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War (U2 Album) (Music)
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War is the third studio album recorded by Irish rock band U2. It was released through Island Records on 28 February 1983.At the time it surprised many for being a New Sound Album where the band grew the beard as songwriters. Many songs were very political, and directly referred to the civil war in Northern Ireland.Commercially, War went double-Platinum in the United Kingdom, and quadruple-Platinum in the United States, selling 11 million copies worldwide. When it became U2's first #1 album on the Official Charts Company album chart in the UK, it toppled Michael Jackson's Thriller. It peaked at #12 on the Billboard 200 album chart.The album spawned three singles: "New Year's Day", "Two Hearts Beat as One", and "Sunday Bloody Sunday". The first two each peaked at #2 in Ireland, their highest showing yet in their home country, and were Top 20 hits in the UK (#10 and #18, respectively).Not to be confused with the band of the same name, or the 1970 song of the same name by The Temptations. | |
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Ripped from the Headlines | |
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Ripped from the Headlines: This album directly references the civil war and religious wars that have divided Northern Ireland for decades. This was a very mature and commercially risky subject to tackle for a rock band, but U2 actually managed to get people talking about the subject. Yet, as Bono said himself on their Live Album "Under A Blood Red Sky", before playing "Sunday Bloody Sunday". | |
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Protest Song | |
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Protest Song: "Sunday Bloody Sunday" aimed at The Troubles in Northern Ireland, directly referencing the bloodbath of January 30, 1972 in Derry, Northern Ireland when 26 civil rights protesters and bystanders were shot dead by British soldiers. "New Year's Day" was inspired by the Polish solidarity movement which came into blossom in 1980 and provided a stance against the communist government. | |
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New Sound Album | |
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New Sound Album: Compared to their earlier albums, this record was way more political and confrontational; musically, the songs incorporate aggressive drumbeats and distorted guitars. | |
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As the Good Book Says... | |
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As the Good Book Says...: "40" has lyrics based on Psalm 40 of the Bible. "Drowning Man" quotes from Isaiah 40:31. | |
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Apathetic Citizens | |
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Apathetic Citizens: "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" | |
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Special Guest | |
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Special Guest: The female singers from Kid Creole and the Coconuts, best known for "Annie I'm Not Your Daddy", performed backing vocals on three of the tracks ("Like A Song", "Surrender", and "Red Light"), with their trumpet player (Kenny Fradley) appearing on the latter. | |
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Time Marches On | |
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Time Marches On: "Seconds" mentions the USSR, which dissolved in 1991. | |
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Step Up to the Microphone | |
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Step Up to the Microphone: The Edge sings the first two stanzas of "Seconds". | |
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Pep-Talk Song | |
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Pep-Talk Song: "New Year's Day", where the arrival of a new year is seen as a way to "begin again". "Drowning Man" also has an upbeat message | |
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Non-Appearing Title: "Drowning Man" and "40" (the latter being the number of the psalm it was based on). | |
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The Power of Love | |
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The Power of Love: "Two Hearts Beat As One" and "Red Light". Also "Drowning Man": | |
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Arc Words | |
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Arc Words and Book Ends: Both the anti violence/war songs "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "40" ask the question: | |
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Atomic Hate | |
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Atomic Hate: "Seconds". | |
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Black-and-White Morality | |
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Black-and-White Morality: "Two Hearts Beat As One" attacks this mindset. "Like A Song..." attacks this even more pointedly (see the War Is Hell quote below). | |
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Reality Is Unrealistic | |
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Reality Is Unrealistic: "Sunday Bloody Sunday" | |
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Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life | |
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Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life: "Surrender" | |
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One-Man Song | |
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One-Man Song: "Drowning Man". | |
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Heavy Meta | |
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Heavy Meta: "Like A Song" | |
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Shout-Out | |
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Shout-Out: "Seconds" contains a clip from the 1982 documentary "Soldier Girls". | |
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One-Word Title | |
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One-Word Title: "War", but also the songs "Seconds" and "Surrender". | |
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Title-Only Chorus | |
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Title-Only Chorus: "Sunday Bloody Sunday," "Surrender" and "Two Hearts Beat as One." | |
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Album Title Drop | |
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Album Title Drop: While the album's title is fitting, the word is only mentioned in a line in "The Refugee" (the plural form, "wars," is heard in "New Year's Day"). | |
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Thousand-Yard Stare | |
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Thousand-Yard Stare: The child on the album cover, who consequently was the brother of a friend of Bono. | |
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Surprisingly Sudden Death | |
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Surprisingly Sudden Death: "Seconds", which deals with the fact that terrorism can strike anywhere at any time and anyone can die. | |
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War Is Hell | |
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War Is Hell: A huge theme "Sunday Bloody Sunday". "The Refugee"" "Like A Song" | |
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