Talk:Get On Your Boots

Requested move
WikiProject_Music/MUSTARD states the previous move was against policy. This article should be titled "Get on Your Boots", not "Get On Your Boots", despite what any press releases may say about the song. Y2kcrazyjoker4 (talk) 07:29, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not so sure. I think "get on" might be a two-part phrasal verb. In which case the "on" should be capitalized. --JD554 (talk) 08:25, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * That was my sense, too. The Rolling Stone article capitalizes the "On" here, but notably lowercases the "on" in "No Line on the Horizon."   The Tom (talk) 17:09, 19 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Strong oppose. Indeed, "get on" is a two-word phrasal verb (meaning "put on", "don", or "start wearing"). Contrast "Get on Board", in which "on" is functioning as a preposition. --Quuxplusone (talk) 00:04, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment. while some might feel strongly on their stylitic preferences and have good cases either way, given that there is so much else to do (I'd argue there are bigger problems), is this debate really the best use of our limited time??? --Merbabu (talk) 00:21, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Requested move revisited
Puzzling about the lower-case "on" in the article title, and noticed the above earlier discussion. Per that discussion, it should be "Get On Your Boots", as "get on" is a phrasal verb. It seems to have ended up named the other way, "Get on Your Boots", which appears to use the wrong case. WP:Manual of Style (music) indicates upper case for words forming part of a phrasal verb. I propose we now rename it "Get On Your Boots". PL290 (talk) 08:41, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Support since it's being used as a verb, not a preposition. (Unless of course it literally means stand on your boots). ~DC Let's Vent 17:21, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
 * It has been moved per request. Airplaneman   ✈  16:28, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Update needed
Thanks to those making this into a nice little article. This suggests the lead needs updating - it's already on iTunes. --Merbabu (talk) 14:23, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Hmm, I wonder if that's an official release or an accidental release? Probably best to simply add that iTunes has released it early and then see what happens, if the release is withdrawn or other downloads sites start to carry. --JD554 (talk) 14:41, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * It's all over the net now. Rolling stone. I think it was released with the iTunes pre-order. k-i-a-c  ( hitmeup  -  the past ) 05:29, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Renaming
It has been proposed below that Get on Your Boots be renamed and moved to Get on Your Boots. - I take it that we can remove this notice now? MelicansMatkin (talk) 15:51, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. It should have been automatically been removed after the renaming. Y2kcrazyjoker4 (talk) 20:10, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I think you meant "Get On Your Boots" be renamed to "Get on Your Boots". 199.125.109.126 (talk) 18:37, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm well aware of that; that is what the original template read, but after the page was moved the template remained, causing my above quotation to be the message. I was enquiring whether the template could now be removed as the page had been moved. MelicansMatkin (talk) 18:41, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * He he - I kept reading the above word by word trying to work out what the difference was, but was embarrassed to ask "aren't they the same?". --Merbabu (talk) 20:44, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Single release
Can the release be called an actual single, yet? On iTunes, it's there more as an early release of an album track. There are alleged plans for a true single with No Line as a b-side.--68.126.28.192 (talk) 01:45, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think it can. U2.com has confirmed that it will be the first single release from the album, and a release date has been confirmed. With iTunes, it is available as an immediate download with the pre-order, but I believe it can also be bought as a stand-alone track. MelicansMatkin (talk) 03:10, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Neither make it a single at the current time, though. I was thinking it being a promo single to radio could count, but if that counts, there would need to be a bunch more singles added to U2's entry.  I bought it without pre-ordering, but it was from the album instead of completely stand-alone. (It's not giving me a $1 off for the pre-order, btw)--69.229.197.106 (talk) 06:21, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Did it bomb?
NOT that I accept this hack as a reliable source, but Perez Hilton is reporting that it's not preforming well.

http://perezhilton.com/2009-01-28-u2-bomb-officially

Of course, this is the _same_ guy who constantly whores out Madonna (probably because he's paid to) and hypocritically shreds Sienna Miller (an home-wrecker), but gives Angelina Jolie a free pass. But I'm ranting at this point.

Since the song is released Jan. 29th, is it too soon for him to say it bombed, or is he being biased again?

Macshill (talk) 20:48, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Statement in article
The article says that this is the first lead single from an album not to get to number 1 in the UK since "With or Without You". The lead single of Zooropa was only available on VHS so that didn't go to number 1. The first traditional single from that album was "Stay (Faraway, so Close!)" which got to number 4. Strange that the source for this statement (www.chartstats.com) does not mention releases from Zooropa. Still, I think the fact that no single from Zooropa went to number 1 invalidates this statement - should it be corrected? Cubabit (talk) 17:15, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Sure, go for it. I hadn't even noticed that the Zooropa singles were missing. Thanks for pointing that out. MelicansMatkin (talk) 18:16, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

B-Side
It says here..

http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=459691

http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=459692

Yes, it has got it's b-side..So is it possible to put the info into infobox?--62.168.170.155 (talk) 19:06, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I've seen several variations so far, so I think it's a bit early until official confirmation from the band or from Universal. There is a preliminary tracklist on the article page, though I think even that was put in a bit early. I must admit, I'm surprised that nothing official has come out yet considering how close it is to release though. MelicansMatkin (talk) 01:41, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

CD Single Track Listing/Times
i edited the cd singles content the b-side is no line on the horizon 2 that was played on rte2xm as listed on the CD with the running time 4:05 it doesn't include the video or any other edition of get on your boots http://www.amazon.co.uk/Get-Your-Boots-U2/dp/B001PP9Q5E look at the back of the artwork —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.45.112.162 (talk) 19:00, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Screenshot
I've added a screenshot from the music video to the article. I'm thinking that a better choice would be one that illustrates Edge's quote of "men fucking everything up and handing it over to the women." Can anyone grab a screenshot that better illustrates the quote? MelicansMatkin (talk) 16:20, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Inspiration
Bono: "We see get on your boots as a kind of, folk version of Eagles of Death Metal" From - http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/player/6650/bono_and_the_edge.html

Does this merit inclusion? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.208.217.28 (talk) 06:00, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

How about a shameless rip-off of The Escape Club, Costello and Dylan? Magmagoblin2 (talk) 22:30, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Do you have a source for the former? The other two are already mentioned. MelicansMatkin (talk, contributions) 22:59, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

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