U2, “The Unforgettable Fire,”--from the Tom Brady iTunes Athlete nikeplus.com Inspirations Playlist

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On the Tom Brady iTunes Athlete nikeplus.com Inspirations Playlist, track #20 is a song called “The Unforgettable Fire,” performed by the Irish rockers U2 and listed under the Genre of: Rock. The piece is found on the album called 'The Unforgettable Fire.'

Tom Brady says as to how he came to choose this for his Playlist: “They performed this song at the halftime show of our first Super Bowl with a tribute to 9/11. It has kinda become that team’s song. I see these guys whenever I'm within a car ride from where they are performing. They are right up there with the all time great bands.”

The meanspeed frequencies for “The Unforgettable Fire” are:
meanspeed=137.2 beats per minute
meanemotion=[mixed fast]
meanspace=0.436 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.27 beats per second
meanpitch=581.146 Hertz, 81 cents higher than C#5/Db5=554.365 Hertz, 9 cents lower than D5=587.330 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 20, 2006
NYC