Get on your boots
| Get on your boots | |
|---|---|
| U2 | |
| publication | January 23, 2009 |
| length | 3:24 |
| Genre (s) | Alternative rock |
| Author (s) | U2 |
| album | No line on the horizon |
Get on Your Boots is a song by the Irish rock band U2 . It is the first single from the album No Line on the Horizon and was released on February 16, 2009. Get on Your Boots is the sixth song on the album .
After the song was played on the radio for the first time on January 19, 2009, the video only premiered on February 6 after a series of breakdowns. At the awards ceremony of the 2009 Grammy Awards was Get on Your Boots first played live.
Music video
The music video was shot under the direction of Alex Courtes and shows the music-making band in the foreground. In the background you can see a changing collage of a starry sky as well as pictures of soldiers, military objects and women.
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
19th (6 weeks) | 6th |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
11 (4 weeks) | 4th |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
65 (3 weeks) | 3 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
12 (5 weeks) | 5 |
 United States (Billboard)
|
37 (3 weeks) | 3 |
 Ireland (IRMA)
|
1 (6 weeks) | 6th |