▁to ▁his ▁hotel ▁room ▁and ▁wrote ▁" Sil ver ▁and ▁Gold " ▁the ▁same ▁evening . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁quickly ▁recorded , ▁with ▁Keith ▁Rich ards ▁and ▁Ron ▁Wood ▁of ▁The ▁Rol ling ▁St ones , ▁and ▁Peter ▁Wolf ▁of ▁The ▁J . ▁Ge ils ▁Band . ▁Wood ' s ▁guitar ▁work ▁is ▁notable ▁for ▁using ▁Keith ' s ▁switch bla de ▁as ▁a ▁slide . ▁" Sil ver ▁and ▁Gold " ▁was ▁also ▁distributed ▁separately ▁as ▁a ▁prom ot ional ▁single . ▁A ▁last - min ute ▁inclusion , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁left ▁off ▁the ▁track ▁list ings ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁album ▁and ▁c ass ette ▁press ings ▁and ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁hidden ▁track . ▁B ono ▁later ▁explained , ▁in ▁an ▁appearance ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁synd ic ated ▁radio ▁show ▁" R ock line " ▁with ▁Bob ▁Cob urn , ▁that ▁he ▁submitted ▁the ▁t ape ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁after ▁the ▁album ' s ▁art work ▁had ▁been ▁printed ▁by ▁E MI ▁Manh attan ▁Records . ▁When ▁Raz or ▁and ▁T ie ▁re iss ued ▁the ▁album ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁track ▁list ings . ▁U 2 ▁also ▁recorded ▁two ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁song : ▁a ▁live ▁version ▁in ▁the ▁R attle ▁and ▁Hum ▁film ▁and ▁album ▁and ▁a ▁studio ▁version ▁on ▁the ▁B - side ▁of ▁" Where ▁the ▁Stre ets ▁Have ▁No ▁Name ". ▁ ▁" The ▁sc ari est ▁encounter ▁of ▁the ▁Sun