On the Vertigo Tour, it was about religious violence and the final lyrics were replaced by a snippet of "The Hands That Built America".
U2 have performed this song live in its entirety seven times, the first being at the premiere of Gangs of New York on December 9, 2002, and the last occurrence done solely by Bono and The Edge as an acoustic performance at the opening of the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas on November 18, 2004.
North America | South America | Latin America | Confederate States of America | America | Boy Scouts of America | Good Morning America | Bank of America | Central America | United Way of America | Captain America | Voice of America | Miss America | All-America | America's Got Talent | America's Next Top Model | The Catholic University of America | America One | Socialist Party of America | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Copa América | America's Most Wanted | América de Cali | Writers Guild of America | Independent station (North America) | Motion Picture Association of America | God Bless America | Directors Guild of America | America's Cup | Justice Society of America |