It’s my favorite track from Achtung Baby, and if you ask me, it also the best single. If I had to pick a best from the bunch, it would probably by Oakenfold’s Perfecto Mix, which amps up the trippiness of the original version in (mysterious) ways that would eventually be known as the trademarks of Goa Trance.
They range from drastic downtempo reworkings to club-friendly dance mixes, and all are excellent and surprising each masterfully transforming the song into something different while still retaining the original’s power and enthusiasm. There were eight remixes for the song total, most of which were done by members of the soon-to-be-huge big beat act Apollo 440. It’s a testament to the power of the track that its singles don’t feature any b-sides, just remixes of the song. It’s so full of energy and life, and it’s just downright fun, something that U2 rarely was before. Twenty years later, Mysterious Ways remains one of those tracks that can always get you on your feet. If The Fly brought to the table the bold new sound that U2 was embracing on Achtung Baby, then Mysterious Ways served as an introduction as to how that sound could be shaped into a superb dance track.
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