"Bullet the Blue Sky" is the fourth track from U2's 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. The song is one of the band's most overtly politically toned songs, with live performances often being heavily critical of political conflicts and violence. Overall, it is U2's 6th-most-played live song with almost 650 live appearances.
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