When I Look at the World

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"When I Look at the World" is a reflective, spiritually tinged rock song by U2 that contemplates faith, doubt, and resilience in the face of suffering.

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Label Occurrences
When I Look at the World canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work ⓘ
song ⓘ
album All That You Can’t Leave Behind ⓘ
artist U2 ⓘ
associatedAct Island Records ⓘ
composer U2 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ireland ⓘ
era early 2000s U2 ⓘ
genre alternative rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
spiritual rock ⓘ
hasInstrument bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
hasMood introspective ⓘ
reflective ⓘ
spiritually searching ⓘ
hasPerspective first-person narrative ⓘ
hasVocalStyle lead vocals by Bono ⓘ
includedOnTour Elevation Tour (select dates) ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalFocus contrast between inner turmoil and another’s strength ⓘ
personal struggle with belief ⓘ
search for meaning in pain ⓘ
lyricist Bono ⓘ
partOf All That You Can’t Leave Behind track list ⓘ
U2 discography ⓘ
performer U2 ⓘ
performerMember Adam Clayton ⓘ
Bono ⓘ
Larry Mullen Jr. ⓘ
The Edge ⓘ
producer Brian Eno ⓘ
Daniel Lanois ⓘ
U2 ⓘ
recordingArtistNationality Irish ⓘ
relatedWork Beautiful Day ⓘ
Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of ⓘ
Walk On ⓘ
releaseContext released as an album track, not a commercial single ⓘ
theme doubt ⓘ
faith ⓘ
resilience ⓘ
spiritual reflection ⓘ
suffering ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

All That You Can’t Leave Behind → hasPart → When I Look at the World ⓘ
Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone → hasTrack → When I Look at the World ⓘ