"english" . . "Songs written by Bono" . "-0.219001"^^ . "Music videos directed by Meiert Avis" . "Island Records singles" . "2"^^ . "New Year's Day" . "Island Records" . . . "Songs written by Adam Clayton" . . "Steve Lillywhite" . "May 1982; Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin" . "-7.3"^^ . "U2 songs" . "12-inch single" . . "Songs written by Larry Mullen, Jr." . "1"^^ . "eng" . . "1983 songs" . "New Year songs" . "USG6K1000066" . "Maxi single" . "398000.0"^^ . "true"^^ . . "0.0739962"^^ . "true"^^ . "%22New Year's Day%22 is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is on their 1983 album War and it was released as the album's lead single in January 1983. Written about the Polish Solidarity movement, %22New Year's Day%22 is driven by Adam Clayton's distinctive bassline and the Edge's piano and guitar playing. It was the band's first UK hit single, peaking at no. 10, also becoming the band's first international hit, reaching for example no. 9 in Norway, no. 11 on the Dutch Top 40, no. 17 in Sweden and charting on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States (just missing the Top 50) for the first time in their career.In 2010, Rolling Stone magazine placed the single at #435 on their list of %22The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time%22. This song was also included in the Pitchfork 500." . "Song recordings produced by Steve Lillywhite" . "Solidarity (Polish union movement)" . "1983 singles" . . . "126.8"^^ . "CD single" . . "188738"^^ . "Songs written by the Edge" . "Gramophone record" . "1189649" . "New Year's Day" . "1983-01-01"^^ . "5714deeb25ac0d8aee565574" . "false"^^ . "TRQJLRP128F4274F35" . "U2" . "203a0c11-878c-4a81-8617-2d2d5b8f8483" . "9936780" . . . "2011-03-15"^^ .