U2 - Stay (Faraway, So Close!) (Live From The FleetCenter, Boston, MA, USA / 2001)

From the 20th anniversary reissue of the number 1 album All That You Can’t Leave Behind, the live recording of Stay (Faraway, So Close!) is newly remastered and released as part of a bonus live album: Elevation Live From Boston. The original footage was filmed during the Elevation Tour at the FleetCenter in Boston on 6th June 2001, directed by Hamish Hamilton and produced by Ned O'Hanlon.
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Lyrics:
Green light, Seven Eleven,
You stop in for a pack of cigarettes.
You don't smoke, don't even want to.
Hey now, check your change.
Dressed up like a car crash
Your wheels are turnin' but you're upside down.
You say when he hits you, you don't mind
Because when he hurts you, you feel alive.
Oh, is that what it is?
Red lights, grey morning
You stumble out of a hole in the ground.
A vampire or a victim
It depends on who's around.
You used to stay in to watch the adverts
You could lip synch. to the talk shows.
And if you look, you look through me
And when you talk, you talk at me
And when I touch you, you don't feel a thing.
If I could stay, then the night would give you up.
Stay, and the day would keep its trust.
Stay, and the night would be enough.
Faraway, so close
Up with the static and the radio.
With satellite television
You can go anywhere:
Miami, New Orleans
London, Belfast and Berlin.
And, if you listen, I can't call.
And, if you jump, you just might fall.
And, if you shout, I'll only hear you.
If I could stay, then the night would give you up.
Stay, and the day would keep its trust.
Stay with the demons you drowned.
Stay with the spirit I found.
Stay, and the night would be enough.
Three o'clock in the morning
It's quiet, there's no one around,
Just the bang and the clatter
As an angel runs to ground.
Just the bang and the clatter
As an angel hits the ground.

[@bluesoulsession]

Bono is the master of singing in front of tens of thousands of people whilst making you feel like you're witnessing an intimate moment in a small club.

[@user-vq6cw1vr9l]

Вы думаете как я. удачи Вам111

[@HenryCasillas]

💜

[@mariuszsowka7299]

I've just wanted to witten something like that :)

[@lloydchristmas4547]

I never thought of it that way, but it's so true.

[@a.w.6288]

And this was a brilliant example of that. 💖

[@CalifornianCuttlefish]

Bono's vocal range in this song is fantastic

[@chachaleri]

Listening to Bono’s audiobook right now and I am struck by how perfectly he executes the vocals in this song in comparison to the Zoo TV live version, for example…Bono’s dad was nearing the end of his life during this tour. Bono had called himself “a baritone who thinks he’s a tenor”, but felt that when his father passed, he gave him the gift of his own vocal talent, and Bono swears he’s been a true tenor since then. Listening to this version now, I can’t help but wonder at the timing

[@lawrencebader9399]

I miss this. I miss concerts. I miss big crowds. I miss U2.

[@chauncemce8358]

Me too man!

[@joermnyc]

I sadly read that during their last tour they were feeling their age more so than before, they all needed physiotherapists to help them recover after a show. I was hoping they’d go on forever, so my little one could see them with me one day, for now we just listen on the iPad.

[@rebeccarm4970]

me too.....

[@a.w.6288]

Me too. 😥

[@littleman1240]

Me too 😔

[@rockne46]

One of the most underrated songs in their catalog of music.,

[@YourLoyalDeserter]

His voice here is so great. Also, Edge's harmony is stunning.

[@HomemadeIndie]

This DVD in 2001 made me absolutely and utterly fall in love with this band and Bono's fighting spirit in live performances! I still think this is one of the best live shows ever done. The energy, Bono his voice fully matured and at it's absolute strongest and the other band members played flawlessly and were all fully into it. Perfection.

[@patrickryan5570]

The love between Bono and the Edge is so beautiful - One of U2's best ever songs - I love it...

