How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is the eleventh studio album by U2. U2 is an Irish rock band. Island Records released it on 22 November 2004 in the United Kingdom. Interscope Records released it on 23 November 2004 in the United States. The album is similar to All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000), the band's tenth album. This is because it has rock music on it, instead of the alternative rock and dance music the band made in the 1990s. Steve Lillywhite produced the album. Other people also helped produce the album, such as Brian Eno and Chris Thomas.

U2 started recording the album in February 2003. After nine months, the band had enough music for an album. However, they did not like the music. They hired Lillywhite to produce the album in January 2004. He worked with the band for six months. They changed songs and recorded them again during this time.

Many music critics liked How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. It was number one on music charts in 34 countries, including the United States. The album won eight Grammy Awards. It was one of the best selling albums of 2004. Almost ten million copies of the album were sold. It had many singles, such as "Vertigo" and "City of Blinding Lights".

Track listing

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 – helped produce the song

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Category:2004 albums
Category:U2 albums
Category:Grammy Award-winning albums