Which U2 album features a cover of The Beatles' song 'Helter Skelter'?

U2’s album Rattle and Hum features a cover of The Beatles’ “Helter Skelter.” Released in 1988, Rattle and Hum combines new studio recordings with live performances and covers, reflecting the American blues, gospel, folk, and rock influences that shaped U2 during The Joshua Tree era.

The album opens with U2’s live version of “Helter Skelter,” recorded during the band’s 1987 tour. Bono introduces it with the provocative line, “This is a song Charles Manson stole from the Beatles. We’re stealing it back,” referring to Manson’s distorted association with the song after the 1969 murders committed by his followers. Manson did not write or perform the original recording.

Rattle and Hum was also paired with a concert documentary film. Its songs include live versions of U2 material, new tracks such as “Desire,” and other covers, including Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” and The Beatles’ “Helter Skelter.” The album is sometimes mistaken for a straightforward studio follow-up to The Joshua Tree, but its hybrid live-and-studio format is central to its identity.