"Ordinary Love" | ||||
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Song by U2 | ||||
B-side | "Breathe" (Mandela version) | |||
Released | 29 November 2013 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 3:38 | |||
Label | Interscope[1] | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bono (lyrics) U2, Danger Mouse (music) | |||
Producer(s) | Danger Mouse | |||
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"Ordinary Love" on YouTube |
"Ordinary Love" is a song by rock band U2. It was written dedicated to Nelson Mandela. It was also created to be included in the biography movie Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.
The song will be given a limited 10" vinyl release on Record Store Day. "Ordinary Love" is the first song by U2 since 2010. The song was released on 29 November 2013, less than a week before Mandela died.
"Ordinary Love" was at number one on the Top Digital Download chart in Italy.[2] U2 won the 2014 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and in January 2014 was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.