Rise Above 1

"Rise Above 1" is a single from the soundtrack of the Broadway rock musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, released in May 2011.

The song was recorded by Reeve Carney, who portrayed Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the musical, along with co-writers Bono and the Edge of U2.

Carney, Bono, and the Edge performed the song live on the season finale of the 10th season of American Idol..[1] A music video directed by Aaron Platt and Joseph Toman premiered in July 2011.

[2][3] Giving 3 stars out of 5, Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone magazine said that the song "may become a metaphor for its slog towards redemption.

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