[Ed. note: This is the 80th in a series of personal essays by the @U2 staff about songs and/or albums that have had great meaning or impact in our lives. In honor of Rattle And Hum’s 25th Anniversary, this month’s column features a song from that album. The related story links at the bottom are also songs from the Rattle And Hum era.]

I pledged my undying devotion to U2 upon first hearing “Hawkmoon 269.