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Pop
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Pop is U2's ninth studio album and was released on 3 March 1997. The recording began in 1995 with producers such as Nellee Hooper, Flood, Howie B and Steve Osborne, who wanted to introduce the band to electronic music and club culture. Drummer Larry Mullen Jr. had a back injury and was unable to play for a while, which forced the others to write their songs in a different way.
The album works with samples, loops, drum machines and sequencers, and builds on the experiments of Achtung Baby and Zooropa. The first single, Discothèque, was strongly electronic. Because the tour had already been booked, time pressure arose and the songs were worked on until the last moment. The band themselves felt the result was unfinished. Pop first received favourable reviews, but in retrospect many regard it as a disappointment.
Listening
Track list
- 1Discothèque5:19Apple Music ↗
- 2Do You Feel Loved5:07Apple Music ↗
- 3Mofo5:49Apple Music ↗
- 4If God Will Send His Angels5:22Apple Music ↗
- 5Staring at the Sun4:37Apple Music ↗
- 6Last Night On Earth4:46Apple Music ↗
- 7Gone4:27Apple Music ↗
- 8Miami4:53Apple Music ↗
- 9The Playboy Mansion4:40Apple Music ↗
- 10If You Wear That Velvet Dress5:15Apple Music ↗
- 11Please5:03Apple Music ↗
- 12Wake Up Dead Man4:53Apple Music ↗
30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