Beautiful Day — U2 (2000)

"Beautiful Day" represents U2's triumphant comeback, winning three Grammy Awards in 2001, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Its anthemic rush of optimism opens with a chiming guitar riff that builds into a thunderous chorus, generating 12 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart. The track clocks in at 138 BPM, contributing to its uplifting energy. "Beautiful Day" became a major global hit for the band, selling over 2.5 million copies worldwide. While critically acclaimed for encapsulating the early 2000s mood shift, some might find its polished stadium rock sound less groundbreaking compared to other genre-defying tracks of the era.