Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
U2 has unveiled the track list for its new album, "No Line on the
Horizon," due March 3 from Interscope. The 11-song set is led by
the single "Get on Your Boots," which premieres Monday (Jan. 19) on
Dublin's 2FM. It will be released digitally Feb. 15 and physically
the following day.
The new album blends such classic U2 rockers as "I'll Go Crazy if I
Don't Go Crazy Tonight" and "Get on Your Boots" with more
experimental fare like the seven-minute "Moment of Surrender" and
"Fez -- Being Born." The former is an electro-leaning track with an
Eastern-inspired scale in the chorus, making it one of the weirder
U2 tracks in decades.
Sources say U2 recorded enough material with producers Daniel
Lanois, Brian Eno and Steve Lillywhite for an entire separate
album, but it is unknown if any of it will see the light of
day.
As previously reported, "No Line on the Horizon" will be available
in five different incarnations. Japanese artist/photographer
Hiroshi Sugimoto shot the album cover, viewable by
clicking
here.
U2 is expected to tour this summer, its first outing since signing
a multi-rights deal with Live Nation last March. The group will
perform "Get on Your Boots" Feb. 18 at the BRIT Awards ceremony in
London.
Here is the track listing for "No Line on the
Horizon":
"No Line on the Horizon"
"Magnificent"
"Moment of Surrender"
"Unknown Caller"
"I'll Go Crazy if I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"
"Get On Your Boots"
"Stand Up Comedy"
"Fez -- Being Born"
"White As Snow"
"Breathe"
"Cedars of Lebanon"