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U2 / How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb 20th anniversary

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U2 / How to Dismantle and Atomic Bomb 20th anniversary reissue

U2’s 2004 album How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb will be reissued for its 20th anniversary in November.

The band’s eleventh studio album was a massive success, with two of its singles, ‘Vertigo’ and ‘Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own’, reaching No 1 in the UK charts, and the other two (‘All Because of You’ and ‘City of Blinding Lights’) both going top five. The album went to number one virtually everywhere and won eight Grammy Awards, including ‘Album of the Year’.

5CD super deluxe of How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (click image to enlarge)

This reissue campaign, offers two big box sets: a 5CD super deluxe or an 8LP vinyl super deluxe, that offer the same audio content: the album remastered, a companion album called How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb (featuring unreleased songs), remixes and a live show from Chicago in 2005. The only other formats are a standard single CD remaster (no 2CD set) and a 2LP vinyl edition (album only).

The box sets come with hardback photo books by Anton Corbijn featuring handwritten notes by the photographer and “never-before-seen” photos and 8 prints in a folio sleeve.

How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb is re-released on 22 November 2024, via UMR.

8LP vinyl super deluxe of How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (click image to enlarge)

Tracklisting

U2 / How to Dismantle and Atomic Bomb 20th anniversary reissue

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb U2 / 20th anniversary

    • CD 1 / LP 1 & 2 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (Remastered)
      1. Vertigo
      2. Miracle Drug
      3. Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own
      4. Love and Peace or Else
      5. City Of Blinding Lights
      6. All Because Of You
      7. A Man And A Woman
      8. Crumbs From Your Table
      9. One Step Closer
      10. Original Of The Species
      11. Yahweh
      12. Fast Cars
    • CD 2 / LP 3 How to Re-assemble an Atomic Bomb
      1. Picture of You (X+W)
      2. Evidence of Life
      3. Luckiest Man in the World
      4. Treason
      5. I Don’t Wanna See You Smile
      6. Country Mile
      7. Happiness
      8. Are You Gonna Wait Forever?
      9. Theme from The Batman
      10. All Because of You 2
    • CD 3 / LP 4 & 5 Remixes
      1. Vertigo – Redanka Power Mix
      2. Vertigo – Trent Reznor Remix
      3. Vertigo – Jacknife Lee 12”
      4. Fast Cars – Jacknife Lee Mix
      5. All Because Of You – Killahurtz Fly Mix
      6. All Because Of You – Redanka Indian Summer Remix
      7. City Of Blinding Lights – Paradise Soul Vocal Mix
      8. City Of Blinding Lights – Hot Chip 2006 Remix
      9. One Step Closer – Asian Temple Remix
      10. Miracle Drug – Redanka Miracle Dub
      11. Miracle Drug – Redanka Zootopian Vocal Mix
    • CD 4 & 5 / LPs 6, 7 & 8 Vertigo 2005, Live from Chicago
      1. City Of Blinding Lights
      2. Vertigo/Stories For Boys
      3. Elevation
      4. The Cry/The Electric Co.
      5. An Cat Dubh/Into The Heart
      6. Beautiful Day
      7. New Year’s Day
      8. Miracle Drug
      9. Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own
      10. Love And Peace Or Else
      11. Sunday Bloody Sunday
      12. Bullet The Blue Sky
      13. Running To Stand Still
      14. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
      15. Where The Streets Have No Name
      16. One
      17. Zoo Station
      18. The Fly
      19. Mysterious Ways
      20. All Because Of You
      21. Original Of The Species
      22. Yahweh
      23. “40”

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