Information about Van Diemen's Land (song)
| "Van Diemen's Land" | ||
|---|---|---|
) "Van Diemen's Land" cover | ||
| Song by U2 | ||
| from the album Rattle and Hum | ||
| Released | 10 October 1988 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 3:05 | |
| Label | Island | |
| Writer(s) | The Edge | |
| Composer(s) | The Edge | |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Iovine | |
| Rattle and Hum track listing | ||
| "Helter Skelter" (Live) (1) | "Van Diemen's Land" (2) | "Desire" (3) |
"Van Diemen's Land" is the second track from U2's 1988 album, Rattle and Hum. A quiet song, in a folk style, it is one of only four songs with lead vocals by The Edge (the other three being "Seconds", "Numb", and "Miracle Drug".) It was also written by the Edge.
There is one additional verse of the song that appears only in the notes with the album:
''Still the gunman rules and the widows pay
''A scarlet coat now a black beret
''They thought that blood and sacrifice
''Could out of death bring forth a life
Van Diemen's Land is the former name for the island of Tasmania when the British used the Australian continent as a penal colony. Many Irishmen were amongst those sent to Australia. The song is dedicated to Irish poet John Boyle O'Reilly.
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Released September 1988
Format CD, cassette, 12"
Genre Rock
Length 2:59
Label Island
Producer(s) Jimmy Iovine
Peak chart positions
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Format CD, cassette, 12"
Genre Rock
Length 2:59
Label Island
Producer(s) Jimmy Iovine
Peak chart positions
- 1 (UK Singles Chart, Australia)
- 3 (US Billboard Hot 100)
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Genre Rock
Length 3:10
Label Island Records
Producer(s) Steve Lillywhite
War track listing
"Sunday Bloody Sunday"
(1) "Seconds"
(2) "New Year's Day"
(3)
"Seconds
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Genre Rock
Length 3:10
Label Island Records
Producer(s) Steve Lillywhite
War track listing
"Sunday Bloody Sunday"
(1) "Seconds"
(2) "New Year's Day"
(3)
"Seconds
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Released June 1993
Format VHS single
Genre Rock
Length 4:20
Label Island / Polygram Video
Producer(s) Flood, Brian Eno, and The Edge (song) / Iain Brown (video)
Peak chart positions
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Format VHS single
Genre Rock
Length 4:20
Label Island / Polygram Video
Producer(s) Flood, Brian Eno, and The Edge (song) / Iain Brown (video)
Peak chart positions
- 7 (Australia)
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Released 23 November 2004
Genre Rock
Length 3:54
Label Island Records
Producer(s) Steve Lillywhite
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb track listing
"Vertigo"
(1) "Miracle Drug"
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Genre Rock
Length 3:54
Label Island Records
Producer(s) Steve Lillywhite
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb track listing
"Vertigo"
(1) "Miracle Drug"
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Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia. The Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first European to explore Tasmania.
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Motto(s): "Ubertas et Fidelitas" (Fertility and Faithfulness)
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Flag Coat of Arms
Slogan or Nickname: Island of Inspiration; The Apple Isle; Holiday Isle
Motto(s): "Ubertas et Fidelitas" (Fertility and Faithfulness)
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John Boyle O'Reilly (28 June 1844–10 August 1890) was an Irish-born poet and novelist. As a youth in Ireland he was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, for which crime he was transported to Western Australia.
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