Mofo (song)

"Mofo" is a song by U2. It is the third track on the band's 1997 album Pop and it was released as the album's final single on 8 December 1997. The song was partially written about Bono's mother, who died when he was 14 years old. Other songs which Bono wrote about his mother include "Lemon," "I Will Follow," "Iris (Hold Me Close)" and "Tomorrow." Andrew Unterberger of Stylus Magazine considers the song to be "the only legitimate evidence" of U2's supposed dance-oriented direction on the album.^[1]

"Mofo" opened every concert from the 1997-1998 PopMart Tour. Although the studio version released on the album was more techno-oriented, live performances had an increased rock arrangement. It appears in the concert film PopMart: Live from Mexico City and also on Hasta la Vista Baby!, a live album from the same show.

British electronica band Underworld also recorded a remix that was never released.^[2]

Track listings

CD release

All lyrics written by Bono and The Edge; all music composed by U2.

No.	Title	Remixed by	Length
1.	"Mofo" (Phunk Phorce mix)	Matthew Roberts	8:43
2.	"Mofo" (Mother's mix)	Roni Size	8:56
3.	"If God Will Send His Angels" (Grand Jury mix)	Gerald Baillergeau (aka Big Yam) and Victor Merritt (aka Vino)	5:40

12-inch release

All lyrics written by Bono and The Edge; all music composed by U2.

Side A
No.	Title	Remixed by	Length
1.	"Mofo" (Phunk Phorce mix)	Matthew Roberts	8:43
2.	"Mofo" (Black Hole dub)	Matthew Roberts	6:45

Side AA
No.	Title	Remixed by	Length
1.	"Mofo" (Mother's mix)	Roni Size	8:56
2.	"Mofo" (House Flavour mix)	Roni Size	7:16
3.	"Mofo" (Romin mix)	Johnny Moy	5:50

Charts

Weekly positions

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	35
Italy (FIMI)^[4]	26

References

U2 singles discography

1980s	1980 "Another Day" "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" "A Day Without Me" "I Will Follow" 1981 "Fire" "Gloria" 1982 "A Celebration" "I Will Follow" (live recorded by Veronica's Countdown) 1983 "New Year's Day" "Two Hearts Beat as One" "Sunday Bloody Sunday" 1984 "I Will Follow" (live, from Under a Blood Red Sky) "Pride (In the Name of Love)" 1985 "The Unforgettable Fire" 1987 "With or Without You" "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" "Where the Streets Have No Name" "In God's Country" 1988 "One Tree Hill" "Desire" "Angel of Harlem" 1989 "When Love Comes to Town" (feat. B.B. King) "All I Want Is You"

1990s	1991 "The Fly" "Mysterious Ways" 1992 "One" "Even Better Than the Real Thing" "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" 1993 "Numb" "Lemon" "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" 1995 "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" "Miss Sarajevo" (as Passengers) 1997 "Discothèque" "Staring at the Sun" "Last Night on Earth" "Please" "If God Will Send His Angels" "Mofo" 1998 "Sweetest Thing"

2000s	2000 "Beautiful Day" 2001 "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" "Elevation" "Walk On" 2002 "Electrical Storm" 2004 "Vertigo" 2005 "All Because of You" "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" "City of Blinding Lights" "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (live, with Paul McCartney) 2006 "One" (with Mary J. Blige) "The Saints Are Coming" (feat. Green Day) 2007 "Window in the Skies" 2008 "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" (with The Dubliners, Kíla, and A Band of Bowsies) 2009 "Get On Your Boots" "Magnificent" "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"

2010s	2011 "I Will Follow" (live from Glastonbury) 2013 "Ordinary Love" 2014 "Invisible" "The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)" "Every Breaking Wave" 2015 "Song for Someone"

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