No Line on the Horizon is the twelfth studio album by Irish rock band U2, released on 27 February 2009. The album is their first since 2004's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, the longest gap between studio albums in the band's career. The material was originally intended to be released as two EPs, titled Daylight and Darkness, but it was decided to combine them into one album. A companion film, Linear, was developed and released in conjunction wi...
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No Line on the Horizon is the twelfth studio album by Irish rock band U2, released on 27 February 2009. The album is their first since 2004's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, the longest gap between studio albums in the band's career. The material was originally intended to be released as two EPs, titled Daylight and Darkness, but it was decided to combine them into one album. A companion film, Linear, was developed and released in conjunction with No Line on the Horizon.
U2 began work on the album in 2006 with producer Rick Rubin but later decided to shelve most of the material from those sessions. The band collaborated with producers Brian Eno and Danny Lanois from June 2007 to December 2008 for the album, allowing them to be involved in the songwriting process. Writing and recording for the album took place in four different cities. No Line on the Horizon was planned for release in November 2008 when the band had written approximately 50–60 songs, but it was delayed as they wished...
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