War is the third studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in 1983. Produced by Steve Lillywhite, it was the band's first overtly political album. Cover of the U2 album War (1983). ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... (Redirected from 17th) 17 (seventeen) is the natural number following 16 and preceding 18. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Windmill Lane Studios is a recording studio located in Dublin, Ireland. ... This article is about the city in Ireland. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Island Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group and is operated through The Island Def Jam Music Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Steve Lillywhite (born in 1955) is a well-known English music producer. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... October is the second album by Irish rock band U2, released in 1981. ... Under a Blood Red Sky is the name of both a live album and concert video recorded by the rock band U2 and released in 1983. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... This article is about January 1 in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sunday Bloody Sunday is the third single and opening track from U2s 1983 album, War. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Two Hearts Beat As One was the second single release by U2 from their War album. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 40, the closing track from U2s War album, was the (Germany-only) fourth single release from that album. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... See also: 1982 in music, other events of 1983, 1984 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events The most long-term influential release of 1983 is probably Head over Heels by the Cocteau Twins, which sold poorly upon its initial release. ... Steve Lillywhite (born in 1955) is a well-known English music producer. ...

History

The album opens with "Sunday Bloody Sunday", an ardent protest song and already a significant departure from the themes of innocence and spirituality displayed on the group's first two albums. In many live shows, such as the performance recorded for their Under a Blood Red Sky video, Bono stated that "this is not a rebel song". In interviews, he's stated that it's a positive protest song about things we can't forget but should. Originally written about the 1972 Bloody Sunday incident in which 28 Irish protesters were shot and killed in Derry, Northern Ireland by the British Parachute Regiment, the song has been applied to other conflicts in the years since, most notably during the performance at a Denver, Colorado show in 1987. This version was eventually included in the film Rattle and Hum. Before the song, Bono referred to the previous day's bombing in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland and directed angry and controversial comments towards Irish-born Americans "talking to me about the resistance; the revolution back home." Sunday Bloody Sunday is the third single and opening track from U2s 1983 album, War. ... Under a Blood Red Sky is the name of both a live album and concert video recorded by the rock band U2 and released in 1983. ... Paul David Hewson, KBE[1] (born 10 May 1960), known as Bono, is the lead singer and principal lyricist of the Irish rock band U2. ... // The Bogside area viewed from the city walls Bloody Sunday (Irish: Domhnach na Fola) is the term used to describe an incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, on 30 January 1972 in which 26 civil rights protesters were shot by members of 1st Battalion of the British Parachute Regiment led by... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... The Parachute Regiments display team, the Red Devils at an American airshow The Parachute Regiment is the main body of elite airborne troops of the British Army. ... : The Mile-High City United States Colorado Denver (coextensive) 154. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Rattle and Hum refers to both a motion picture about the band U2 and its companion album, documenting the bands 1987 Joshua Tree Tour of the United States and its exploration into American music. ... The Remembrance Day Bombing was a Provisional IRA bombing in the County Fermanagh town of Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. ... Coles Monument Enniskillen (Inis Ceithleann in Irish) is the county town (and largest town) of County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. ...

The song introduces the album with a startling, military-esque drum beat by Larry Mullen, Jr., a fuming solo by The Edge that segues into staccato bursts reminiscent of machine gun fire, and pointed lyrical couplets like: "And today the millions cry / We eat and drink while tomorrow they die." For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Larry Mullen, Jr. ... Dave Howell Evans (born August 8, 1961 in Barking, East London), more widely known by his moniker The Edge, is the guitarist, keyboardist, primary songwriter, and backing vocalist for the Irish rock band U2. ... In musical notation, staccato indicates that notes are sounded in a detached and distinctly separate manner with their lengths shortened; that is, a short silence should be between the notes, without affecting the rhythm. ...

Other songs concern topics such as nuclear proliferation and prostitution. Moreover, The Edge makes his debut as a lead vocalist on "Seconds". World map with nuclear weapons development status represented by color. ... Whore redirects here. ...

The mood grows progressively more bleak as the album continues—despite some balance provided by songs such as "Two Hearts Beat As One", a simple love song (though often associated with the conflict between Catholics and Protestants in Ireland), and "New Year's Day" (about the 1981 suppression of Solidarity in Poland), which works as both a political song and a love song—until climaxing with the coda of "Surrender" and finally ending with hushed hymn ""40"". Two Hearts Beat As One was the second single release by U2 from their War album. ... New Years Day is the third song and lead single from U2s 1983 album, War. ... Solidarity (Polish: ; full name: Independent Self-governing Trade Union Solidarity — Niezależny SamorzÄ…dny ZwiÄ…zek Zawodowy Solidarność) is a Polish trade union federation founded in September 1980 at the then Lenin Shipyards, and originally led by Lech WaÅ‚Ä™sa. ... 40, the closing track from U2s War album, was the (Germany-only) fourth single release from that album. ...

