Pop (U2 album)

1997 studio album by U2

Pop is the ninth studio album by Irish rock group U2. It was released on 3 March 1997 through Island Records. It went to number 1 worldwide except in Japan and Hungary where it made number 2. and its lifeline sales were the weakest since 1981 album October and is the lowest in the band's catalogue.

Pop
Studio album by
Released3 March 1997 (1997-03-03)
Recorded1995–1996
Studio
Genre
Length60:09
LabelIsland
Producer
U2 chronology
Original Soundtracks 1
(1995)
Pop
(1997)
Please: PopHeart Live EP
(1997)
Singles from Pop
  1. "Discothèque"
    Released: 3 February 1997
  2. "Staring at the Sun"
    Released: 15 April 1997
  3. "Last Night on Earth"
    Released: 14 July 1997
  4. "Please"
    Released: 22 September 1997
  5. "If God Will Send His Angels"
    Released: 8 December 1997
  6. "Mofo"
    Released: 8 December 1997

Track listing

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All lyrics written by Bono and the Edge, all music composed by U2.

Pop track listing
No. TitleProducer Length
1. "Discothèque"  Flood 5:19
2. "Do You Feel Loved"   5:07
3. "Mofo"  Flood 5:49
4. "If God Will Send His Angels"  
5:22
5. "Staring at the Sun"  
  • Flood
  • Steve Osborne[a]
4:36
6. "Last Night on Earth"  Flood 4:45
7. "Gone"  Flood 4:26
8. "Miami"  
  • Howie B
  • Flood
4:52
9. "The Playboy Mansion"  
  • Flood
  • Howie B
4:40
10. "If You Wear That Velvet Dress"  Flood 5:15
11. "Please"  
  • Flood
  • Howie B
5:02
12. "Wake Up Dead Man"  Flood 4:52
Total length:
60:09
Bonus track (Japan)
No. TitleMixed by Length
13. "Holy Joe" (Guilty mix)Flood 5:08
Total length:
65:17

Notes

  • ^[a]  – additional production
  • The Malaysian edition of Pop has a censored version of "Wake Up Dead Man", omitting the word "fucked (up)" from the song, a rare instance of the band using profanity in their music.

References

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