Wide Awake in America

Wide Awake in America

Infobox Album
Name = Wide Awake in America
Type = ep
Artist = U2


Border = yes
Released = May 1985
Recorded = 1984–1985
Genre = Rock
Length = 20:42
Label = Island
Producer = U2, Tony Visconti, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:g4520r3ac48v link]
*Robert Christgau (B) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=u2 link]
*"Rolling Stone" (mixed) [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/104913 link]
Last album = "The Unforgettable Fire" (1984)
This album = "Wide Awake in America" (1985)
Next album = "The Joshua Tree" (1987)

"Wide Awake in America" is a four-track EP by the Irish rock band U2, released in 1985. It combines two live performances of songs from the group's 1984 album "The Unforgettable Fire" with two B-sides from the era, which had previously been available only in the United Kingdom.

It was originally released only in North America and Japan but sold so well that it charted in the UK as an import. It was re-released internationally in 1990.

The EPs centerpiece, "Bad", a song about heroin addiction, would become a staple of their live set, particularly after a remarkable extended performance at Live Aid in which Bono danced with a girl in the audience. Radio programmers often chose this "Wide Awake in America" version over the original studio recording for airplay.

ong notes

"Bad" was produced by the band and recorded live from the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England on November 12, 1984, as part of the Unforgettable Fire Tour. The Edge misplayed the very last note of this song, but U2 decided to use this version anyway, and the error was fixed during mixing.

"A Sort of Homecoming" is live from Wembley Arena in London, England on November 15 1984. The song was produced by Tony Visconti and recorded during a soundcheck at the concert, with the crowd noise was mixed in later during post-production at Good Earth Studios.

"The Three Sunrises" (also listed as "Three Sunrises") was produced by the band with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. It can also be found on the B-sides disc of the limited edition of "The Best of 1980–1990" compilation from 1998.

"Love Comes Tumbling" was produced by the band and also appears, with a slightly different beginning, on the B-sides disc of "The Best of 1980–1990".

All tracks except "Bad" originally appeared on the "The Unforgettable Fire" single, released in April 1985 outside the US. The mix on "A Sort of Homecoming" from that single is different on this release and includes some studio-dubbed backing vocals by The Edge.

Track listing

Music by U2, words by Bono.

ide one

#"Bad" (live) – 7:59
#"A Sort of Homecoming" (live) – 4:06

ide two

#"The Three Sunrises" – 3:52
#"Love Comes Tumbling" – 4:45

Chart positions and sales

Album

Personnel

*Bono – vocals
*The Edgeguitar, keyboards, vocals
*Adam Claytonbass
*Larry Mullen Jr.drums

ee also

*Music of Ireland
*"The Unforgettable Fire"
*U2 discography

References

External links

* [http://www.u2wanderer.org/disco/sing017.html "Wide Awake in America"] at U2 Wanderer, with comprehensive details on various editions, cover scans, lyrics, and more
* [http://www.threechordsandthetruth.net/u2lyrics/wideawake.htm Lyrics]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Wide Awake in America — Мин …   Википедия

  • Wide Awake in America — Album par U2 Sortie 1985 Enregistrement au studio Good Earth à Londres, à Slane Castle en Irlande et aux Windmill Lane Studios à Dublin Durée 20 30 Genre Rock …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Wide awake in america — Album par U2 Sortie 19 octobre 1985 Enregistrement au studio Good Earth à Londres, à Slane Castle en Irlande et aux Windmill Lane Studios à Dublin Durée 20 30 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Wide Awake in America — es un disco mitad en directo y mitad en estudio de la banda irlandesa U2 publicado el 1 de julio de 1985, un año después del disco The Unforgettable Fire, con motivo de la gira de este disco. Es un EP con sólo cuatro canciones. Con todo el… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Wide Awake in America — U2: Wide Awake in America Genre: Rock Veröffentlichung: Mai 1985 Formate: Schallplatte, Kassette und CD Titelanzahl: 4 Lau …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Wide Awake in Europe — Not to be confused with Wide Awake in America. Wide Awake in Europe EP (Live) by U2 …   Wikipedia

  • Boy Scouts of America — For the Boy Scouting division within the BSA, see Boy Scouting (Boy Scouts of America). Boy Scouts of America …   Wikipedia

  • Boy Scouts of America membership controversies — The Boy Scouts of America (BSA), one of the largest private youth organizations in the United States, has policies which prohibit atheists and agnostics from membership in its Scouting program, and prohibit avowed homosexual people from… …   Wikipedia

  • U2 — Cet article concerne le groupe de rock. Pour les autres significations, voir U2 (homonymie). U2 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Bad (U2 song) — Infobox Song Name = Bad Artist = U2 Album = The Unforgettable Fire Released = 1 October 1984 track no = Track 7 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = 6:09 Writer = U2 Composer = Bono Label = Island Producer = Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois Chart position …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”