1 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_unforgettable_fire.png]] |
2 | [[caption-width-right:300:''If I could through myself set your spirit free\ |
3 | I'd lead your heart away']] |
4 | ->''Nothing like love\ |
5 | There's nothing like love\ |
6 | \ |
7 | Nobody like you\ |
8 | There's nobody like you\ |
9 | \ |
10 | Early morning, April 4\ |
11 | Shot rings out in the Memphis sky\ |
12 | Free at last, they took your life\ |
13 | They could not take your pride'' |
14 | -->--'''"Pride (In the Name of Love)"''' |
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16 | ''The Unforgettable Fire'' is the fourth studio album recorded by Irish rock band Music/{{U2}}. It was released through Island Records on 1 October 1984. |
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18 | Not wanting to be written off as another ArenaRock band and seeking to find a more artistic sound, the band sought producers Music/BrianEno and Daniel Lanois. But just because they wanted something more artistic didn't mean they sought to mute their social messaging: for one, the title is inspired by an art exhibit about [[UsefulNotes/AtomicBombingsOfHiroshimaAndNagasaki the bombing of Hiroshima]]. |
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20 | What was intended to be a month-long recording session at Slane Castle in County Meath dragged on into the summer, and moved to Windmill Lane, Dublin. |
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22 | Although the album hit a roadblock in their native Ireland, only reaching #53 on the album chart there, it roughly matched the numbers for ''[[Music/WarU2Album War]]'' in the United Kingdom (double-Platinum, #1 on the OCC album chart) and the United States (triple-Platinum, #12 on the Billboard 200 album chart). |
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24 | The album spawned two singles: "Pride (In the Name of Love)", and the TitleTrack. The title track would be U2's first #1 single in Ireland, while both singles would go well into the Top 10 in the United Kingdom (#3 and #6, respectively). And "Pride", a song that saluted American civil rights legend [[UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.]], would be their first pop hit there, reaching #33 on the Billboard Hot 100. |
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26 | The album was remastered for its 25th anniversary, released through Creator/MercuryRecords on 27 October 2009. Four different versions were released, including a new vinyl album; the remastered CD release; a deluxe CD collection with a bonus CD of B-sides and live tracks; and a limited edition that added a DVD and a hardback book. |
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28 | !!Tracklist |
29 | [[AC:Side One]] |
30 | # "A Sort of Homecoming" (5:28) |
31 | # "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (3:48) |
32 | # "Wire" (4:19) |
33 | # "[[TitleTrack The Unforgettable Fire]]" (4:55) |
34 | # "Promenade" (2:35) |
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36 | [[AC:Side Two]] |
37 | [numlist:6] |
38 | # "4th of July" (2:12) |
39 | # "Bad" (6:09) |
40 | # "Indian Summer Sky" (4:17) |
41 | # "Elvis Presley and America" (6:23) |
42 | # "MLK" (2:31) |
43 | [/numlist] |
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45 | !!''Sleep. Sleep tonight. And may your tropes be realized:'' |
46 | * AlternateAlbumCover: Cassette editions used a different shot of the band in front of Slane Castle. |
47 | * DrugsAreBad: "Bad" is about a childhood friend of Bono who had died of a heroin overdose. "Wire" also seems to reference drug addiction. |
48 | * EpicRocking: "Bad" and "Elvis Presley and America" both breach six minutes. |
49 | * {{Instrumentals}}: "4th of July" is an ambient instrumental that was improvised by The Edge and Adam Clayton in the studio. |
50 | * LighterAndSofter: The album is this to ''Music/{{War|U2Album}}'', featuring a less aggressive sound, glossier production, and elements of ambient music, all courtesy of Brian Eno. |
51 | * NewSoundAlbum: The band's sound shifts to the denser, more atmospheric arrangements that would become a hallmark of their work going forward, owed to the fact that this was their first album with {{ambient}} pioneer Music/BrianEno as producer. |
52 | * ShoutOut: "Pride" and "MLK" both contain allusions to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
53 | * TitleTrack: "The Unforgettable Fire"' |
54 | * WordSaladLyrics: "Elvis Presley and America" is a particularly notable example, as all of the lyrics and the melody were improvised on the first take by Bono as he listened to the backing track for the first time. |
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