How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
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| Studio album by U2 | ||||
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Publication |
November 22, 2004 |
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| Label (s) | Island Records | |||
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Format (s) |
CD, vinyl, cassette |
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skirt |
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Title (number) |
11 |
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running time |
48:29 |
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Bono ( vocals ) The Edge ( guitar , vocals) Adam Clayton ( bass guitar ) Larry Mullen Junior ( drums ) |
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Studio (s) |
Hanover Quay Studios , Windmill Lane Studios , Dublin, Ireland |
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How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is the eleventh studio album by the Irish band U2 . It was released on November 22, 2004.
List of titles
- Vertigo - 3:15
- Miracle Drug - 3:59
- Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - 5:09
- Love and Peace or Else - 4:51
- City of Blinding Lights - 5:48
- All Because of You - 3:39
- A Man and a Woman - 4:30
- Crumbs from Your Table - 5:03
- One Step Closer - 3:52
- Original of the Species - 4:41
- Yahweh - 4:22
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Fast Cars - 3:42
(Only included on the Japanese and UK versions, as well as the Deluxe Edition of the CD, the vinyl and the digital version.)
Singles
Vertigo , Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own (which he dedicated to his late father) and City of Blinding Lights were released as singles . All Because of You was added in Canada, Europe, Australia and Japan . Original of the Species was released as a radio single in the United States .
Awards (selection)
At the Grammy Awards in 2005 and 2006, U2 was able to prevail in all nominations and won a total of 8 awards.
In 2005 they received the awards Best Rock Performance for Vertigo , Best Rock Song , also for Vertigo and Best Short Form Music Video , again for Vertigo . U2 performed live with Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own at the award ceremony .
In 2006 the album received the Album of the Year and Best Rock Album awards . For Song of the Year has been Sometimes You Can not Make It On Your Own voted. U2 also received the Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal award for the same piece . As Best Rock Song was City Of Blinding Lights excellent. U2 performed live with Vertigo and One , the latter together with Mary J. Blige .
Sales numbers and awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
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 4 × platinum
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280,000 |
 Brazil (PMB)
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2 × platinum
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250,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
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4 × platinum
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(160,000) |
 Germany (BVMI)
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 3 × gold
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(450,000) |
 Europe (IFPI)
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3 × platinum
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3,000,000 |
 Finland (IFPI)
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gold
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(21,348) |
 France (SNEP)
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platinum
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(300,000) |
 Greece (IFPI)
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platinum
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(20,000) |
 Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)
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platinum
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20,000 |
 Ireland (IRMA)
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10 × platinum
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(150,000) |
 Japan (RIAJ)
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platinum
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200,000 |
 Canada (MC)
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5 × platinum
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500,000 |
 Mexico (AMPROFON)
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platinum
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100,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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3 × platinum
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45,000 |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
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gold
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(40,000) |
 Austria (IFPI)
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platinum
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(30,000) |
 Poland (ZPAV)
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gold
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(20,000) |
 Portugal (AFP)
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3 × platinum
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(60,000) |
 Russia (NFPF)
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gold
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(10,000) |
 Sweden (IFPI)
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platinum
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(60,000) |
 Spain (Promusicae)
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platinum
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(100,000) |
 Hungary (MAHASZ)
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gold
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(10,000) |
 United States (RIAA)
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3 × platinum
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3,000,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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4 × platinum
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(1,200,000) |
| All in all |
6 × gold 51 × platinum |
7,395,000 |
Main article: U2 (band) / Music Sales Awards
Others
Miracle Drug is one of only three songs (alongside Numb and some live versions of Elevation ) that three band members sing, namely Bono , The Edge and Larry Mullen . The album includes two songs dedicated to Bono's late father: Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own and One Step Closer . In the summer of 2004, The Edge had a demo CD with the songs from How to Dismantle stolen from Atomic Bomb . This led to the official release date being brought forward. On the afternoon of November 22, 2004, the video for All Because of You was filmed, with U2 driving across New York on a truck and playing the song live. On the evening of the same day U2 played a free concert in front of around 3,000 spectators in New York's Empire Ferry Fulton State Park on the Brooklyn Bridge . Six songs from the new album were played. The concert was recorded by MTV and some weeks later it was partially broadcast. In the fall of 2004, an unreleased How to Dismantle song appeared on the Internet at Atomic Bomb sessions: Mercy . According to Larry Mullen, Crumbs from Your Table is the only song on the DVD that U2 wrote while drunk and that he has no memories of how it came about.