Pop
Album by U2
Released	March 1997
Recorded	Hanover Quay Studios, Windmill Lane Studios, The Works, Dublin, Ireland, South Beach Studios, Miami, Florida 1996
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	60:08
Label	Island Records
Producer(s)	Flood
Professional reviews
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U2 chronology
Original Soundtracks No. 1 (1995)	Pop (1997)	All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)

Pop is an album released by the Irish rock band U2 in March of 1997 (see 1997 in music). It is notable for combining elements of popular nineties techno with traditional U2 alternative guitar rock. Although an early commercial success at the time of its release — it reached number one in many countries, including the UK and the US — its lifetime sales are among the lowest in U2's catalogue. Critical reaction was mixed at the time of its release, and it has come to be regarded as one of the band's lesser albums. This is an album cover. ... U2 is an Irish rock band featuring Bono (Paul David Hewson) on vocals, guitar and harmonica, The Edge (David Howell Evans) on guitar, keyboards and vocals, Adam Clayton on bass, and Larry Mullen, Jr. ... 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History

Guitarist The Edge described the album as "about as far away from U2 as it is possible to be". [1] It is much more dark and experimental than, as the title would imply, light and mainstream. It has some of the band's most jaded and desolate lyrics, such as the political "Please" and the haunting "Wake Up, Dead Man". Bono has described the album as starting at a party and ending at a funeral, and indeed, the mood gets very bleak after the first couple of songs. The Edge during a 2005 concert Dave Howell Evans (born August 8, 1961, Barking, East London, England) stage name The Edge, is the lead guitarist of the Irish rock band U2. ...

Every song has its own unique noises and nuances, like the watery guitar of "Staring at the Sun", the siren wailing of "Gone", or the gritty drumtrack of "Miami". Despite its rough production, it is an immensely textured record sonically. It spans various styles as well, such as the beat-driven trance of "Do You Feel Loved?", the techno of "Mofo", and the loungy balladeering of "If You Wear That Velvet Dress". Trance is a style of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s. ...

Following the subsequent Popmart Tour, the band expressed their dissatisfaction with the final product. Since the tour was booked well in advance, the recording of the album had to be rushed. The vocals to "Last Night On Earth" were reportedly recorded at the mixing desk the day the album was to be sent for pressing. Between the album's various singles and the band's The Best of 1990-2000 compilation (and disregarding dance remixes and the like), the band has re-recorded, remixed, and rearranged "Discothèque", "If God Will Send His Angels", "Staring at the Sun", "Last Night On Earth", "Gone", and "Please". U2s Popmart Tour ran between 1997 and 1998 in support of their album Pop. ... The Best of 1990-2000 is a greatest hits compilation released by Irish rock band U2 in November 2002 (see 2002 in music). ... Discothèque is a single by the Irish rock band U2 released on the album Pop in 1997. ...

The band took a considerably more conservative, stripped down approach with Pop's follow-up, All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000), along with the Elevation Tour that supported it, and the few songs from Pop that did sometimes end up in Elevation setlists ("Gone", "Please", "Staring at the Sun", and "Wake Up Dead Man") were presented in relatively bare-bones versions. On the more recent Vertigo Tour, songs from Pop were even more rarely played, though a tentative stab at "Discothèque" managed to invade the beginning of the third leg. Bono also sang a snippet of "Please" during "Bullet The Blue Sky". All That You Cant Leave Behind is an album by the Irish alternative rock band U2. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The rock band U2s Elevation Tour took place in 2001 in support of their album All That You Cant Leave Behind. ... The rock band U2s Vertigo Tour began in 2005 in support of their album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. ... Please is a U2 song, released as the fourth single from the Pop album. ...

Track listing

1. "Discothèque" – 5:19
2. "Do You Feel Loved?" – 5:07
3. "MOFO" – 5:46
4. "If God Will Send His Angels" – 5:22
5. "Staring at the Sun" – 4:36
6. "Last Night on Earth" – 4:45
7. "Gone" – 4:26
8. "Miami" – 4:52
9. "The Playboy Mansion" – 4:40
10. "If You Wear That Velvet Dress" – 5:14
11. "Please" – 5:10
12. "Wake Up Dead Man" – 4:52

Music by U2, words by Bono and the Edge. Discothèque is a single by the Irish rock band U2 released on the album Pop in 1997. ... MOFO (short for motherfucker) was the sixth and final single from U2s Pop album. ... If God Will Send His Angels was the fifth single from U2s Pop album. ... Staring At The Sun was the second single released to promote U2s Pop album. ... Last Night on Earth, a U2 song, was the third single released for the Pop album. ... Please is a U2 song, released as the fourth single from the Pop album. ...

Produced by Flood.

"Discothèque", "Staring at the Sun", "Last Night on Earth", "Please", "If God Will Send His Angels", and "MOFO" were released as singles internationally (the most singles the band has ever released from a single album). Discothèque is a single by the Irish rock band U2 released on the album Pop in 1997. ...

The PopHeart live EP was also released in most regions. In the US, though, it was released as the "Please" single. PopHeart is an EP by the Irish rock band U2, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). ... An example of EP, Mint Car from The Cure released in 1996. ... United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ...

The Japanese edition includes "Holy Joe (Guilty Mix)" (5:08), a B-side to the "Discothèque" single, as a bonus track. The Malaysian edition has a censored version of "Wake Up, Dead Man". In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ...

Singles

The album's first single, "Discothèque", was a huge dance and airplay success. It also reached number one in the singles charts of most of European countries including the United Kingdom, where it was their third number one single after 1988's "Desire" and 1991's "The Fly". Discothèque is a single by the Irish rock band U2 released on the album Pop in 1997. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the United States, "Discothèque" is notable for being U2's only single since 1991 to crack the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100. However, it did not spend very long on the chart, as its dance elements limited its appeal. The follow-up single, "Staring at the Sun" became a moderate airplay success in the US. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

Personnel

• Bono - lead vocals, guitar
• The Edge - guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Adam Clayton - bass guitar
• Larry Mullen, Jr. - drums, percussion, programming

Bono at a press conference for the film Million Dollar Hotel, 2000 Paul David Hewson (born May 10, 1960), nicknamed Bono Vox, stage name Bono, is the lead singer of the Irish rock band, U2. ... The Edge during a 2005 concert Dave Howell Evans (born August 8, 1961, Barking, East London, England) stage name The Edge, is the lead guitarist of the Irish rock band U2. ... Adam Clayton Charles Adam Clayton (born March 13, 1960 in Chinnor, Oxford, England), is the bass player for the Irish rock band, U2. ... Larry Mullen, Jr. ...

See also

• U2 discography
• Popmart Tour

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External links

• Discography entry at U2 Wanderer--Comprehensive details on various editions, cover scans, lyrics, and more.
• Album lyrics--Searchable album lyrics.
• U2 tours overview at U2-Vertigo-Tour.com--Includes setlists for every date on the PopMart Tour.
• Quotes and information--Detailed background on each song.
• U2MoL--Contains fan interpretations and interview excerpts for each song.