One Tree Hill (song)
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"One Tree Hill" is a song by Irish rock band U2 and the ninth track on their 1987 album The Joshua Tree. In March 1988, it was released as the fourth single from the album in New Zealand and Australia, while "In God's Country" was released as the fourth single in North America. "One Tree Hill" charted at number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart and was the country's second-most-successful hit of 1988.
One Tree Hill (song)
One Tree Hill pictured in 1996. The tree was later removed by authorities in 2000, six years after being chainsawed by a Māori activist.
U2 performing "One Tree Hill" in Auckland in 2006
The Joshua Tree
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The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, and was released on 9 March 1987 on Island Records. In contrast to the ambient experimentation of their 1984 release, The Unforgettable Fire, the band aimed for a harder-hitting sound within the limitation of conventional song structures on The Joshua Tree. The album is influenced by American and Irish roots music, and through sociopolitically conscious lyrics embellished with spiritual imagery, it contrasts the group's antipathy for the "real America" with their fascination with the "mythical America".
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois produced the album, their second time working with U2.
Sting and Bono performing during A Conspiracy of Hope in June 1986. U2's appearance on the tour helped them focus their new material being written for The Joshua Tree.
Parts of the album were recorded and mixed at Windmill Lane Studios (pictured in 2008).
The mental image of an American desert was inspirational to the group during the album's conception.