U2. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004)

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is the commercially successful and critically acclaimed eleventh studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in November 2004.

U2 lead singer Bono described the album as "our first rock album. It's taken us twenty years or whatever it is, but this is our first rock album." Although not a concept album in the traditional sense, most of the music on the record deals with the world at the crossroads of its existence. Love and war, peace and harmony, and approaching death are themes of the album.

The album was produced by Steve Lillywhite, with others involved in the production including Flood, Jacknife Lee, Nellee Hooper, Chris Thomas, Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, and Carl Glanville.

Track Listing

Music by U2, lyrics by Bono except "Vertigo", "Love and Peace or Else" and "Yahweh" (words by Bono and the Edge).

1. "Vertigo" – 3:11
2. "Miracle Drug" – 3:54
3. "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – 5:08
4. "Love and Peace or Else" – 4:48
5. "City of Blinding Lights" – 5:47
6. "All Because of You" – 3:34
7. "A Man and a Woman" – 4:30
8. "Crumbs from Your Table" – 5:03
9. "One Step Closer" – 3:48
10. "Original of the Species" – 4:41
11. "Yahweh" – 4:22
12. "Fast Cars" – 3:44

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