Desire

1988 single by U2
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Desire

Summary

Desire is a single[1]. Desire ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Desire's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Desire's genre is heartland rock[4].
  • Desire followed One Tree Hill[5].
  • Desire was followed by Angel of Harlem[6].
  • Desire was produced by Jimmy Iovine[7].
  • Among the performers on Desire was U2[8].
  • Desire's record label is recorded as Island Records[9].
  • Desire is part of Rattle and Hum[10].
  • Desire was published on September 26, 1988[11].
  • Desire's different from is recorded as Desire[12].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 405b315c-33f4-3f5b-a625-a78f0be45b3c[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Desire was performed by U2[8]. Desire was produced by Jimmy Iovine[7].

Publication

Desire was released on September 26, 1988[11]. Desire's genre is heartland rock[4]. Desire is part of Rattle and Hum[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Desire followed One Tree Hill[5]. Desire was followed by Angel of Harlem[6].

Why It Matters

Desire ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month).[2] Desire has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Desire. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/desire-q1979569
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