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TIL "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2 was nominated for both a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song as well as a Golden Raspberry Award for the Worst Original Song but lost both to "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas, and "Walk Into the Wind" from Showgirls, respectively.

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