND AND I WAIT WITHOUT YOU. NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE. WITH OR WITHOUT YOU, AND YOU GIVE YOURSELF AWAY… WITH OR WITHOUT YOU. WITH OR WITHOUT YOU… THROUGH THE STORM WE REACH THE SHORE. YOU GIVE IT ALL BUT I WANT MORE. AND I´M WAITING FOR YOU. WITH OR WITHOUT YOU, WITH OR WITHOUT YOU. I CAN´T LIVE , WITH OR WITHOUT YOU. AND YOU GIVE YOURSELF AWAY, AND YOU GIVE YOURSELF AWAY, Bilingüal Proyect. Music Department. I.E.S. López-Neyra. .