U2: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Bill Flanagan, U2 at the End of the World (1995), is an insightful, if frequently meandering, critical overview.

Representative Works

  • “I Will Follow” (1980)
  • War (1983)
  • “Pride (In the Name of Love)” (1984)
  • The Joshua Tree (1987)
  • Achtung Baby (1991)

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

Other Contributors

  • Matthew Sherman

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - U2. Sep 13, 2024
Noted that the band received a Kennedy Center Honor. Dec 28, 2022
Add new Web site: Official Site of U2. Oct 20, 2022
Add new Web site: LiveAbout - Top 10 U2 Songs of the '80s. Sep 24, 2021
Added the albums Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience and noted their 2005 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Sep 05, 2018
Add new Web site: AllMusic - U2. May 18, 2014
Changed "Julie Tamor" to "Julie Taymor." Dec 07, 2012
Updated for the official Broadway opening of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Jun 20, 2011
Added photos of the Edge, The Joshua Tree album cover, and U2 performing on Saturday Night Live. Jun 20, 2011
Add new Web site: Naval History and Heritage Command - U-2 Aircraft. May 09, 2011
Updated by Greg Kot to include How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb and No Line on the Horizon. Mar 03, 2009
Article revised. Apr 20, 2001
Article revised. Nov 10, 1999
New article added. Jul 20, 1998
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