 It serves as "Atomic Bomb"s "big plea for peace" song, following in the footsteps of "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "Miss Sarajevo", "Please", and "Peace on Earth".During performances on the Vertigo Tour, "Love and Peace Or Else" featured Mullen moving out to the center of the ellipse-shaped ramp, where he played a floor tom and crash cymbal for the majority of the song.Near the end, Bono took over and played the drum until the song segued into the opening drumbeat of "Sunday Bloody Sunday".