Zooropa

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Initially intended to be just an EP, Zooropa became a full-fledged album with 10 tracks recorded in six-weeks, the fastest U2 album ever. Interesting releases from around the world included two Australian sets of 2 x 5 CD packs. The first 2 x 5 CD pack included a copy of the Stay (Swing Format) single as the 2nd bonus CD. Virgin Megastore in Adelaide also released the Even Better Than the Real Thing single as their 2nd bonus CD. In Germany, Universal released a 2-CD box set with a copy of both Achtung Baby and Zooropa.
Zooropa reached No.1 in the following countries: Australia, Italy, Sweden, Austria, France, Japan, Switzerland, Germany, New Zealand, the UK, Canada, Holland, Norway, the US, Denmark, Ireland, and Iceland. Zooropa stayed on the charts for 61 weeks in Ireland. It peaked at No.2 in Finland, Portugal, and Spain while reaching No.3 and No.10 in Belgium and Hungary, respectively. In the US, the album was certified multi-platinum by RIAA with 2 million units sold.
U2 won a Grammy for Zooropa as the Best Alternative Album of the Year and the readers of Rolling Stone voted it Best Album.um charts. In the US, it was certified platinum by the RIAA.
Production Credits Produced by: Flood, Brian Eno, and The Edge Mixed and Engineered by: Flood and Robbie Adams Studio: The Factory, Windmill Lane, and Westland Studios, Dublin

- http://www.u2.com/music/Albums/4010/Zooropa

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Zooropa
additional recording engineer:
Joe O’Herlihy
assistant engineer:
Rob Kirwan and Willie Mannion
engineer:
Robbie Adams and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans), Brian Eno and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
assistant mixer:
Willie Mannion
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
synthesizer:
Brian Eno
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polygram International Music BV (not for release label use!) (in 1993)
recording of:
Zooropa
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
U22.66:32
2Babyface
assistant engineer:
Willie Mannion
engineer:
Robbie Adams and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans), Brian Eno and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
assistant mixer:
Rob Kirwan
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polygram International Music BV (not for release label use!) (in 1993)
recording of:
Babyface
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
U234:02
3Numb
recording engineer:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
assistant engineer:
Rob Kirwan and Willie Mannion
engineer:
Robbie Adams and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
co-producer:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
producer:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans), Brian Eno and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
assistant mixer:
Mary McShane
mixer:
Robbie Adams
additional synthesizer:
Brian Eno
background vocals:
Bono (singer of U2) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polygram International Music BV (not for release label use!) (in 1993)
music videos:
Numb by U2 (Irish rock band), Numb by U2 (Irish rock band) and Numb (video remix) by U2 (Irish rock band)
recording of:
Numb
lyricist:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
is based on:
Down All the Days
U23.554:20
4Lemon
assistant engineer:
Rob Kirwan and Willie Mannion
engineer:
Robbie Adams and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans), Brian Eno and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
assistant mixer:
Willie Mannion
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
strings and synthesizer:
Brian Eno
background vocals:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Brian Eno
strings arranger:
Brian Eno
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polygram International Music BV (not for release label use!) (in 1993)
music videos:
Lemon by U2 (Irish rock band)
recording of:
Lemon
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
U23.656:58
5Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
assistant engineer:
Rob Kirwan and Willie Mannion
engineer:
Robbie Adams and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans), Brian Eno and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
assistant mixer:
Rob Kirwan
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen
guitar:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
keyboard [keyboards]:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polygram International Music BV (not for release label use!) (in 1993) and Universal Music International BV (company, do not use as label) (in 1993)
music videos:
Stay (Faraway, So Close!) by U2 (Irish rock band)
recording of:
Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V. and Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
U23.74:58
6Daddy’s Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car
assistant engineer:
Willie Mannion
engineer:
Robbie Adams and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans), Brian Eno and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
assistant mixer:
Rob Kirwan
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polygram International Music BV (not for release label use!) (in 1993)
samples:
The City Sleeps by MC 900 Ft Jesus
recording of:
Daddy’s Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
U235:20
7Some Days Are Better Than Others
assistant engineer:
Rob Kirwan and Willie Mannion
engineer:
Robbie Adams and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
assistant mixer:
Rob Kirwan
mixer:
Robbie Adams
synthesizer:
Brian Eno
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polygram International Music BV (not for release label use!) (in 1993)
recording of:
Some Days Are Better Than Others
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
U234:17
8The First Time
engineer:
Robbie Adams
producer:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans), Brian Eno and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
assistant mixer:
Willie Mannion
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen
guitar:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
harmonium and piano:
Brian Eno
keyboard [keyboards]:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polygram International Music BV (not for release label use!) (in 1993) and Universal Music International BV (company, do not use as label) (in 1993)
recording of:
The First Time
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
U23.43:46
9Dirty Day
assistant engineer:
Rob Kirwan and Willie Mannion
engineer:
Robbie Adams and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans), Brian Eno and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
assistant mixer:
Willie Mannion
mixer:
Robbie Adams
synthesizer:
Brian Eno
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polygram International Music BV (not for release label use!) (in 1993)
recording of:
Dirty Day
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
U235:24
10The Wanderer / [untitled]
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Willie Mannion
engineer and mixer:
Robbie Adams and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans), Brian Eno and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
additional synthesizer:
Brian Eno
background vocals:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
guest lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polygram International Music BV (not for release label use!) (in 1993)
compilation of:
The Wanderer by U2 (Irish rock band) & Johnny Cash (country music legend) and [ringing dead air alert for DJs] by [no artist] (Special Purpose Artist)
recording of:
The Wanderer
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
U2 starring Johnny Cash3.65:41