Zooropa (pronounced /zuːˈroʊpə/, zoo-ROH-pə) is the eighth studio album by the Irish rock band U2. Originally intended as an EP, it was recorded between legs of the Zoo TV Tour and released on 5 July 1993 by Island Records as a full-length album. Influenced by both tour life and the ideas of media barrage and irony from the tour, Zooropa continues the band's experimentation with alternative rock and electronic music from their previous album Acht...
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Zooropa (pronounced /zuːˈroʊpə/, zoo-ROH-pə) is the eighth studio album by the Irish rock band U2. Originally intended as an EP, it was recorded between legs of the Zoo TV Tour and released on 5 July 1993 by Island Records as a full-length album. Influenced by both tour life and the ideas of media barrage and irony from the tour, Zooropa continues the band's experimentation with alternative rock and electronic music from their previous album Achtung Baby. Much like that album, Zooropa was critically and commercially successful. The album's title is a combination of "Zoo TV" and "Europa."
U2 had completed the third leg of their Zoo TV Tour, the "Outside Broadcast", on November 25, 1992 and were left with a six month break before their tour resumed in Europe in May 1993 for its fourth leg. The band decided to record an EP of new material to promote the upcoming leg of the tour. Guitarist The Edge described the band's mentality in deciding to record new material: "We've got a bit of time...
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