Editing Rattle and Hum (section)

==Studio recordings==
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Bono said "[[Hawkmoon 269]]" was in part as a tribute to writer [[Sam Shepard]], who had released a book entitled ''Hawk Moon''. Bono also said that the band mixed the song 269 times. This was thought to be a joke for years until it was confirmed by guitarist [[the Edge]] in ''U2 by U2'', who said that they spent three weeks mixing the song. He also contradicted Bono's assertion about Shepard, saying that Hawkmoon is a place in [[Rapid City, South Dakota]], in the midwestern United States.<ref name="McCormick">McCormick (2006), p. 203</ref>

"[[Angel of Harlem]]" is a horn-filled tribute to [[Billie Holiday]]. The bass-heavy "[[God Part II]]" is a sequel of sorts to [[John Lennon]]'s "[[God (John Lennon song)|God]]".

The lead single, "[[Desire (U2 song)|Desire]]", sports a [[Bo Diddley beat]]. During the Joshua Tree tour, in mid-November 1987, Bono and Bob Dylan met in Los Angeles; together they wrote a song called "Prisoner of Love" which later became "Love Rescue Me". Dylan sang lead vocals on the original recording, a version which Bono called "astonishing", but Dylan later asked U2 not to use it citing commitments to [[The Traveling Wilburys]].<ref>McGee (2008), p. 114</ref> The live performance of "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (recorded with a full [[church choir]]) is a [[Gospel music|gospel]] song. "[[When Love Comes to Town]]" is a [[blues]] rocker featuring [[B. B. King]] on guitar and vocals.

U2 recorded "Angel of Harlem", "Love Rescue Me" and "When Love Comes to Town" at [[Sun Studio]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], where [[Elvis Presley]], [[Roy Orbison]], [[Johnny Cash]] and many others also recorded. They also recorded an unreleased version of "[[She's a Mystery to Me]]" and Woody Guthrie's "[[Jesus Christ (Woody Guthrie song)|Jesus Christ]]", which appeared on ''[[Folkways: A Vision Shared]]''. The band started writing "Heartland" in 1984 during ''The Unforgettable Fire'' sessions, and it was worked on during ''The Joshua Tree'' sessions.<ref>McGee (2008), p. 93</ref> All of the studio tracks apart from "Heartland" were performed in concert on the [[Lovetown Tour]], which began almost a year after ''Rattle and Hum''{{'}}s release.

In addition to the nine studio tracks that comprised one half of the double album, a number of additional recordings from the ''Rattle and Hum'' sessions would be released on various singles and side projects. "Hallelujah Here She Comes" was released as a B-side to "[[Desire (U2 song)|Desire]]", and "[[A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel]]" was released as a B-side to "[[Angel of Harlem]]". Covers were released as B-sides for the rest of the singles—an abbreviated cover of [[Patti Smith]]'s "[[Dancing Barefoot]]" would be released as a B-side to "[[When Love Comes to Town]]" (the full version would see release on the 12" version of the single and on CD on the 1994 soundtrack album to ''[[Threesome (1994 film)|Threesome]]''), while "[[Unchained Melody]]" and "[[Everlasting Love]]" would be released as the B-sides to "[[All I Want Is You (U2 song)|All I Want Is You]]". A cover of "[[Fortunate Son]]" recorded with Maria McKee would not be released until 1992's "[[Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses]]" single; a version of the soul classic "Everybody Loves a Winner" by [[William Bell (singer)|William Bell]], also recorded with McKee, would eventually be released on the 20th anniversary edition of ''[[Achtung Baby]]''.

Studio versions of "[[She's a Mystery to Me]]" (a Bono/Edge composition that would eventually be recorded and released by [[Roy Orbison]]), [[Bruce Cockburn]]'s "[[If I Had a Rocket Launcher]]", [[Percy Sledge]]'s "Warm and Tender Love", and "[[Can't Help Falling in Love With You]]", while recorded, have yet to be released. (A solo Bono cover of the Elvis Presley classic would be released on 1992's ''[[Honeymoon in Vegas]]'' album, however.) A cover of the [[Woody Guthrie]] song "[[Jesus Christ (Woody Guthrie song)|Jesus Christ]]" was also recorded during these sessions for eventual inclusion on the cover album ''[[Folkways: A Vision Shared]]''. Lastly, a cover of "[[Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)]]" was recorded and released for the first ''[[A Very Special Christmas (album)|A Very Special Christmas]]'' album, released at the end of 1987.