The Saints Are Coming

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"The Saints Are Coming" is a 2006 collaborative rock single by U2 and Green Day, best known for its Hurricane Katrina charity release and prominent use of bagpipes and punk-influenced energy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf charity single
single
song
artist Green Day
U2
associatedWithEvent Hurricane Katrina
associatedWithOrganization Music Rising
basedOnSong The Saints Are Coming (1978 Skids song)
benefitFor Music Rising
charityFor Hurricane Katrina relief
chartPositionBillboardModernRockTracks 1
chartPositionIrishSinglesChart 1
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 2
countryOfOrigin Ireland
United States
featuresBand Green Day
U2
firstLivePerformanceCity New Orleans
firstLivePerformanceDate 2006-09-25
firstLivePerformanceEvent New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons NFL game
firstLivePerformanceLocation Louisiana Superdome
genre punk rock
rock
hasMusicalInstrument bagpipes
hasMusicalStyle punk-influenced
hasMusicVideo The Saints Are Coming music video
hasTheme disaster relief
solidarity with New Orleans
isCoverOf The Saints Are Coming (Skids song)
label Island Records
Reprise Records
language English
length 3:21
musicVideoDirector Chris Milk
notableFor Hurricane Katrina charity release
collaboration between U2 and Green Day
punk-influenced energy
use of bagpipes
originallyBy Skids
performer Green Day
U2
producer Rick Rubin
recorded 2006
releaseDate 2006-10-30
usesElementsFrom The House of the Rising Sun
year 2006

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Know Your Enemy followsInDiscography The Saints Are Coming
The Saints Are Coming isCoverOf The Saints Are Coming (Skids song)
linked to: The Saints Are Coming
U218 Singles hasPart The Saints Are Coming
U218 Singles includesNewTrack The Saints Are Coming
Window in the Skies followedBySingle The Saints Are Coming
Window in the Skies Bside The Saints Are Coming