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U2's follow up albums Zooropa and Pop continued the band's experimentation with alternative rock and electronic dance music, reaching number one worldwide but with reduced sales. U2 regained commercial favour with the release of All That You Can't Leave Behind in 2000, returning to a more mainstream sound.
U2 are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1976. The group comprises Bono (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), the Edge (lead guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen Jr. (drums and percussion).
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.
U2 thought they would have a new record completed in time for 1999. [3] After the band's brief demo sessions, The Edge worked alone on song ideas before the band reunited at Hanover Quays. [3] They recorded with the mentality of a "band in a room playing together", an approach that led to the album's more stripped-down sound. [3]
Live performances of the song appear on the DVDs Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago and U2 360° at the Rose Bowl, the bonus disc of U218 Singles, and on the 2005 U2.com subscriber's release U2.COMmunication. [15] [52] [53] [54] The U2.COMmunication version is an audio rip of the performance from Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago. [54]
"Gloria" is a song by rock band U2. It is the opening track and second single from the band's 1981 album, October. It features a chorus sung in Latin, from the liturgical "Gloria in Excelsis Deo".
The series began with U2 Go Home on 17 March (St. Patrick's Day), with a pre-recorded performance by Irish musician Dermot Kennedy serving as an "opening act". [15] To coincide with the broadcast event, a four-track EP of songs from U2 Go Home was released to streaming services and digital stores. [16]
"Elevation" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track on their tenth studio album, All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000), and was released as the album's third single on 25 June 2001.