U2 is celebrating the 20th anniversary of “How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb” with a special re-release and a new “shadow” album titled “How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb“. This new album features 10 previously unreleased tracks from the original recording sessions, including four brand new songs like “Treason” and “Happiness”. The first two tracks, “Country Mile” and “Picture of You (X+W)”, are available now.
“How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb” will be available digitally on November 22nd, and a special vinyl edition will follow for Record Store Day on November 29th. Simultaneously, “How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb” has been remastered for the first time and will be released in various physical and digital formats.
Fans can pre-order both albums now.
“The sessions for ‘How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb’ were such a creative period for the band, we were exploring so many song ideas in the studio. We were inspired to revisit our early music influences, and it was a time of deep personal introspection for Bono who was attempting to process – dismantle – the death of his father.
For this anniversary edition I went into my personal archive to see if there were any unreleased gems and I hit the jackpot. We chose ten that really spoke to us. Although at the time we left these songs to one side, with the benefit of hindsight we recognize that our initial instincts about them being contenders for the album were right, we were onto something.
What you’re getting on this shadow album is that raw energy of discovery, the visceral impact of the music, a sonic narrative, a moment in time, the exploration and interaction of four musicians playing together in a room… this is the pure U2 drop.
The tracklisting for "How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb" is:
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 We Gonna Wait Forever?
9. Theme From The Batman
10. All Because Of You 2
The tracklisting for the remastered "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb" 20th Anniversary Reissue is:
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
