U2 are reissuing Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, their 2004 album that includes “Vertigo,” for its twentieth anniversary. The brand new launch, dubbed the Re-Assemble Version, is out November 22 through Interscope. It features a remastered model of the unique album, together with a handful of beforehand unreleased songs. Two of these tracks, “Nation Mile” and “Image of You (X+W),” are out now and accessible beneath.
“The classes for Dismantle an Atomic Bomb had been such a artistic interval for the band, we had been exploring so many music concepts within the studio,” the Edge stated in a press release. “We had been impressed to revisit our early music influences, and it was a time of deep private introspection for Bono who was making an attempt to course of—dismantle—the demise of his father.”
He continued, “For this anniversary version, I went into my private archive to see if there have been any unreleased gems and I hit the jackpot. We selected 10 that basically spoke to us. Though on the time we left these songs to 1 aspect, with the advantage of hindsight we acknowledge that our preliminary instincts about them being contenders for the album had been proper, we had been onto one thing.”
The Edge concluded, “What you’re getting on this shadow album is that uncooked power of discovery, the visceral influence of the music, a sonic narrative, a second in time, the exploration and interplay of 4 musicians taking part in collectively in a room… that is the pure U2 drop.”
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Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (Re-Assemble Version):
01 Vertigo (Remastered 2024)
02 Miracle Drug (Remastered 2024)
03 Generally You Can’t Make It on Your Personal (Remastered 2024)
04 Love and Peace or Else (Remastered 2024)
05 Metropolis of Blinding Lights (Remastered 2024)
06 All Due to You (Remastered 2024)
07 A Man and a Lady (Remastered 2024)
08 Crumbs From Your Desk (Remastered 2024)
09 One Step Nearer (Remastered 2024)
10 Unique of the Species (Remastered 2024)
11 Yahweh (Remastered 2024)
12 Quick Vehicles (Remastered 2024)
13 Image of You (X+W)
14 Proof of Life
15 Luckiest Man within the World
16 Treason
17 I Don’t Wanna See You Smile
18 Nation Mile
19 Happiness
20 Are You Gonna Wait Endlessly? (Re-Assemble Version)
21 Theme From ‘The Batman’
22 All Due to You 2