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Songs of Surrender comprises re-recorded and reinterpreted versions of 40 songs from U2's back catalogue. [6] Recorded over a two-year period during lockdowns for the COVID-19 pandemic, [7] the album was largely the effort of guitarist the Edge and lead vocalist Bono, [8] with the Edge also serving as the record's curator and producer. [9]
"40", also known as "40 (How Long)", is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the tenth and final track on their 1983 album, War.The song is noted for its live performances; guitarist the Edge and bassist Adam Clayton trade instruments during performances of it, and as it was commonly played to end their concerts, the band would leave the stage one-by-one as the audience continued to sing the ...
In 2017, U2 released Songs of Experience and began the 2017 and 2019 Joshua Tree Tours to commemorate the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree. U2 have sold 175 million records worldwide. [7] With 52 million certified units by the RIAA, U2 rank as the 22nd-highest-selling music artist in the US. [8]
UPDATE (Jan. 11, 12:15 PM ET): The full track list for U2’s Songs of Surrender has been confirmed, and it is divided into four 10-song sides named for each band member. The first full song ...
Reflecting on the controversy in his 2022 memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, Bono took “full responsibility” for the mishap. “I’d thought if we could just put our music within reach ...
[35] [39] During the shoot, U2 performed "City of Blinding Lights" multiple times, followed by "Vertigo", "All Because of You" and "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own". [35] The video shows the band playing the song on the Vertigo Tour concert stage. The live audio is kept to demonstrate the imperfections and emotion in the performance. [40]
In 2019, Rolling Stone ranked the song number seven on their list of the 50 greatest U2 songs, [50] and in 2020, The Guardian ranked the song number four on their list of the 40 greatest U2 songs. [51] U2 included the song on their compilation albums The Best of 1980–1990 (1998) and U218 Singles (2006) and reworked and re-recorded it for ...
Bono later revealed in his 2022 memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story that he had undergone open-heart surgery due to a "blister" that formed over time in his aorta as a result of having a bicuspid aortic valve. [54] The eight-hour operation was performed by David H. Adams at Mount Sinai Hospital, and Bono made a full recovery. [55]