Wide Awake in America
Two live performances from the Unforgettable Fire tour sit beside two studio B-sides. Bad became the release's defining performance.
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Inside the recording
- Producers
- U2, Tony Visconti, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
- Engineering & mixing
- U2, Ron St. Germain, Kevin Killen, Kevin Moloney, Paul Thomas
- Recording locations
- Windmill Lane, Dublin (studio tracks); NEC, Birmingham and Wembley Arena, London (live tracks)
- In the studio
- The final guitar note in Bad was repaired during mixing; a live release need not be an untouched concert tape.
Selected credits, not an exhaustive personnel list. Release credits — U2SongsPersonnel & background — Wikipedia
Tracks
- BadLive from Birmingham, Nov. 12, 1984
- A Sort of HomecomingLive from London, Nov. 15, 1984
- The Three SunrisesStudio Version
- Love Comes TumblingStudio Version - No False Start
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Chart positions
Certifications
- US — RIAA: Platinum Source
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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Documented
Despite its title, the live recordings were made in England: Birmingham and London.