U2 are paying tribute to one of Ireland’s most unforgettable musical voices. Today, August 28, the band have released a new recording of The Pogues’ “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah,” reimagining Shane MacGowan’s high-energy 1988 track for the upcoming tribute album 20th Century Paddy The Songs of Shane MacGowan. The album is due November 13 via Rubyworks and brings together artists including Bruce Springsteen, Hozier, Tom Waits, The Libertines and Glen Hansard to celebrate MacGowan’s songwriting legacy.

Listen to U2’s “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah” 

The new recording is driven by thumping basslines, textured guitars and U2’s trademark arena-sized dynamics. There’s a real sense of momentum throughout the track, with the band taking the scrappy energy of the original and giving it a much larger sonic frame. It’s a fitting choice for a tribute to MacGowan because his music was always about contradictions. His songs could be funny and devastating, romantic and angry, deeply rooted in Irish tradition while also sounding completely punk.

The Edge reflected on that side of MacGowan in a statement about the recording, describing him as someone whose voice connected the old-world tradition of the pub storyteller with the punk stage.

What he did with that voice was remarkable.

That ability to bring seemingly unrelated influences together was basically MacGowan’s superpower. Folk music, punk, political memory, dark humor and romance could all exist in the same song without feeling forced. He made those combinations feel completely natural. U2’s version of “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah” taps into that same spirit. The tribute was curated in close partnership with Victoria Mary Clarke and Siobhan MacGowan, and brings together an unusually wide range of artists. Alongside U2, the album features Bruce Springsteen, Hozier, Tom Waits, The Libertines and Glen Hansard, among others.

Shane MacGowan left behind songs that didn’t really belong to one genre. They belonged to pubs, punk clubs, crowded streets, late nights and anyone who ever felt like celebrating and falling apart at the same time. U2’s “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah” keeps that spirit alive while giving the song a fresh, unmistakably U2-sized sound. For a tribute to Shane MacGowan, that’s exactly the kind of energy you’d want.