U2 have released a previously unheard track called ‘Happiness’ which was originally recorded 20 years ago.
The song which you can check out below, was recorded during the band’s sessions for their 2004 album ‘How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb’.
A special 20th anniversary edition of ‘How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb’, is also available to pre order here.
The album itself, which will be released on November 22, will include new, unreleased songs from the archives of the original album’s sessions.
On the other hand, ‘How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb’, will be released as a standalone record with ten tracks on November 29.
It will be exclusively available in a physical format for Record Store Day Black Friday as a limited black and red marble 1LP vinyl.
Check out for ‘Happiness’ below.
“creative period”
Speaking about ‘How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb’, U2’s The Edge said this in a press release.
“The sessions for ‘How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb’ were such a creative period for the band, we were exploring so many song ideas in the studio. We were inspired to revisit our early music influences, and it was a time of deep personal introspection for Bono who was attempting to process – dismantle – the death of his father”, he said.
The Edge continued: “For this anniversary edition I went into my personal archive to see if there were any unreleased gems and I hit the jackpot. We chose ten that really spoke to us. Although at the time we left these songs to one side, with the benefit of hindsight we recognize that our initial instincts about them being contenders for the album were right, we were onto something”.
“What you’re getting on this shadow album is that raw energy of discovery, the visceral impact of the music, a sonic narrative, a moment in time, the exploration and interaction of four musicians playing together in a room… this is the pure U2 drop”.
Back in August, U2 announced plans to release a new concert movie from their record breaking Las Vegas residency. More on this from Nova here.
