bootlegged, early version of
the song was partly released to YouTube during the
band's recording sessions at the French resort of
Èze. The poor quality version was subsequently
removed from the site at the behest of the band's
record label, Universal Records. Media reports in
August 2008 originally referred to the song by the
title "Sexy Boots", and later as "Get Your Boots
On". It was later revised to "Get on Your Boots".
"Get on Your Boots" was scheduled to receive its
world radio premiere on The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast
Show on the radio station RTÉ 2fm at 8:10 on 19
January 2009 by the band's long-time friend and
favoured disc-jockey Dave Fanning. However, after a
nearly 30 second sample of the song was leaked onto
the Internet, the song was made available in the
iTunes Store for purchase (an hour before its first
play by Fanning) and the band decided to begin
streaming the song on U2.com later that day.
"Get on Your Boots" is the lead single from U2's
2009 album, No Line on the Horizon
.
The song was made available digitally on 23 January
2009. The physical format was released on 16
February. The video received its premiere on 6
February 2009.
