Who Is U2's Sweetest Thing Really About?

In 1986, U2 began to record their fifth studio album, "The Joshua Tree," which would go on to reach No. 1 on the Billboard charts and be regarded as one of their greatest works (via Forbes). According to various interviews compiled by Rolling Stone, recording "The Joshua Tree" was an exhausting experience that was very

In 1986, U2 began to record their fifth studio album, "The Joshua Tree," which would go on to reach No. 1 on the Billboard charts and be regarded as one of their greatest works (via Forbes). According to various interviews compiled by Rolling Stone, recording "The Joshua Tree" was an exhausting experience that was very taxing for the band, crew, and their families.

"I hardly saw my wife, Ali, for a year," Bono told Rolling Stone, "1986 was an incredibly bad year for me. It's almost impossible to be married and be in a band on the road." Bono's dogmatic dedication to getting the album done meant that he had to miss out on a lot of his duties as a husband — including celebrating his wife's birthday.

Feeling lousy about being away from his wife for so long, Bono penned "Sweetest Thing" as a way to apologize and make up for all the time he missed. Despite working on the song during "The Joshua Tree" sessions, the band agreed it wasn't quite ready for the album, so it was bumped from the tracklist.

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