Yahweh (song)

Song infobox
Name = Yahweh


Type = Song
Artist = U2
alt Artist =
Album = How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Published =
Released = 23 November 2004
track_no = 11
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 4:22
Writer =
Composer =
Label = Island Records
Producer = Chris Thomas
Background =
Tracks =
prev = "Original of the Species"
prev_no = 10
next = "Fast Cars"
next_no = 12 – UK and Japan-only

"Yahweh" is the eleventh and final track (excluding "Fast Cars", not found on all versions of the album) from U2's eleventh studio album, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb". It became a live staple on the Vertigo Tour, and was usually played acoustically during one of the encores near the end of the concert at the tip of the ellipse B-stage. "Yahweh" is about Bono's devotion to Christianity (as the son of a Catholic father and an Anglican mother) and refers to the differences in power between God and mankind.

The title "Yahweh" is an English rendition of the Hebrew name for God. During the "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" sessions, an alternate version of "Yahweh" was recorded, featuring additional choruses and a much more drum-oriented beat. This version is available on the iTunes' exclusive box set, "The Complete U2".

It was rumored at one point that this song was going to be released as a single (though the nature of the song does not make it a likely candidate to be a single), and a "single mix" of the song circulated among fan-sites for a short time. Apparently, the b-side was going to be an early version of "Vertigo" titled "Full Metal Jacket", but all together the whole concept of this song being a single seems to be a hoax, and the single mix was likely just a fan made mix.Fact|date=April 2007