U2 have added an unexpected name to their musical catalogue of heroes: Spanish superstar Rosalía. The Irish rock legends have dedicated a track to the 34-year-old singer on their 15th studio album, Carnaval de Luz, celebrating an artist whose willingness to tear up the rulebook has clearly caught Bono’s attention.
Titled ‘The Mirror Maker (Rosalía)’, the song opens with an acoustic guitar passage from The Edge before Bono delivers a tribute to the Spanish singer. It’s an unusual subject for the frontman, who admitted to Rolling Stone that U2 traditionally write about fallen heroes or people behind bars. This time, he simply wanted to celebrate an extraordinary living artist, comparing Rosalía to punk poet Patti Smith.
The connection was made through a mutual friend, actress Penélope Cruz. Bono reached out to Rosalía while developing the track, seeking her blessing and checking some of the Spanish translations. She gave the project her approval, with each chorus ending in the line: “In your dancing we learn how to pray / Rosalía, make the world go away.”
Rosalía was equally taken aback by the gesture. Appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, she recalled exchanging messages with Bono and described the experience as mind-blowing. She also explained that she had grown up listening to U2, even breaking into a line from their classic ‘With or Without You’.
For a band with decades of stadium anthems behind them, dedicating a song to one of Spain’s most adventurous contemporary artists is an interesting change of direction. And for Rosalía, receiving the musical equivalent of a nod from Bono is quite an endorsement.
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Last modified: November 13, 2026
