Zoo Station

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Zoo Station is the opening track of U2's 1991 album "Achtung Baby," noted for its distorted guitar sound and industrial rock style that signaled a major shift in the band's musical direction.

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Zoo Station canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work
song
album Achtung Baby
artist U2
associatedWith Achtung Baby Tour
belongsToDiscographyOf U2
composer U2
countryOfOrigin Ireland
era 1990s rock music
followsInTracklist none
genre alternative rock
industrial rock
rock
hasCriticalReception praised for bold experimentation
hasLength approximately 4:36
hasMusicalFeature distorted guitar sound
heavily processed vocals
industrial-influenced production
use of sound effects and samples
hasTheme reinvention and transformation
urban and industrial imagery
influencedBy alternative rock of the late 1980s and early 1990s
industrial music
language English
notableFor marking a major stylistic shift in U2's sound
opening the Achtung Baby album with an experimental sound
openingTrackOf Achtung Baby
partOf Achtung Baby
performer U2
precedesInTracklist Even Better Than the Real Thing
producer Brian Eno
Daniel Lanois
Flood
Steve Lillywhite
recordedAt Hansa Studios, Berlin
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
surface form: STS Studios, Dublin

Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
recordedFor Achtung Baby
recordLabel Interscope Records
Island Records
releaseDate 1991-11-18
releaseYear 1991
titleRefersTo Berlin Zoologischer Garten railway station
trackNumber 1
usedAs concert opener on the Zoo TV Tour
writer Adam Clayton
Bono
Larry Mullen Jr.
The Edge

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