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U2 - Elevation (Tomb Raider Mix) 2001

"Elevation" is a song by Irish rockband U2 from their tenth studio album, All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000). It was released as the album's third single on 25 June 2001. The song became the band's 16th number-one single in their native Ireland. It also topped the charts in Canada and the Netherlands, and reached the top 10 in Australia, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Norway, Scotland, Spain, and the UK. A different mix of the song, entitled the "Tomb Raider Mix", was included on the soundtrack of the 2001 film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. In 2002, "Elevation" won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony.

"Elevation" was inspired by a sound that guitarist the Edge achieved from a vintage effects unit when playing his Gibson SG guitar through a Fender Bassman amplifier. He likened the pedal to "some mad funkadelic thing". Within ten minutes, the Edge developed the riff that inspired the rest of the song. He then programmed a rhythm on a drum machine to which the band started playing and lead singer Bono improvised vocals. For the heavily distorted sound of the song's main guitar riff, the Edge played his instrument through a 1970s Hiwatt amplifier. The wah-wah guitar effect at the end of the song was achieved by filtering the tone through an Electrix Filter Factory sound module. The version of the song released as a single was entitled the "Tomb Raider Mix", differing significantly from the album version, in that it features guitars with a more "hard rock" sound than the electronic-inspired feel of the album version. The drums in the single version are also harder, with additional tambourine included.

The music video for "Elevation" was directed by Joseph Kahn, with the Edge inserted into footage from the 2001 film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider to partner up with Lara (Angelina Jolie). The video was featured on the film's DVD as a special feature.

"Elevation" received a total of 73,5% yes votes! Previous U2 polls: #444 "Do They Know It's Christmas?", #531 "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me", writers of #195 "GoldenEye".

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