The Unforgettable Fire
"Bad" was produced by the band and recorded live from the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England on 12 November 1984, as part of the Unforgettable Fire Tour. Guitarist the Edge misplayed the final note of this song, but U2 decided to use this version anyway, and the error was fixed during mixing. "Rolling Stone" magazine had been critical of the album version of "Bad" and other songs on "The Unforgettable Fire" album, which it described as "unfocused". In its review of "Wide Awake In America", it said that the album's songs benefited from the transition to live performance and that "Bad" was a "show stopper."