Was (album)

Was
Studio album by U2
Publication (s)	17th February 1983
Label (s)	Island Records
Format (s)	Record , cassette and CD
Genre (s)	skirt
Title (number)	10
running time	42:03
occupation	Bono ( voc , guitar ) The Edge (voc, guitar , piano) Adam Clayton ( b ) Larry Mullen Junior ( dr )
production	Steve Lillywhite
Studio (s)	Windmill Lane Studios , Dublin
chronology October (1981) Was Under a Blood Red Sky (1983)

War is the third studio album by Irish band U2 , released in 1983 . The album is produced by Steve Lillywhite . It is the band's first album that had a strong political background.

In 1989 Rolling Stone Magazine voted the record number 40 of the 100 Best Albums of the 1980s. Later it came in 223rd place in his list of the 500 best albums of all time.

The album became U2's first number 1 album in the UK, overtaking Michael Jackson's album Thriller .

As a special feature, the album on compact cassette contains the entire album on each side.

Cover of the album

The boy on the album cover is Peter Rowan, brother of Bono's friend Guggi. He also appeared on the covers of the U2 albums Boy , Three, The Best of 1980–1990 and Early Demos.

Track list

The 10 tracks have a total duration of 42:03 minutes.

1. Sunday Bloody Sunday - 4:40
2. Seconds - 3:10
3. New Year's Day - 5:35
4. Like a song ... - 4:46
5. Drowning Man - 4:14
6. The Refugee - 3:40 (produced by Bill Whelan )
7. Two Hearts Beat as One - 4:03
8. Red Light - 3:46
9. Surrender - 5:34
10. 40 - 2:35

2008 Remastered Edition (Additional Titles)

1. Endless Deep 2:58
2. Angels Too Tied to the Ground (Outtake Sessions) 3:34
3. New Year's Day (7 "Single Edit) 3:56
4. New Year's Day (USA Remix) 4:31
5. New Year's Day (Ferry Corsten Extended Vocal Mix) 9:42
6. New Year's Day (Ferry Corsten Vocal Radio Mix) 4:37
7. Two Hearts Beat as One (Long Mix) 5:56
8. Two Hearts Beat as One (USA Remix) 4:24
9. Two Hearts Beat as One (Club Version) 5:43
10. Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop) 3:24
11. I Threw a Brick Through a Window / A Day Without Me (Live, Werchter, July 4, 1982) 6:58
12. Fire (Live, Werchter, July 4, 1982) 3:46

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	50,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	100,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	2 × platinum	600,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	5 × gold 12 × platinum	6,025,000

Main article: U2 (band) / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Placement of War on Rolling Stone's list of 100 BEST ALBUMS OF THE EIGHTIES. Accessed October 3, 2012.
2. ↑ Placement of War on Rolling Stone's 500 GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME list. Accessed October 3, 2012.