He wrote it in Paris, inspired by the rhythmic pulse of nightclub life and his own urbane wit.
On the Steel String Mix, U2 strip the song back to its essence. The acoustic guitar frames Bono’s voice as he alternates between hushed confession and soaring plea – a nod to Porter’s blend of sophistication and emotion.
Like the tick tick tock of the eye of the clock
You're standing up against the wall
Like the drip drip drip of the raindrops
When the summer shower's through
So a voice within me keeps repeating you you
Night and day you are the one
Only you beneath the moon and under the sun
Whether near to me or far
It's no matter, baby, where you are
I think of you night and day
Day and night, why is it so
That this longing for you follows wherever I go
In the roaring traffic boom
In the silence of my lonely room
I think of you, night and day
Night and day under the hide of me
There's an, oh, such a hungry yearning
Burning inside of me
And its torment won't be through
Till you let me spend my life making love to you
Day and night, night and day
Night and day
Night and day under the hide of me
Oh such a hungry yearning burning
Burning inside of me
And this torment won't be through
Till you let me spend my life making love to you
Day and night, night and day
Night and day, night and day
Night and day
Night, night, night and day
Night, night, night and day
Night and day, night
Night and day, night and day
I'm in love with you
I'm in love with you
How I miss you baby
Sing it
Night and day
Its elegant lyric – “Night and day, you are the one” – rides over a chromatic jazz harmony that was revolutionary at the time. Porter himself called it his favorite composition, and it’s been recorded by everyone from Ella Fitzgerald to Louis Armstrong.
Frank Sinatra fell in love with it too – he cut five studio versions between 1942 and 1961, each time finding a new nuance in Porter’s wordplay. Bono has said he grew up listening to those Sinatra takes, so when U2 were invited to contribute to the 1990 AIDS charity album Red Hot + Blue, covering “Night and Day” felt like a natural tribute.
On the Steel String Mix, U2 strip the song back to its essence. The acoustic guitar frames Bono’s voice as he alternates between hushed confession and soaring plea – a nod to Porter’s blend of sophistication and emotion.
It’s not just a cover, it’s an homage that bridges 1930s Broadway glamour with late-20th-century rock empathy, all in service of a great cause.
“Night and Day” Lyrics by U2 (Steel String Mix)
The tom-tom when the jungle shadows fallLike the tick tick tock of the eye of the clock
You're standing up against the wall
Like the drip drip drip of the raindrops
When the summer shower's through
So a voice within me keeps repeating you you
Night and day you are the one
Only you beneath the moon and under the sun
Whether near to me or far
It's no matter, baby, where you are
I think of you night and day
Day and night, why is it so
That this longing for you follows wherever I go
In the roaring traffic boom
In the silence of my lonely room
I think of you, night and day
Night and day under the hide of me
There's an, oh, such a hungry yearning
Burning inside of me
And its torment won't be through
Till you let me spend my life making love to you
Day and night, night and day
Night and day
Night and day under the hide of me
Oh such a hungry yearning burning
Burning inside of me
And this torment won't be through
Till you let me spend my life making love to you
Day and night, night and day
Night and day, night and day
Night and day
Night, night, night and day
Night, night, night and day
Night and day, night
Night and day, night and day
I'm in love with you
I'm in love with you
How I miss you baby
Sing it
Night and day
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