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Zooropa
Sign in to saveZooropa is the eighth studio album by Irish rock band U2. Produced by Flood, Brian Eno, and the Edge, it was released on 5 July 1993 on Island Records. Inspired by the band's experiences on the Zoo TV Tour, Zooropa expanded on many of the tour's themes of technology and media oversaturation. The record was a continuation of the group's experimentation with alternative rock, electronic dance music, and electronic sound effects that began with their previous album, Achtung Baby, in 1991.
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Zooropa is a studio album by U2, released on July 5, 1993. Published in the Republic of Ireland by Island Records, the work is presented in the English language. It is available in compact disc digital audio and music streaming formats. The album contains ten parts, though iTunes lists eleven tracks.
The record features the songs "The Wanderer," "Zooropa," "Numb," and "Lemon." It was produced by Flood, Brian Eno, and The Edge. The album received the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album and was nominated for the same award. Its genres include alternative rock, electronic music, pop rock, industrial rock, alternative dance, art pop, and dance-rock. Zooropa was followed by *Melon: Remixes for Propaganda*.
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Release · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Album
- Artist
- U2
- First released
- 1993-07-05
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 57
- Total plays
- 661
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Key facts
- Album.name
- Zooropa
- Album.type
- studio
- Album.artist
- U2
- Album.cover
- Zooropa album.jpg
- Album.recorded
- February–May 1993
- Album.studio
- The Factory (Dublin) Windmill Lane (Dublin) Westland (Dublin)
- Album.genre
- Alternative rock
- Album.length
- 51:15
- Album.label
- Island
- Album.producer
- Flood Brian Eno The Edge
- Album.prev_title
- Achtung Baby
- Album.prev_year
- 1991
- Album.next_title
- Zoo TV: Live from Sydney
- Album.next_year
- 1994
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- industrial rock
- Followed by
- Melon: Remixes for Propaganda
- Producer
- The Edge
- Duration
- 3075
- Performer
- U2
- Record label
- Island Records
- Distribution format
- music streaming
Show 7 more facts
- tracklist
- Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
- publication date
- 1993-07-05
- language of work or name
- English language
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album
- form of creative work
- studio album
- number of parts of this work
- 10
- place of publication
- Republic of Ireland
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- Background
- Recording and production
- Composition
- Music
- Lyrics
- Packaging and title
- Release
- Reissues
- Reception
- Critical reaction
- Accolades
- Commercial performance
- Zoo TV Tour
- Legacy
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Charts
- Certifications and sales
- Notes
- References
- External links
Zooropa is the eighth studio album by Irish rock band U2. Produced by Flood, Brian Eno, and the Edge, it was released on 5 July 1993 on Island Records. Inspired by the band's experiences on the Zoo TV Tour, Zooropa expanded on many of the tour's themes of technology and media oversaturation. The record was a continuation of the group's experimentation with alternative rock, electronic dance music, and electronic sound effects that began with their previous album, Achtung Baby, in 1991.
U2 began writing and recording Zooropa in Dublin in February 1993, during a six-month break between legs of the Zoo TV Tour. The record was originally intended as an EP to promote the "Zooropa" leg of the tour that was to begin in May 1993, but during the sessions, the group decided to extend the record to a full-length album. Pressed for time, U2 wrote and recorded at a rapid pace, with songs originating from many sources, including leftover material from the Achtung Baby sessions. The album was not completed in time for the tour's resumption, forcing the band to travel between Dublin and their tour destinations in May to complete mixing and recording.
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