U2's next album will be POP#2

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Originally posted by Hawkmoon1021:
I would be curious to see how POP would have done if they put out Staring At The Sun or LNOE as the 1st single & the image that they presented was closer to ATYCLB. I think POP would be seen in a whole different light.

I completely agree with you on that. Although I would have chosen Gone as the first single. But I remember Bono saying in an interview that he knew exactly what they were doing when they released Disco as the first single. I guess he wanted to be different.

Although POP is my least favorite U2 album, there are some great songs in there (Gone, LNOE, Staring, Please). I think it wouldn't have been such a commersial disaster here In North America(the least selling U2 album since WAR) if they would have released one of those great singles first.