"We had words for Somebody Up There Likes You but we took them off - we felt that the music spoke more than the words did. Up until then, Simple Minds always had this ambient side" - Jim, Sunday Herald interview, 2008.

"We were recording in Shepherds Bush (London) and staying a couple of miles away in Bayswater. Everyone made their own way to the studio and most days I would walk up through Holland Park, over the roundabout, and on up to Goldhawk Rd, where the local market was always in full swing. At least once or twice a week I would be accompanied by George Golfi, a friend of the band, great supporter, absolutely full of life type. We would stop at a cafe on our way, but George always insisted we also stopped and looked in the window of the garage/showroom that sold antique cars. He was passionate about the design of those admittedly beautiful machines, personally I couldn't have cared less. We were on a weekly wage of £35 at the time, and none of us owned a car or driving licence. In terms of gadgets I was delighted enough with my recently purchased Sony Walkman. Using it constantly, whenever I put it down George would immediately grab it and flip inside a cassette that had an instrumental tune written mostly by Mick MacNeil. It was called Somebody Up There Likes You, and George would tell us that we we'd be nuts not to include it on the album we were in the process making. He was of course right. George is no longer with us, but everytime I hear this track it is him that I remember. It is a beautiful piece of music and George knew beauty when we came across it." - Jim, 2nd August 2016

Instrumental

Album Version (5:02) Producer: Pete Walsh Arrangement: Pete Walsh Engineer: Pete Walsh
DVD-Audio Extended Mix (5:45) Producer: Pete Walsh DVD-Audio Producer: Ronald Prent
Live Version (3rd November 2009) (2:19) Recorded: Arena, Vienna, Austria Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (5th November 2009) (2:41) Recorded: Saschall, Florence, Italy Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (6th November 2009) (2:46) Recorded: Neon Concept Club, Ancona, Italy Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (7th November 2009) (2:42) Recorded: Atlantico, Rome, Italy Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (8th November 2009) (2:38) Recorded: Gran Teatro Di Padova, Padova, Italy Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (18th November 2009) (2:45) Recorded: La Riviera, Madrid, Spain Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (19th November 2009) (2:42) Recorded: Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (22nd November 2009) (2:44) Recorded: Falconer Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (23rd November 2009) (2:50) Recorded: Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (24th November 2009) (2:43) Recorded: Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (26th November 2009) (2:41) Recorded: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (27th November 2009) (2:42) Recorded: Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (28th November 2009) (2:28) Recorded: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (30th November 2009) (2:41) Recorded: Metro Arena, Newcastle, UK Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (2nd December 2009) (2:38) Recorded: NEC, Birmingham, UK Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (3rd December 2009) (2:41) Recorded: MEN, Manchester, UK Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (5th December 2009) (2:47) Recorded: Arena, Sheffield, UK Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (6th December 2009) (2:41) Recorded: CIA, Cardiff, UK Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (7th December 2009) (2:44) Recorded: Arena, Wembley, UK Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (9th December 2009) (2:42) Recorded: 02, Dublin, Ireland Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (10th December 2009) (2:43) Recorded: Odyssey, Belfast, Northern Ireland Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (12th December 2009) (2:50) Recorded: AEC, Aberdeen, UK Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (17th December 2009) (2:46) Recorded: Popcentrum, Tilburg, Netherlands Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (18th December 2009) (2:41) Recorded: Autostadt Piazza, Wolfsburg, Germany Mixed By Concert Online

Live Version (3rd November 2009) (2:19) Recorded: Arena, Vienna, Austria Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (5th November 2009) (2:41) Recorded: Saschall, Florence, Italy Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (6th November 2009) (2:46) Recorded: Neon Concept Club, Ancona, Italy Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (7th November 2009) (2:42) Recorded: Atlantico, Rome, Italy Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (8th November 2009) (2:38) Recorded: Gran Teatro Di Padova, Padova, Italy Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (18th November 2009) (2:45) Recorded: La Riviera, Madrid, Spain Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (19th November 2009) (2:42) Recorded: Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (22nd November 2009) (2:44) Recorded: Falconer Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (23rd November 2009) (2:50) Recorded: Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (24th November 2009) (2:43) Recorded: Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (26th November 2009) (2:41) Recorded: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (27th November 2009) (2:42) Recorded: Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (28th November 2009) (2:28) Recorded: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (30th November 2009) (2:41) Recorded: Metro Arena, Newcastle, UK Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (2nd December 2009) (2:38) Recorded: NEC, Birmingham, UK Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (3rd December 2009) (2:41) Recorded: MEN, Manchester, UK Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (5th December 2009) (2:47) Recorded: Arena, Sheffield, UK Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (6th December 2009) (2:41) Recorded: CIA, Cardiff, UK Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (7th December 2009) (2:44) Recorded: Arena, Wembley, UK Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (9th December 2009) (2:42) Recorded: 02, Dublin, Ireland Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (10th December 2009) (2:43) Recorded: Odyssey, Belfast, Northern Ireland Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (12th December 2009) (2:50) Recorded: AEC, Aberdeen, UK Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (17th December 2009) (2:46) Recorded: Popcentrum, Tilburg, Netherlands Mixed By Concert Online
Live Version (18th December 2009) (2:41) Recorded: Autostadt Piazza, Wolfsburg, Germany Mixed By Concert Online