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"The Unforgettable Fire" is the title track from U2's fourth studio album released in 1984. It was issued as the album's second single in April 1985. The song achieved significant commercial success, becoming the band's first number one hit in Ireland, their third top-ten single in the UK where it peaked at number six, and reaching number eight on the Dutch charts.
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The song was inspired by an art exhibition at Chicago's Peace Museum featuring works by survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
