So Cruel

So Cruel
Song Artist Depeche Mode Album AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered Songwriter Paul David Hewson (Bono) Produced by Depeche Mode Label Mercury Interscope Universal Length (mm:ss) 6:02 Tempo N/A BPM Time signature N/A Key N/A Originally released October 26, 2011 Played live 0 times * Total live plays 0 times *

'So Cruel' is a cover of the U2 song of the same name recorded by Depeche Mode for the tribute album AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered. The tribute album was released in the United Kingdom on October 25, 2011, and was subsequently released via iTunes as an album-only track.

Notes

Martin Gore: "We first heard Achtung Baby working on Songs Of Faith And Devotion with Flood. It was the closest our bands ever got: U2 had become more electronic while Depeche Mode were working on a new rock vision. But there was never a rivalry. Bono used reverse psychology in his email, saying he totally understood why we'd say no. We just thought, Why not? 'So Cruel' is Bono at his best, words-wise. And we couldn't tackle 'One' - that would be almost sacrilegious."

Dates where So Cruel was played

So Cruel has never been played live.