Cyril
The Fly
From U2log[dot]com:
A special preview of U2’s new album was conducted today in Australia today for a small group of industry people. The Island rep in charge of the preview revealed U2’s next single will be released in February and a third single commemorating the 25th anniversary of the band’s first single will be released on May 16. (We were warned not to guess what the b-side will be.)
All hope for a promo tour for How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb were squashed by the rep, who explained that Bono’s commitments to DATA do not allow for it. The rep confirmed the rumor that the tour will begin on March 1 in Miami.
In addition to hearing the new album, guests at the preview were given the opportunity to review the 48-page booklet for the special edition of the new album, compiled and written by the band.
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Based on the songs U2 performed at TOPTP and CD:UK, I think the second single will be ABOY. City of Blinding Lights should be the third single.
What do you think about that comment: "We were warned not to guess what the b-side will be"? ... Shall we expect a "2004 mix" of Stories for Boy and/or Out of Control as b-side to the third single (as it commemorates the 25th anniversary of the band’s first single), or Fast Car and/or Mercy, which Bono mentionned in the Blender article. Any ideas? I guess we will just have to wait until May 16 2005
-Cyril
A special preview of U2’s new album was conducted today in Australia today for a small group of industry people. The Island rep in charge of the preview revealed U2’s next single will be released in February and a third single commemorating the 25th anniversary of the band’s first single will be released on May 16. (We were warned not to guess what the b-side will be.)
All hope for a promo tour for How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb were squashed by the rep, who explained that Bono’s commitments to DATA do not allow for it. The rep confirmed the rumor that the tour will begin on March 1 in Miami.
In addition to hearing the new album, guests at the preview were given the opportunity to review the 48-page booklet for the special edition of the new album, compiled and written by the band.
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Based on the songs U2 performed at TOPTP and CD:UK, I think the second single will be ABOY. City of Blinding Lights should be the third single.
What do you think about that comment: "We were warned not to guess what the b-side will be"? ... Shall we expect a "2004 mix" of Stories for Boy and/or Out of Control as b-side to the third single (as it commemorates the 25th anniversary of the band’s first single), or Fast Car and/or Mercy, which Bono mentionned in the Blender article. Any ideas? I guess we will just have to wait until May 16 2005
-Cyril