"Running to Stand Still" is the fifth track from U2's 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. It is a soft, slow, keyboard-based song about a heroin-addicted woman from the Ballymun Seven Towers area of Dublin.
| Year | Covered by | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Kane | With or Without You |
| 2003 | Braddigan | Dirt Level Demos |
| 2005 | Mickey Harte | Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3 |
| 2009 | Elbow | War Child: Heroes |
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