U2 - Song by Song

by Aaron J. Sams

Overview

U2 formed in 1976 when the drummer posted a note to the school bulletin board. Over forty years later, the band is still producing music and touring the world with the same line-up they have had ever since the 1970s. U2 have become one of the most successful rock bands of all time, releasing fourteen studio albums and over seventy singles. In this book, the reader is guided through each release, song by song, from the band's first album "Boy" (1980) until the single “Your Song Saved My Life” released in 2021. Everyone knows U2's biggest hits—songs like “With or Without You,” “One,” and “Beautiful Day”—but delve into all of the songs including B-sides, compilation tracks, and lesser-known album tracks. U2: Song by Song is a look at every song by the Irish rock group, written by a lifelong U2 fan. The book provides an examination of each track including the inspirations behind them and the impact that these songs have had on the world today. U2: Song by Song charts U2's rise to success, documenting chart positions, and awards given to each song.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781558997
Publisher:	Pen and Sword
Publication date:	06/13/2024
Series:	Song by Song
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Aaron J. Sams was born in Nova Scotia and became a lifelong U2 fan in the early 1980s. His first U2 concert was in 1997, and he has seen every tour since. In 1995, he started a fan website—U2Songs.com, the oldest U2 site on the internet still in publication. U2Songs has been featured on the BBC, Irish Independent, and U2's own site. Sams has contributed to many U2 fan projects, including several books about U2 written by others. He has also contributed to official U2 releases. He currently lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he works as an engineer.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Boy (1980); October (1981); War (1983); The Unforgettable Fire (1984); The Joshua Tree (1987); Rattle and Hum (1988); Achtung Baby (1991); Zooropa (1993); Original Soundtracks (1995); Pop (1997); All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000); How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004); No Line on the Horizon (2009); Songs of Innocence (2014); Songs of Experience (2017); U2 Covering Other Artists' Songs; U2 Solo Works; Select Discography