[@scarletm1303]

I agree and I just ♥️ the love these guys have for each other. Someone on the U2 Facebook page pointed out that you can see Edge check in with Bono at 4:17 that he's got the next line ("3 o'clock in the morning"). I love the way Edge watches him so closely when they play like this. They are just too darn cute

[@carolehoag6607]

Yes 🥰😂😗🥰💕💕💕❤️

[@amjh4lah809]

One of Bonos best U2 vocal performances on this song. And that's saying something ❤

[@JP-kr8ke]

This song is my favorite U2 song! Never gets old ❤️

[@christiangirl2222]

Yeah same til the remastered INVISIBLE Just came out now I'm adding that masterpiece 🎚️💜✝️🙃🗝️👈💥😔

[@fckwful]

It's great in every version but especially this acoustic version is incredible. First time I heard it was during Zoo TV 1993, when the Zooropa Album wasn't even out, so unfortunately nobody knew the song. It's one of Bono's favorites too. And the whole sequence of this concert Stay-Bad(-40)-Streets is the best performance I know...

[@deeice5398]

Bono has one of the most gorgeous voices in rock! Whenever I hear him sing it's like going home.

[@sethm9944]

Excellent comment. His voice his been with me most of my life and feels just like that.

[@VINvIN344]

youre easily impressed now, arent you ?

[@deeice5398]

@@VINvIN344 Actually not. I'm a singer myself so I'm quite critical of voices. I'll repeat ... Bono has one of the most gorgeous voices in rock! As did Jeff Buckley. My 2 faves ...

[@a.w.6288]

Agreed, Deeice. Bono’s voice has always hit me in the gut and heart. It’s his soul that comes through…

[@dravendean8710]

You've just extremely jealous🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣@@VINvIN344

[@bryankemp9801]

Seen them over 35 times....Never disappointed....Amazing live band

[@yurivasconcelos13]

A brilliant show. I watched this concert during all my childhood. This version is absolutely beautiful.

[@allhimwithme5115]

@G 84 Hm, not so boring to me - I was at one of the 4 concerts in Boston, but not the one on which the DVD was recorded. Maybe this was the one!

[@brendanjoyce1052]

So did I. This and Slane Castle

[@ChrisOliver4307]

This was a big part of my childhood, too. By childhood I mean my 20s.

[@gregschultheis]

@@brendanjoyce1052 amazing that both shows came from the same tour. Slane has to be one of the greatest shows of all time, IMO.

[@BC065]

I took my son to this show

[@nickkabbabe1953]

Sometimes words don't do justice to the sheer brilliance of this band.

[@tonymanero7160]

🙏🙏🙏Absolutely!!!

[@TimothyAngley]

19 years ago and this version still brings tears to my eyes.

[@user-wo5gk9dc8d]

2024 still does

[@vinniesmyyth334]

I dont think there are another two voices on this whole planet that will mix as beautifuly as Edge and Bono's

[@Lazarettootv]

Agree, with Dave Gahan et Martin Gore ❤️

[@armentumhominum9931]

Dave Gilmour & Richard Wright are perfect matching too.

[@aaronfc02]

Michael Stipe and Mike Mills

[@RhysChalmers1]

Jon bon Jovi & Richie Sanbora are up there too!!

[@jhoja628]

I know its obvious but lennon and mccartney...

[@franksantangelo4300]

This song is amazing. Bonos voice is a damn gift to us all.

[@TheAnatravanca]

Sometimes youmake it on your howon

[@brucelee9750]

Epic live performance with just the two of them. Bon is on point, and Edge is polarising with his harmonies, and that guitar. Total respect to a band that have stood the test of time. 🙏✊👏👏👏👏

[@antoniopires7373]

I'm very thankful for being alive in the same timeline as these 4 gentlemen... Bono is really one of a kind

[@robertacacciatore5133]

My dream is to listen to this song live. Hope it will happen someday.

[@hrvojedundovic5293]

I would like to listen together with you 🙂

[@FB-kz8vc]

I saw it 93 and 2001 😁

[@robertacacciatore5133]

@@FB-kz8vc I envy you. I've been to 8 U2 concerts and never heard this song live.

[@FB-kz8vc]

Roberta Cacciatore, It took me eight concerts to hear ultraviolet (light my way)

[@robertacacciatore5133]

@@FB-kz8vc Heard Ultraviolet in 5 or 6 of those 8 concerts I've been to, but no Stay. One song I can cross from my list is Bad, which they played during the Joshua Tree tour on those four concerts in Brazil (Which I attended btw), but Stay is still one song I need to hear live.

