The “One” 12-inch single would add a third song, a cover of Lou Reed’s “Satellite of Love,” originally found on his 1972 album Transformer. A remix of the song would also appear as a B-side on the “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses” single. The same song heavily influenced “The Fly” and “Zoo Station,” as well. This was an early version of the song “Ultraviolet” (thus the notation “UV1”) developed and recorded at STS Studios in Dublin. Two-track vinyl and cassette versions of the single included the album version of “One” as the A-side, with “Lady With the Spinning Head (UV1)” as the B-side. Wojnarowicz did not photograph the buffalo himself, but rather it was a photograph of a section of a much larger diorama of the Old West at the National History Museum in Washington, DC. Wojnarowicz himself died a few months after the release of “One” as a result of AIDS-related complications, at the age of 37.
The image depicts a Native American hunting technique in which buffalo were forced over a cliff rather than shot. The single sleeve features a black-and-white photograph by David Wojnarowicz, overlaid on a gold background, of buffalo falling off a cliff. “One” was released as a benefit single, with all of U2’s royalties donated to AIDS research. “Sick Puppy” also went on to form the backbone of “Mysterious Ways.” It was finished in later sessions in Dublin in 1991, with the final mix completed at the tail-end of the sessions, just before the album was due to be delivered. The rest of the band joined in, and within fifteen minutes the basic structure of “One” was complete. The song itself came together rather quickly after the Edge took the chords from another track the band had been working on, “Sick Puppy,” and played them on an acoustic guitar. “One” was seen as a breakthrough during this tumultuous period, with lyrics inspired both by the band’s difficulties and by the German reunification. There was significant conflict between band members at the time, with U2 struggling to find a musical direction and even entertaining the idea of calling it quits. The genesis of “One”-and its key role in helping U2 find its footing during the early Achtung Baby recording sessions at Hansa Ton Studios in Berlin-has been well-documented. It has become one of U2’s most recognized songs.
Released February 24th, 1992, “One” was the third single from Achtung Baby.
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