Pride (In the Name of Love)

26 Mar Pride (In the Name of Love)

“Pride (In the Name of Love)” is a song by Irish rock band U2, featured on their 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire. It was written about Martin Luther King Jr. and has since become a major commercial success for the band and one of the band’s most popular songs.

Composer & Copyright

Original song by U2. Arranged for Wholehearted Chorus by Lisa G. Littlebird based upon the Choir! Choir! Choir! performance shared below.

Recording

Recorded here for Wholehearted Chorus with Rayner Marx on guitar and Lisa G. Littlebird on vocals. Male voice in vocals generated with ConvertKit AI.

Recording of Choir! Choir! Choir! in Toronto, March 2017.

Lyrics

One man come in the name of love
One man come and go
One man come he to justify
One man to overthrow

In the name of love
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love
What more in the name of love?

One man caught on a barbed wire fence
One man he resist
One man washed up on an empty beach
One man betrayed with a kiss

In the name of love
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love
What more in the name of love?

Early evening*, April four
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky
Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride

In the name of love
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love
What more in the name of love?

In the name of love
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love
What more in the name of love?

*Note this word was “morning” in the original U2 release, but because it is historically inaccurate (MLK was shot at 6pm on April 4, 1968 in Tennessee), it has been changed in most versions of the song since that original release. Bono has since acknowledged this mistake, singing early evening, April 4 when the band performs the song live.

Teaching Notes

Coming soon!