This article is about the album. For the title track of this album, see The Unforgettable Fire (song).
The Unforgettable Fire
Studio album by
U2
Released
1 October 1984 (1984-10-01)
Recorded
7 May – 5 August 1984
Studio
Slane Castle (County Meath)
Windmill Lane (Dublin)
Genre
Art rock
post-punk
Length
42:38
Label
Island
Producer
Brian Eno
Daniel Lanois
U2 chronology
U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky (1984)
The Unforgettable Fire (1984)
Wide Awake in America (1985)
Singles from The Unforgettable Fire
"Pride (In the Name of Love)" Released: 3 September 1984
"The Unforgettable Fire" Released: 22 April 1985
The Unforgettable Fire is the fourth studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, and released on 1 October 1984 by Island Records. The band wanted to pursue a new musical direction following the harder-hitting rock of their previous album, War (1983). As a result, they employed Eno and Lanois to produce and assist in their experimentation with a more ambient sound. The resulting change in direction was at the time the band's most dramatic. The album's title is a reference to "The Unforgettable Fire", an art exhibit about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Recording began in May 1984 at Slane Castle, where the band lived, wrote, and recorded to find new inspiration. The album was completed in August 1984 at Windmill Lane Studios. It features atmospheric sounds and lyrics that lead vocalist Bono describes as "sketches". "Pride (In the Name of Love)" and "MLK" are lyrical tributes to Martin Luther King Jr.[1][2]
The Unforgettable Fire received generally favourable reviews from critics and produced the band's biggest hit at the time, "Pride (In the Name of Love)", as well as the live favourite "Bad". A 25th anniversary edition of the album was released in October 2009.
^Jillian, Mapes (20 January 2014). "10 Songs Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr". Billboard. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^Beviglia, Jim (20 January 2014). "U2, 'Pride (In the Name of Love)'". American Songwriter. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
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