<P> `` New Year 's Day '' is a song by Irish rock band U2 . It is on their 1983 album War and it was released as the album 's lead single in January 1983 . Written about the Polish Solidarity movement , `` New Year 's Day '' is driven by Adam Clayton 's distinctive bassline and the Edge 's piano and guitar playing . It was the band 's first UK hit single , peaking at no . 10 , also becoming the band 's first international hit , reaching for example no . 9 in Norway , no . 11 on the Dutch Top 40 , no . 17 in Sweden and charting on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States ( just missing the Top 50 ) for the first time in their career . </P>
<P> `` New Year 's Day '' is a song by Irish rock band U2 . It is on their 1983 album War and it was released as the album 's lead single in January 1983 . Written about the Polish Solidarity movement , `` New Year 's Day '' is driven by Adam Clayton 's distinctive bassline and the Edge 's piano and guitar playing . It was the band 's first UK hit single , peaking at no . 10 , also becoming the band 's first international hit , reaching for example no . 9 in Norway , no . 11 on the Dutch Top 40 , no . 17 in Sweden and charting on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States ( just missing the Top 50 ) for the first time in their career . </P>
what is the song new years day about
what is the song new years day about
the Polish Solidarity movement
the Polish Solidarity movement