[@johnulcer]

This whole show was iconic. The added verses to the intro of "The Fly" and the way it transitions into the main riff of the song is one of the greatest live concert moments I've seen... I can't wait for them to upload that song!

[@MassEffectGER]

Transitioning into "Bad".

[@johnulcer]

@@MassEffectGER oh man, I can't believe I made that mistake - I knew I meant to say Bad but must have had The Fly in my head 😂 thanks!

[@johnulcer]

@@MassEffectGER actually just realized I was thinking of this transition before The Fly and mixed them up 😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJ3cmHmgfd-HntE - either way, such an awesome show

[@MassEffectGER]

@@johnulcer Actually "Bad" followed directly after "Stay". I've made a mistake too... "In A Little While" is nestled between "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Desire".

[@johnulcer]

@@MassEffectGER thanks

[@darrenbrown3020]

To my dad that used to watch this concert almost everyday before he passed away, Love you mike x

[@sethm9944]

He had great taste 🙏

[@ChrisJones-wu5cw]

Tony played it mad my dad did with in in shop buy his ciggeis going in to work

[@rizzo9197]

Bono and the Edge, one of the best combinations the music the world has ever seen!

[@ld2588]

They're as good or better than Elton and Bernie or Paul and John. In my opinion they're better.

[@markjames194]

Its true friendship

[@tesrockcoco1]

So emotional

[@JJ-fp6ro]

Incredible. Perfect. I was around 21 when these guys showed up on MTV blowing my mind with Bloody Sunday and Pride. They still don’t disappoint.

[@sfh6821]

Elevation Era is my favorite, these lives are just perfect U2, U2 I fell in love with.

[@chachaleri]

right! I grew up obsessed with the Slane Castle DVD, so I am biased, but I think it was the peak of Bono’s singing, not to mention what a wonderful album the era marks.

[@katslog]

I love that song and its lyrics. I heard that song when i was 17y old(45y now) ..i still love it and all the band

[@lalilady852]

This is the most beautiful song in the Universe, which makes it possible to hope that not everything is lost in this world and that there is still a reason to live on...

[@act318]

One of the best live performances I've seen.

[@Physicist0913]

Old bands keeps this year beautiful.

[@ailtonsantiago1873]

This month is so special for us u2 fans 20th anniversary atyclb album 🥳🥳

[@daviddoyle9090]

I remember watching this as a young lad back in 2002 on a cd. My dad showed it to me and I was hooked. Super glad they put this up. My favorite u2 song

[@Thefatfoodiemcr]

Absolutely beautiful song this got me through some dark teenage years

[@brianaugello3724]

Hope things are better

[@lauraealvarez]

La hermosa voz de Bono y la guitarra de Edge. No hace falta más nada para crear este increíble clima en la canción. Una obra de arte. Los amo

[@lauraealvarez]

A total honor to be an Irish descendant!!!!!!

[@isaacperalta5359]

Así es

[@wishicouldshowmyname5815]

I love how this sing is so simple (guitar and voice) yet so powerful.

[@1970brenz]

Give the other two a rest... hehe.

[@AnthonyLombardo-cool]

These Guys changed my life.

[@annaconway7009]

BEAUTIFUL!!!!! B can sing anything anywhere with his passion.❤👌👏

[@verydeadly]

I’m obsessed with The Edge. Such a legendary guitarist. His hat really sets him apart. Always wears it. He’s got to be hiding something under there, but I’m not about to ask what. The mystery of The Edge is what draws me to U2. Bono’s voice is of course incredible but empty without the guitar work. Peace and love to all of you out there. Let’s hope for more of this master-class guitar work and personality for our modern music.

[@joe_casinoacoustic1773]

He wears a hat cause his bald

[@SnowCherie]

I find it kinda comforting that boys can be obsessed with Edge too. Peace and love right back atcha 🌟

[@terrydoyle8087]

Me too ...he's my man

[@danielmccabe8992]

A lot of music class and secrets under that hat that practically makes his guitar sing

[@wandaespinoza6480]

This song touches my soul💙

[@user-vv7og1gt7t]

They sound so good singing together, love the heart that surrounds them. Bono is over the top in singing✌️

[@fabianapaulinadasilva7448]

Even seriously it is possible to find a smile hidden in your mouth and dive into the blue of the ocean ... From another dimension happier than that ..

