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Pop is the ninth studio album by Irish rock band U2.It was produced by Flood, Howie B, and Steve Osborne, and was released on 3 March 1997 on Island Records.The album was a continuation of the band's 1990s musical reinvention, as they incorporated alternative rock, techno, dance, and electronica influences into their sound.
Following the release of their single "Another Day" in 1980, U2 signed a recording contract with Island Records, [2] and released their first album, Boy, later that year. The band has since released 15 full-length studio albums, the most recent being Songs of Surrender in 2023.
"Please" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the eleventh track on their ninth album, Pop (1997), and was released as its fourth single on 22 September 1997 by Island Records.
The song was remixed for U2's The Best of 1990–2000 greatest hits album, released in 2002. The new version has a longer intro and subtle use of the techno-sounding drum beat that figured prominently in the opening of the original track. The new "Discothèque" sounds similar to the way U2 performed the song during the PopMart Tour in 1997 and ...
The winner, 17-year-old Inela Nogic, was invited onstage during a 1997 U2 performance in Sarajevo, where lead singer Bono did his best Bert Parks impression and serenaded her. eBay.
"Mofo" originated from a songwriting trip that guitarist the Edge and lead vocalist Bono took to Nice, France, [4] before U2 began the recording sessions for Pop. [5] The song originally had a blues feeling to it, with Bono playing wah-wah guitar, but it evolved after the band began working on it in the studio and bassist Adam Clayton added a bassline in the style of Motown.
[2] [3] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1997, as well as singles which peaked in 1996 and 1998 but were in the top 10 in 1997. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart ...
"Last Night on Earth" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the sixth track on their 1997 album, Pop, and was released by as its third single on 1 July 1997 by Island Records. The song includes excerpts from "Trayra Boia", written by Naná Vasconcelos and Denise Milan. [2] Its music video was directed by Richie Smyth and filmed in the US.