When I Look at the World - wikipedia When I Look at the World `` When I Look at the World '' Song by U2 from the album All That You Ca n't Leave Behind Released 30 -- 31 October 2000 Genre Rock Length 4 : 14 Label Island / Interscope Songwriter ( s ) U2 ( music ), Bono and The Edge ( lyrics ) Producer ( s ) Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois All That You Ca n't Leave Behind track listing `` Peace on Earth '' ( 8 ) `` When I Look at the World '' ( 9 ) `` New York '' ( 10 ) `` When I Look at the World '' is the ninth track from U2 's 2000 album, All That You Ca n't Leave Behind. Contents 1 Inspiration 2 Live history 3 References 4 External links Inspiration The song is about a person 's faith being troubled by tragedy. It has been described by Bono as being told from `` the point of view of someone who is having a crisis of faith looking at someone who has built their house upon the rock. '' `` When I Look at the World '' has also been described as being about the commitment of Ali Hewson towards Chernobyl and the victims of the tragedy. Live history The guitar, drums, and bass were recorded during a short time span during the sessions for All That You Ca n't Leave Behind, and by the time the recording of the album was finished The Edge realized that the song had been recorded so quickly he could n't remember how to play it. Because of this, the song was one of only three from the album never played live in its entirety, the other two being `` Peace on Earth '' and `` Grace ''. `` When I Look at the World '' was snippeted during one performance of `` Bad '' on the Elevation Tour in Kansas City - this is the only recorded performance of the song by U2. References ^ Jump up to : McCormick, Neil ( ed ), ( 2006 ). U2 by U2, page 300. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 0 - 00 - 719668 - 7 Jump up ^ Stokes, Niall, ( 2005 ). U2 : Into The Heart - The Stories Behind Every Song, page 158. Avalon Publishing Group Incorporated. ISBN 1 - 56025 - 765 - 2 Jump up ^ U2 Faqs.com, U2 album songs never played live Jump up ^ U2gigs.com, Performances of When I Look at the World External links U2.com - `` When I Look at the World '' lyrics Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics All That You Ca n't Leave Behind track listing `` Beautiful Day '' `` Stuck in a Moment You Ca n't Get Out Of '' `` Elevation '' `` Walk On '' `` Kite '' `` In a Little While '' `` Wild Honey '' `` Peace on Earth '' `` When I Look at the World '' `` New York '' `` Grace '' `` The Ground Beneath Her Feet '' Pop How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb U2 Bono The Edge Adam Clayton Larry Mullen Jr. Studio albums Boy October War The Unforgettable Fire The Joshua Tree Rattle and Hum Achtung Baby Zooropa Pop All That You Ca n't Leave Behind How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb No Line on the Horizon Songs of Innocence Songs of Experience Compilations and EPs Three Wide Awake in America Please : PopHeart Live EP The Best of 1980 -- 1990 7 The Best of 1990 -- 2000 Exclusive The Complete U2 Live from Under the Brooklyn Bridge U218 Singles Wide Awake in Europe Other albums Under a Blood Red Sky Melon : Remixes for Propaganda Original Soundtracks 1 Hasta la Vista Baby ! U2 Live from Mexico City Live from the Point Depot U2. Communication Zoo TV Live U2 Go Home : Live from Slane Castle, Ireland Live from Paris Medium, Rare & Remastered Artificial Horizon Duals U22 From the Ground Up : Edge 's Picks from U2360 ° Videos and films U2 Live at Red Rocks : Under a Blood Red Sky The Unforgettable Fire Collection Rattle and Hum Achtung Baby : The Videos, the Cameos, and a Whole Lot of Interference from Zoo TV Zoo TV : Live from Sydney PopMart : Live from Mexico City Elevation 2001 : Live from Boston U2 Go Home : Live from Slane Castle, Ireland Vertigo 2005 : Live from Chicago Vertigo 05 : Live from Milan U218 Videos Live from Paris U2 3D Linear U2360 ° at the Rose Bowl From the Sky Down Innocence + Experience : Live in Paris Tours and concerts U2 - 3 Tour Boy Tour October Tour War Tour The Unforgettable Fire Tour Live Aid A Conspiracy of Hope The Joshua Tree Tour Vaillancourt Fountain concert Lovetown Tour Zoo TV Tour PopMart Tour concert in Sarajevo Elevation Tour Super Bowl XXXVI halftime show Vertigo Tour U2 360 ° Tour Innocence + Experience Tour The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 Experience + Innocence Tour Additional personnel Steve Averill Anton Corbijn Brian Eno Dik Evans Dave Fanning Flood Gavin Friday Howie B Jimmy Iovine Daniel Lanois Steve Lillywhite Paul McGuinness Morleigh Steinberg Willie Williams Related articles Awards and nominations Discography Songs Covers of U2 songs The Million Dollar Hotel ( soundtrack ) Mother Records AHK - toong BAY - bi Covered `` Trash of the Titans '' U2 by U2 U2 Tower Book Portal WikiProject Timeline Singles Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=When_I_Look_at_the_World&oldid=788954509 '' Categories : U2 songs 2000 songs Song recordings produced by Brian Eno Songs written by Bono Songs written by the Edge Songs written by Adam Clayton Songs written by Larry Mullen Jr. Song recordings produced by Daniel Lanois Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Polski Edit links This page was last edited on 4 July 2017, at 13 : 33 ( UTC ). 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Question: when was i look at the world written
Answer: 2000