The Daily Beast and Yahoo both report that Dolly Parton's final recorded vocal will be heard Friday, Nov. 13, on "Torn," a duet with U2 from the band's 16th studio album, *Carnaval De Luz*.

Good Morning America aired an exclusive clip of the track, whose lyrics describe a mother watching her family split apart: "I love 'em both and I just feel so torn."

According to The Daily Beast, the song was co-written by U2, Parton and Snow Patrol's Johnny McDaid, and Parton recorded it in Nashville in June — two months before she died on August 25 at age 80.

This story adds the personal details behind the recording that were not part of the radio-premiere coverage of the track earlier this week.

The pack's most striking new detail comes from Bono's new interview with Virgin Radio U.K., as reported by The Daily Beast: he said Parton "got out of her bed to sing this song," adding "And you can hear that. And I can't even listen to it now."

Bono, 66, called her performance "a masterclass... if you forget what an extraordinary singer she is."

Adam Clayton, also 66, told the outlet it was "an amazing performance" and "quite a closing statement," noting Parton was involved in the songwriting and direction, and that it was originally her song. Both interviewees described the track as her last vocal performance.

The Daily Beast reports that Parton sent Bono a note dated June 2 after the sessions: "Hey Bono, Hope you like what I did. I did quite a few things. Take from it what you want and what you need, but I love the song, and I think it could be something really special."

She signed off, "I've always loved you and I always will" — an echo of her own hit. Her social media shared the letter on Nov. 11, teasing the song.

Bono also said he and McDaid reworked the lyrics to appeal to Parton, and that while her circle knew she was ill, he did not realize how sick she was. Yahoo's report notes *Carnaval De Luz* explores themes of spirituality, friendship, freedom and endurance in the face of dark, encroaching forces.

For a singing audience, the stakes of Friday's release are unusual: a legendary vocalist's last take, recorded while gravely ill, arriving with the singer's own account of how hard it was to deliver.

The Daily Beast's reporting notes Parton kept her undisclosed form of cancer discreet, telling neither the public nor many close to her.

Clayton frames "Torn" as a deliberate closing statement from an artist who shaped the song herself, which gives listeners a final document of her interpretive choices rather than a posthumous compilation track.

With the album out Friday and the clip already circulating via Good Morning America, the next talking point will be how fans and critics hear that effort in the vocal itself.