Arguably, the sound is much harsher than that of the band's other albums with the possible exception of Achtung Baby. A major reason for this is that Edge uses far less delay and echo than in previous and subsequent works. This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Delay is an audio effect which records an input signal to an audio storage medium, and then plays it back after a period of time[1]. The delayed signal may either be played back multiple times, or played back into the recording again, to create the sound of a repeating... ECHO is a German music award granted every year by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie (an association of recording companies). ...

This album became U2's first #1 album in the UK, supplanting Michael Jackson's Thriller off the top of the charts. For other persons named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). ... Thriller is an album by pop singer Michael Jackson, released by Epic Records on December 1, 1982. ...

On "40", which takes its name from fortieth Psalm from the Bible, the Edge plays bass and Adam Clayton plays guitar. In subsequent live performances (in all but two instances as the closing song), they do as well. Psalms (Tehilim תהילים, in Hebrew) is a book of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, and of the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. ... This Gutenberg Bible is displayed by the United States Library of Congress. ... Adam Charles Clayton (born 13 March 1960 in Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England), is best known as the bass player of the rock band U2. ...

In 1989, War was ranked #40 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s. In 2003, the album was ranked number 221 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. This article is about the magazine. ... In its November 16th, 1989 issue (issue #565) Rolling Stone magazine published its list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s: London Calling - The Clash Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution The Joshua Tree - U2 Remain in Light - Talking Heads Graceland - Paul Simon Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen... This article is about the magazine. ... Promotional Book Cover The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time is the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2003. ...

Album cover

The boy on the cover is Peter Rowan (brother of Bono's friend, Guggi). He also appears on the covers of Boy, Three, The Best of 1980-1990, and Early Demos. This page may meet Wikipedia’s criteria for speedy deletion. ... Boy is the debut album from Irish rock band U2, released in 1980. ... Three was U2s first release, a three-song EP recorded and released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). ... The Best of 1980-1990 is a greatest hits compilation released by Irish rock band U2 in November 1998 (see 1998 in music). ... The Complete U2 is a digital box set by U2, released exclusively online in the iTunes Music Store on November 23, 2004 (see 2004 in music). ...

Track listing

All songs written by U2.

1. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" – 4:40
2. "Seconds" – 3:10
3. "New Year's Day" – 5:35
4. "Like a Song..." – 4:46
5. "Drowning Man" – 4:14
6. "The Refugee" – 3:40 produced by Bill Whelan
7. "Two Hearts Beat as One" – 4:03
8. "Red Light" – 3:46
9. "Surrender" – 5:34
10. ""40"" – 2:35

"New Year's Day" and "Two Hearts Beat As One" were released as singles internationally. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "40" were also released as singles in Germany. Sunday Bloody Sunday is the third single and opening track from U2s 1983 album, War. ... Seconds is the second track on U2s third album, War. ... New Years Day is the third song and lead single from U2s 1983 album, War. ... Drowning Man is the fifth track on U2s third album, War. ... This article, image, template or category should belong in one or more categories. ... Two Hearts Beat As One was the second single release by U2 from their War album. ... 40, the closing track from U2s War album, was the (Germany-only) fourth single release from that album. ...

In 1993, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab remastered the album and released it as a special gold CD. This edition has slightly different running times: most notably, "Seconds" runs 3:22, adding 11.5 seconds in the break section (beginning at approx. 2:03), while "Like A Song..." runs 5:00, extending the playout section (beginning at approx. 4:45). Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL, or MoFi) is a company that produces audiophile releases of classic CDs and vinyl records. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s...

Later in 1983, the band released Under a Blood Red Sky (named after a lyric in "New Year's Day"), a live document of this album's associated War Tour. Under a Blood Red Sky is the name of both a live album and concert video recorded by the rock band U2 and released in 1983. ... The War Tour was a concert tour by the Irish rock band U2, which took place in 1982 and 1983 in support of the groups album War. ...

Personnel

• Bono – lead vocals, guitar
• The Edge – guitars, piano, lap steel, backup vocals, lead vocal on "Seconds," bass guitar on "40"
• Adam Clayton – bass, lead guitar on "40"
• Larry Mullen Jr. – drums

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Additional personnel

• Kenny Fradley – trumpet
• Steve Wickham – electric violin on "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Drowning Man"
• Cheryl Poirier, Adriana Kaegi, Taryn Hagey, Jessica Felton – backing vocals on "Red Light" and "Surrender"

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Charts

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Certifications

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See also

• U2 discography