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 Songs of Innocence is the 13th studio album by Irish rock band U2, released 9 September 2014. The album's title, along with that of the band's next album Songs of Experience, is named after William Blake's poem collection Songs of Innocence and of Experience.The album was supposed to be released soon after U2's 12th album, 2009's No Line on the Horizon, but instead took another 5 years to produce. The band worked mostly with producer Brian Burton to make the songs, finishing them off with a selection of other producers. The album was designed as a look back on the band members' time as boys, with lyrics centered around topics such as social problems, their early music influences, and personal life events.However, all of this was Overshadowed by Controversy surrounding the album's release — specifically due to how it was released. With album sales dropping in general, U2 made an agreement with Apple to distribute the album to all iTunes libraries for free. This may sound convenient on the surface, and Apple CEO Tim Cook even marketed it as "the largest album release of all time" (considering the album was made available to over 500 million customers). However, this release format unfortunately resulted in the album being added automatically to users' iTunes accounts, which triggered unprompted downloads, ate up memory on devices, and interfered with various autoplay and randomizer functions. Not helping their press was Apple having to tell people how to remove the album using some tricks, since there wasn't a simple way to remove it.Backlash ensued on several fronts. Many iTunes customers felt that their consent and privacy had been breached; fellow rock musicians from bands including The Black Keys, Pink Floyd and Buckcherry also questioned the release format, with Buckcherry guitarist Keith Nelson opining that it devalued the music. While U2 frontman Bono initially refused to publicly apologize, calling the release "one of the proudest moments in U2's history", he would eventually do just that in his 2022 memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, writing, "I take full responsibility... I'd thought if we could just put our music within reach of people, they might choose to reach out toward it. Not quite."No singles were officially released, but "The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)" was used in advertising.Tracklist: "The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)" (4:16) "Every Breaking Wave" (4:13) "California (There is No End to Love)" (4:00) "Song for Someone" (3:47) "Iris (Hold Me Close)" (5:20) "Volcano" (3:15) "Raised By Wolves" (4:06) "Cedarwood Road" (4:26) "Sleep Like a Baby tonight" (5:02) "This is Where You Can Reach me Now" (5:06) "The Troubles" (4:46)"The most beautiful trope I'd ever heard":
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