<Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> <P> "Beautiful Day" is a song by Irish rock band U2 . It is the first track from their 2000 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind, and it was released as the album's lead single . It was a commercial success, helping launch the album to multi-platinum status, and is one of U2's biggest hits to date . </P> <P> Like many tracks from All That You Can't Leave Behind, "Beautiful Day" harkens back to the group's past sound . The tone of the Edge's guitar was a subject of debate amongst the band members, as they disagreed on whether he should use a sound similar to that from their early career in the 1980s . Lead singer Bono explained that the upbeat track is about losing everything but still finding joy in what one has . </P> <P> The song received positive reviews, and it became their fourth number one single in the United Kingdom and their first number one in the Netherlands . It also reached the top of the charts in Australia, Canada, Finland, their native Ireland, Italy, Norway and Spain . The song peaked at number 21 in the United States, the band's highest position since "Discothèque" in 1997 . </P>

Meaning of the song beautiful day by u2