[@U2HL]

One of my favourite tracks from Zooropa,for the Wim Wenders Stay(Faraway So Close)movie...Bono's lyrics are kind of between fantasy and reality, L❤VE this version,Bono&Edge singing in perfect harmony !❤❤🎵🎶🎤🎸

[@PatrickWDunne]

Apparently, Paris, Texas was a huge influence on them

[@hankrosenfeld8433]

@@PatrickWDunne kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3ikgKaqiq6bprc

[@joenagle2595]

To think that this was live and in the moment just shows how amazing U2 are...they are eternal!!

[@AlgoYtodoAlaVez]

Ohhhh it´s amazing song!!! I literally went back twenty years and felt like my skin crawled! I love U2 come back soon.

[@michaelruel6340]

This show brings me back to simpler times...before smart phones, before 9/11, before social media. I feel at peace watching this show.

[@JamesGore1547]

Music seems to be the closest thing we come to a time machine.

[@alanbrady6465]

My favourite band since 1982, their best work is always live. Been lucky enough to have followed them up until the present. A truly fantastic musical, talented bunch frumpy home town.

[@elaineoneill6645]

Me too x

[@taggers7]

Really feel sorry for the people that don't give U2 the time of day because it's cool to dislike them. They are at the summit

[@nickkabbabe1953]

Yeah cause they are missing out on hearing a very special band for no good reason.

[@CHE113A]

A Beautiful Sad song. Such a flawless performance.

[@CHE113A]

Bono's Voice here though! 💞

[@ok2342]

essa musica cura minha alma, quando estou com sindrome de ansiedade!

[@sarkou34]

Amazing!! I’ve seen them at least 10 times live. There isn’t a better concert band.

[@malinadamjanovic6596]

Agreed! Same.

[@207LW]

I was there. I cried while singing this with Bono. It was a dream of mine to hear it live. 💕

[@47imagine]

Oh wow. Did it sound like this live? I always wonder whether these videos are remastered in some way. This performance is stunning.

[@207LW]

47imagine U2 live is such a weird thing to describe. Yes, they sound just as good live. They sound better in fact because of how they interact with the crowd. The feeling and the energy and the singing from the crowd at a U2 show is like nothing I’ve ever experienced before. These videos of course isolate the sound of the band from the crowd noise. U2 fans are louuuuud. lol

[@youtou_13]

My dream is to sing this song with Bono live.

[@207LW]

Still listening to this. I go to heaven for a little bit every single time I hear this.

[@kerrysexton122]

Of course you was you idiot

[@orange58729]

This is why I love the Elevation tour, it was about performing the songs the best they could, and this is one of the best examples of that. Bono never sounded so good and Edge with perfect guitar and vocals.

[@pedrocacao2015]

U2,the best band of the world! 🌍🌎🌏🎤🎸🎸🥁

[@hrodseth]

It'a been more than 20 yrs since this moment, but still, I wish I was there, they're so good it hurts....! ❤

[@1970brenz]

Goosebumps... love their voices together. They sort of blend into one... Beautifully. 💖💖💖

[@candemartins3697]

My favorite performance of all time, not a single thing to say, it is just.. perfect.❤

[@Hash2009]

The version on Zooropa is amazing! u2 is immortal!

[@elizabetharmstrong3205]

I remember that night I remember that week I remember that city Did you hear me shout

[@nickkabbabe1953]

Listening to this magical song it is leaves me scratching my head when some U2 fans say they don't like their 90's stuff?!

[@zylinderdave5226]

Best Show of U2!!!

[@thomaskittock2866]

Started singing along before I even realized it. This version is a masterpiece. Much cripser than the unofficial video uploaded, which I love!

[@chachaleri]

yes! I have watched that version sooooo many times, I am so glad to have an official upload to go to now

[@joewozere9037]

My favourite is the zoo Tv version from Sydney

[@julien9470]

Remembering the 2001 show in Paris. The first night. The most blowing thing I ever lived... 2 hours of crazyness, of a crowd thinging all the songs with all his heart, I did'nt touch the ground 2 hours long... This show was perfect, so much powerfull, with old songs, but also really good news... The start of the show with Elevation...Beautifull day...we were not in Paris anymore...

