"Rise Above 1" is a single from the soundtrack of the Broadway

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'' Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'', released in May 2011. The song was recorded by

Reeve Carney Reeve Jefferson Carney (born April 18, 1983) is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He is best known for originating the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in '' Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'' on Broadway and playing Orpheus in the original B ...

, who portrays

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in the musical, along with co-writers Bono and

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of U2. Another version of the song contains the cast from the musical, titled "Rise Above 2". The single peaked at number 74 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Carney's first single to chart.

Performances

Carney, Bono, and the Edge performed the song live on the season finale of the 10th season of ''

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Music video

A music video directed by

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and Joseph Toman premiered in July 2011. It was produced by Jonathan Lia via GOODCOMPANY.

Critical reception

Giving 3 stars out of 5, Jon Dolan of ''

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'' magazine said that the song "may become a metaphor for its slog towards redemption." Victoria Meng of ''TheCelebrityCafe'' was critical of the song, saying it "tries to sound good and somewhat succeeds", but that the song didn't convey the true personality of Spider-Man.

Chart performance

The song debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the week of June 11, 2011 after being performed live on ''American Idol''.

References

External links

* {{Spider-Man music 2011 debut singles 2011 songs Songs written by Bono Songs written by the Edge Interscope Records singles Song recordings produced by Alex da Kid Songs about fictional male characters Spider-Man in music Songs from musicals