War
War brought a sharper political focus and a more forceful rhythm section. Violin, trumpet and guest backing voices complicate the idea that this is simply a stripped-back guitar record.
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Inside the recording
- Producers
- Steve Lillywhite
- Engineering & mixing
- Steve Lillywhite, Paul Thomas, Kevin Killen
- Recording locations
- Windmill Lane (Dublin, Ireland)
- In the studio
- The Refugee is the production exception: Bill Whelan produced it, while Steve Lillywhite produced the rest.
Selected credits, not an exhaustive personnel list. Release credits — U2SongsPersonnel & background — Wikipedia
Tracks
- Sunday Bloody SundayStudio Version
- SecondsStudio Version
- New Year's DayStudio Version
- Like a Song...Studio Version
- Drowning ManStudio Version
- The RefugeeStudio Version
- Two Hearts Beat as OneStudio Version
- Red LightStudio Version
- SurrenderStudio Version
- 40Studio Version
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Chart positions
Certifications
Grammys & other honours
No work-specific award win has been verified for this entry. This is not a claim that none exists.
Selected documented achievements, not a worldwide exhaustive register. Certifications are award levels, not current sales estimates. Song and video awards appear on the relevant song pages and are not automatically credited to the album.
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No reliable account located supports the claim that Surrender's backing singers recorded nude. Wikipedia cites Bono's account in U2 by U2 (p. 167): during Red Light, one Coconut removed her outer top but wore a bra. That is a different song and a materially different claim; it is not evidence that the singers were naked.