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An Cat Dubh by U2
Release Date
Performed by
U2Produced by
Steve LillywhiteWrited by
Bono & The Edge (Guitarist) & Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.About
This song was written about a short relationship Bono had with a woman while splitting from his girlfriend (now wife) Ali Hewson. The title is translated from Irish into English as “The Black Cat”
An Cat Dubh Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Say goodnight
She waits for me to put out the light
Really still
She waits to break my will
[Chorus]
Woah oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Woah oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Yes, and I know the truth about you
She cat
[Verse 2]
And in the daylight
A blackbird makes a violent sight
And when she is done
She sleeps beside the one
[Chorus]
Woah oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Woah oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Yes, and I know the truth about you
She cat
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
Woah oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Woah oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Woah oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Yes, and I know the truth about you
She cat
An Cat Dubh Q&A
Who wrote An Cat Dubh's ?
An Cat Dubh was written by Bono & The Edge (Guitarist) & Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr..
Who produced An Cat Dubh's ?
An Cat Dubh was produced by Steve Lillywhite.
When did U2 release An Cat Dubh?
U2 released An Cat Dubh on Mon Oct 20 1980.
What did U2 say about "An Cat Dubh"?
Bono explains the air of sexual menace in “An Cat Dubh”:
The image is of a cat and a bird. The cat kills the bird and shakes it–you know the way they do, they play with the dead prey–and then sleeps beside it. That’s where the image comes from. It’s like someone has taken you, thrown you around the...