It debuted at number one in the US, eventually sold 18 million copies worldwide, and spawned five singles, including ' One', ' Mysterious Ways', and the UK number-one ' The Fly'. The band's following album, Achtung Baby (1991), marked a dramatic shift towards alternative rock, industrial music, and electronic dance music. įacing a backlash from Rattle and Hum and creative stagnation, U2 reinvented themselves musically in the 1990s. The album sold over 14 million copies, while the film grossed $8.6 million. The lead single ' Desire' was the band's first number-one single in the UK. U2 followed this up with the 1988 release of Rattle and Hum, a double album and companion documentary film which documented their experiences with American roots music from the Joshua Tree Tour with a collection of new studio tracks, cover songs, and live recordings. It produced their only number-one singles in the US, ' With or Without You' and ' I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For'. The group's fifth album, The Joshua Tree (1987), made them international superstars and was a critical and commercial success, reaching number one in over 20 countries it is one of the best-selling albums in the US (10 million copies shipped) and worldwide (25 million copies sold). The album went to number one in the UK and produced the group's biggest hit to that point, the UK top-10 single ' Pride (In the Name of Love)'. The band shifted towards a more ambient, abstract musical direction for The Unforgettable Fire (1984), their first collaboration with producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. On the subsequent War Tour, the group recorded the live album Under a Blood Red Sky and concert film U2 Live at Red Rocks, both of which sold well and helped establish them globally as a live act. The album yielded the singles ' Two Hearts Beat As One', ' Sunday Bloody Sunday' and ' New Year's Day', the latter two have since become among the band's most popular songs. War was a commercial success, becoming the band's first number-one album in the UK while reaching number 12 in the US. They followed it up with the release of October (1981) and War (1983). It reached number 52 in the UK and number 63 in the US. The following year, the group signed to Island Records and released their debut album, Boy. In 1979, the group issued their first release, the EP U2-3, which sold well in Ireland.

The band formed at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in 1976 as teenagers.

The discography of the Irish rock band U2 consists of 14 studio albums, one live album, three compilation albums, 67 singles, and nine extended plays (EPs). U2 performing on the Joshua Tree Tour 2017

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