lˈɪɹɪks ɪnðə sˈɔŋ ɐbˌaʊt dˈænsɪŋ tə ðɪ ɐtˈɑːmɪk bˈɑːm ɪz ɐ ɹˈɛfɹəns tuː "dɹˈɑːp ðə bˈɑːm," ɐ sˈɔŋ baɪ ɡˌoʊɡˌoʊ ɡɹˈuːp tɹˈʌbəl fˈʌŋk, hˌuː wɜː jˈuː tˈuː z lˈeɪblmeɪts ˌɔn ˈaɪlənd ɹˈɛkɚdz.
Lyrics in the song about dancing to the atomic bomb is a reference to "Drop the Bomb," a song by Go-go group Trouble Funk, who were U2's labelmates on Island Records.