"11 O'Clock Tick Tock" Lyrics U2

2:13 AM  ·  By Jimmy Jangles


"11 O'Clock Tick Tock" Lyrics U2


U2's third non-album single was produced by producer Martin Hannett, who was more famous for his work with Joy Division, a band influential on U2. The band first met Hannett while he was producing "Love Will Tear Us Apart" with Joy Division. "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" debuted live in August 1979 with alternate lyrics and was then known as "Silver Lining." It evolved into "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" and was finally committed to vinyl.

11 O'Clock Tick Tock Lyrics:

It's cold outside, it gets so hot in here

The boys and girls collide to the music in my ear
I hear the children crying and I know it's time to go
I hear the children crying, take me home

A painted face and I know we haven't long
We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong
I hear the children crying and I know it's time to go
I hear the children crying, take me home

Sad song sad song
Sad song sad song
Sad song sad song
Sad song sad song

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Jimmy Jangles - Pop Culture Curator

Jimmy Jangles

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Jimmy is a veteran pop-culture curator and the founder of All U2 Songs Lyrics. For over 15 years, he has documented the context, inspiration, and thematic meaning behind U2's discography. In addition to his music commentary, Jimmy runs the long-standing fan archives The Astromech and The Optimus Prime Experiment.

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