Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The First Time (U2 song)
This is a song from a Grammy Award-winning album by U2, one of the most popular bands in the world.  It is definitely not the most popular U2 song, but it is plenty notable.   Just because a song hasn't been released as a single, appeared on a music chart, or won individual awards doesn't make it not notable.  According to ,''"Songs and singles are '''probably notable''' if they have been the subject of multiple, non-trivial published works whose sources are independent of the artist and label."''  It is evident that the nominator did not do any research on the background of the song, as a simple Google search turns up the following reliable sources that mention the song: http://www.avclub.com/article/in-a-decade-where-u2-got-weird-izooropai-was-the-b-96223http://www.stereogum.com/1398731/zooropa-turns-20/franchises/the-anniversary/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1993/7/9/zooropaa-bizarre-new-turn-for-u2/http://archive.boston.com/ae/music/packages/U2Fleetcenter/album_review_zooropa/http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2001-03-30/u2-zooropa-island-zooropa/http://www.mtv.com/news/1434992/u2-pens-new-songs-for-the-million-dollar-hotel-soundtrack/https://books.google.co.il/books?id=g6gb7frVZeYC&pg=PA116&dq=U2+zooropa+%22the+first+time%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZtM718qTNAhUHrRQKHegjAjIQ6wEIJzAC#v=onepage&q=U2%20zooropa%20%22the%20first%20time%22&f=falsehttps://books.google.co.il/books?id=CxAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA46&dq=U2+zooropa+%22the+first+time%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi8msG386TNAhWCPRQKHVH2C8k4FBDoAQhAMAk#v=onepage&q=U2%20zooropa%20%22the%20first%20time%22&f=false.   Additionally, the article currently cites two published books, and there are more publications available that detail the background and recording of the song.   The book ''https://books.google.co.il/books?id=LCcuuWbemcAC&dq=into+the+heart+stories+behind+every+song&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjOk5re8qTNAhUHPhQKHdbQDWgQ6AEIGjAA U2 Into the Heart: The Stories Behind Every Song'' has an entire page about the song, and other books mentioning the song can be seen here: https://books.google.co.il/books?id=uIEIAQAAMAAJ&dq=U2+zooropa+%22the+first+time%22&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22the+first+time%22https://books.google.co.il/books?id=OCQwIEjuNE0C&pg=PA114&lpg=PA114&dq=U2+%22the+first+time%22+%22million+dollar+hotel%22&source=bl&ots=peRuGydtWx&sig=B2cW_kpQEbQPBG76WSyujdQzyl4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiEq-2k8qTNAhUEUBQKHUbSANg4ChDoAQgxMAU#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttps://books.google.co.il/books?id=yrZzBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA81&dq=U2+zooropa+%22the+first+time%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZtM718qTNAhUHrRQKHegjAjIQ6AEIODAG#v=snippet&q=%22the%20first%20time%22&f=false.  The previously mentioned links are by no means a comprehensive listing of sources available for the song, but simply show that a quick Google search can establish the song's notability.  Some perfect examples of notable songs by U2 that have not been released as singles or charted significantly include Acrobat (song), Exit (U2 song), Slug (song)—all of which are |good articles
— User:Dream, 11:38, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:NSONGS||WP:GA (Wikipedia:Notability)