Songs of Experience

2017 album by U2

Songs of Experience is the 12th album by Irish rock band, U2. It was released on 2017. The photo on the album cover shows Bono's son Eli and The Edge's daughter Sian holding hands. The photo is by Anton Corbijn.

Songs of Experience
Studio album by
Released1 December 2017 (2017-12-01)
Recorded2014–2017
Studio
GenrePop rock[1]
Length51:07
Label
Producer
U2 chronology
Innocence + Experience: Live in Paris
(2016)
Songs of Experience
(2017)
Singles from Songs of Experience
  1. "You're the Best Thing About Me"
    Released: 6 September 2017
  2. "Get Out of Your Own Way"
    Released: 16 January 2018[4]
  3. "Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way"
    Released: 23 April 2018[5]
  4. "Summer of Love"
    Released: 10 August 2018[6]

Track listing change

All lyrics written by Bono, all music composed by U2, except where noted.

Standard edition[7]
No. TitleProducer Length
1. "Love Is All We Have Left"  Andy Barlow 2:41
2. "Lights of Home"   4:16
3. "You're the Best Thing About Me"  
3:45
4. "Get Out of Your Own Way"  
  • Tedder
  • Lillywhite
  • Kutzle
  • Thomas
  • Lee[a]
3:58
5. "American Soul"  
  • Lee
  • Thomas[a]
  • Declan Gaffney[a]
4:21
6. "Summer of Love"  
  • Tedder
  • Kutzle
  • Lee[a]
3:24
7. "Red Flag Day"  
  • Tedder
  • Lillywhite
  • Kutzle
  • Barlow
3:19
8. "The Showman (Little More Better)"  
  • Tedder
  • Lillywhite
  • Lee[a]
3:23
9. "The Little Things That Give You Away"  
  • Thomas
  • Barlow[a]
4:55
10. "Landlady"  
  • Lee
  • Tedder[b]
  • Barlow[a]
4:01
11. "The Blackout"  
  • Lee
  • Tedder[b]
  • Kutzle[a]
4:45
12. "Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way"  Lee 4:00
13. "13 (There Is a Light)"   4:19
Total length:
51:07
Deluxe edition bonus tracks[8]
No. TitleProducer Length
14. "Ordinary Love" (Extraordinary Mix)
3:47
15. "Book of Your Heart"  Barlow 3:55
16. "Lights of Home" (St Peter's String Version)
  • Tedder
  • Lee
  • Kutzle
  • Thomas[a]
4:33
Total length:
63:22
Deluxe edition (CD) additional bonus track
No. TitleProducer Length
17. "You're the Best Thing About Me" (U2 vs. Kygo) 4:16
Total length:
67:38
Japanese deluxe edition (CD) additional bonus track
No. TitleProducer Length
18. "The Blackout" (Jacknife Lee Remix)Lee[c] 7:18
Total length:
74:57

Notes

  • ^[a]  – additional production
  • ^[b]  – original production
  • ^[c]  – remix

References change

    • Matt the Raven (5 December 2017). "U2: Songs of Experience (Interscope/Island) Review". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
    • MacDonald, Landon (1 December 2017). "Review: U2, Songs of Experience". Pretty Much Amazing. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  1. Armstrong, Megan (1 November 2017). "U2 Reveal Details Of New Album 'Songs Of Experience' and Announce 2018 North American Tour". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. "U2 Release New Album Songs Of Experience". Island Records. 30 November 2017. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. "Alternative > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. "Triple A > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. "U2 Share Four Different Remixes Of Their Song 'Summer Of Love' In A New EP". Uproxx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  6. ""Songs of Experience" by U2 on Apple Music". Apple Music. 1 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  7. "Songs of Experience (Deluxe Edition) by U2 on Apple Music". Apple Music. 1 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.

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