: The music video features a belly dancer, Morleigh Steinberg, who eventually became The Edge’s wife in 2002.

: The song famously began as an improvisation called "Sick Puppy" . The band struggled with it for months until The Edge experimented with a Korg A3 effects unit, creating the signature "wah-wah" guitar hook that saved the track.

: Bono has described the lyrics as a reflection on the feminine spirit, drawing from the theological concept of El Shaddai —a name for God sometimes interpreted as having maternal or "breasted" connotations. Key Interpretations from the Blogosphere