U2 to release 'Atomic Bomb' on Nov 23rd

Rock band U2 today disclosed the title and set the release date for its next album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb which will…

Rock band U2 today disclosed the title and set the release date for its next album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bombwhich will hit record shops on November 23rd.

The album, recorded in Dublin and the south of France, hit the headlines after recordings from it went missing in July.

The disappearance of rough versions of some tracks from a Nice, France, recording studio prompted fears they would turn up on the Internet before their official release.

Vertigowill be the first single from the new album, which is a follow-up to the 2000 success All That You Can't Leave Behind. The song will arrive on radio September 24th, according to U2's label Interscope.

U2, whose first album Boycame out 24 years ago, were also nominated for membership to the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame today, along with Grandmaster Flash and Randy Newman.

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