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"Miss Sarajevo" is a song by Irish rock band U2 and British musician Brian Eno, credited to the pseudonym "Passengers". It was released on 20 November 1995 as the only single from their album Original Soundtracks 1 .
Original Soundtracks 1 is a studio album recorded by rock band U2 and Brian Eno under the pseudonym Passengers as a side project.Released on 6 November 1995, the album is a collection of songs written for mostly imaginary films (the exceptions being songs for Ghost in the Shell, Miss Sarajevo, and Beyond the Clouds).
Among the songs played was "Miss Sarajevo", written by U2 and Brian Eno about a beauty pageant held during the war. Although the band were displeased with their performance and lead vocalist Bono had vocal difficulties, the concert was well received and was credited with improving morale among Bosnians. The members of U2 consider the show to be ...
‘Miss Sarajevo’ by Passengers 1995 “Miss Sarajevo” is a song credited to Passengers, but was the collaboration between the Irish band U2 and British musician Brian Eno.
The concert for Sarajevo, in September 1997, is probably one of the most famous and truly meaningful rock concerts ever staged: U2 playing Sarajevo, in a soccer stadium, soon after the end of the ...
Events in Sarajevo during the Bosnian War inspired their song with Brian Eno called "Miss Sarajevo", which they debuted at a September 1995 Pavarotti & Friends concert to benefit the War Child charity. [163] U2 fulfilled a 1993 promise to play in Sarajevo during the PopMart Tour in 1997. [180]
"Miss Sarajevo" taken from Passengers: Original Soundtracks 1, 1995. "Slow Dancing" was a B-side to " If God Will Send His Angels " single, 1997. "The Saints are Coming" taken from the U218 Singles compilation, 2006.
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.