[@iCleytonk]

Stay é uma música que sempre me emociona e toca lá no fundo da alma. Essa versão é divina, sem palavras. Duas vozes que se completam, dois anjos. ❤️

[@candybe7658]

Ainda tenho esperança de que retornem ao Brasil e ter a oportunidade de ir no show 😍😍😍🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@luferreira8928]

Precisam voltar! Os shows deles aqui são sempre inesquecíveis!

[@chalktalk3166]

That vocal range! Supposedly they consider this song one of if not their finest songs.

[@marksmith5240]

My favourite version in probably my favourite concert. A sad, haunting song that makes me long for the days of live music. If we all pray we can hope it will be soon. X

[@marcatexto9667]

Es una extraordinaria delicia el guitarrista de U2. 💕👍

[@dmitreeey]

Masterpiece which helped me to dream.

[@audiofilbih1234]

I have known this song since the day it was recorded and published. But when I found this live version there is no night to hear it before going to bed. Because this performance for me is the real masterpiece

[@chauncemce8358]

Wow, this is so deep and incredible, such a moving song.

[@hiltonpaez7018]

This Song is the Nicest voices I've Ever heard and Blessings to Both Bono and The Edge 😁😁😁

[@docteursaadbennis4006]

I love u Bono ❤

[@Pridernocka]

This track is unbelievably awesome

[@lillyeivagabondi8091]

Brividi tutta la vita ❤️

[@stella.c]

Two Angels playing a Heavenly song!! I still have shivers down my spine...🌟❤

[@marlenesullivan3113]

ME TOO

[@ryanmeister7660]

I was at the 2nd Anaheim show of this tour. Incredible memory I will never forget.

[@jastrebczev]

Привет из Москвы! С U2 началась моя любовь к музыке. Ещё с папой смотрели эти концерты на кассетах. Я очень жду ремастер ZooTv и PopMart. Обожаю эти два тура

[@ChrisJones-wu5cw]

It's time to remember he with us always ok love this like him

[@thejampowers5130]

Uyyyyyy this version... so special , very great

[@tonyscottandre]

22 years later and it still is great. I was in the crowd that night. For my 9th birthday.

[@artbenavides6459]

U2....follower since " first album ", God bless these guys for staying together & for giving it's fans " fantastic entertainment.....

[@benjaminbryant8952]

Freakishly good!

[@paulsingleton1970]

Watched this live back in the day , zootv Cardiff arms park 😁🤘

[@adolforuizsalazar51]

If you lost somebody close your eyes... think of him or her as an angel trying to be with you... And hear this song

[@Palikg]

With love from Moscow! I love your songs and know them by heart

[@grethelap]

Just wow! 🤍

[@user-zw1uj6xy7k]

Ça n’à pas pris une ride quel bonheur d écouter ce chef d'œuvre

[@giovannaboni1891]

Bono ❤ Forever U2 , this Song Is pure magic

[@manfa]

2:27 was from deep of his soul

[@baristadecafecito]

I love this version, beautiful ❤️

[@estelasanchez8666]

Bono y sus chicos!!!! Su voz y las interpretaciones más apasionadas ,Sus maneras de transmitir las. Gracias por regalarnos atravesó del tiempo tantas Emociones"""""

[@anjarkusuma8938]

maybe if we can hear angels sing, they will sound like Bono ❤️❤️❤️

[@nazariomonteiro]

This version is Stunning..

[@ingridrudorfer5714]

One of their best songs ❤

[@yustinedudney]

STILL THE BEST ONE 😭😭😭

[@amyoshiko]

The best U2.

[@Hola-fz7jq]

Beautiful Voice... Beautiful Singing... Beautiful Music... 👍👌❤❤

[@stevelowton4538]

A beautiful, intimate version of my favourite song from the album.

[@diegomaeda87]

Bono and The Edge

[@dancristianiordache1572]

Best U2 concert

[@ratunabila24]

crying it so beautifull😢

[@michellerodriguez1193]

One of my favorite shows. This version is absolutely gorgeous🥰