With Lee DeWyze’s win on American Idol, we will be hearing a lot more “Beautiful Day” on the radio as that is the first single to be released by the newest Idol. U2′s connection with American Idol has been a strong one, going back for several years. Bono lent the show “American Prayer” for Idol Gives Back in 2007. In 2008, Idol winner David Cook sang “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” during the finals. In 2009, Idol runner-up Adam Lambert sang “One” during the semi-finals. This year, “Beautiful Day” was the song chosen for Lee DeWyze by the producers at American Idol. He performed it both in the finals and during the finale show this evening.
Simon Cowell has said that he is personal friends with Bono, and that he had received special permission for the one-time use of “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” and Cook’s version was not available for download on iTunes. The following year, Lambert’s version of “One” was available for download. The use of “Beautiful Day” this year is a new step in U2′s song usage as it will be officially released as a single.
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“We may lose some of the pop kids, but we don’t need them.”
- Bono 1992 – Zootv opener