▁a ▁hero in ▁over d ose ▁and ▁also ▁about ▁the ▁conditions ▁that ▁make ▁such ▁events ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁repeated . ▁B ono ▁once ▁commented ▁in ▁another ▁concert ▁( in ▁the ▁UK ) ▁about ▁people ▁lying ▁in ▁gut ters ▁with ▁" need les ▁hang in ' ▁out ta ▁their ▁f uck in ' ▁arms ▁while ▁the ▁rich ▁live ▁ind iffer ently ▁to ▁the ▁suffering ▁of ▁the ▁less ▁fort un ate ." ▁ ▁At ▁E ri ks berg , ▁Goth enburg ▁in ▁Sweden ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁he ▁said : ▁" I ▁wrote ▁the ▁words ▁about ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁mine ; ▁his ▁name ▁was ▁G are th ▁Sp a ul ding , ▁and ▁on ▁his ▁ 2 1 st ▁birth day ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁friends ▁decided ▁to ▁give ▁themselves ▁a ▁present ▁of ▁enough ▁hero in ▁into ▁his ▁ve ins ▁to ▁kill ▁him . ▁This ▁song ▁is ▁called ▁' Bad .' " ▁ ▁Live ▁performances ▁" Bad " ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁most ▁performed ▁songs . ▁Trans l ating ▁the ▁elaborate ▁and ▁complex ▁text ures ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁studio - record ed ▁tracks ▁to ▁live ▁performance ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁serious ▁challenge ▁when ▁The ▁Un for get table ▁Fire ▁Tour ▁comm enced . ▁One ▁solution ▁was ▁program med ▁sequ enc ers , ▁which ▁the ▁band ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁use . ▁Se qu enc ers ▁were ▁prom in ently ▁used ▁on ▁" Bad ". ▁ ▁The ▁studio ▁version ▁of ▁" Bad " ▁was ▁critic ised ▁as ▁being ▁"