War

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U2 album rock album studio album

War is U2’s politically charged 1983 rock album known for its anthemic songs and focus on themes of conflict and social justice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U2 album ⓘ
rock album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist U2 ⓘ
bandMemberOnAlbum Adam Clayton ⓘ
Bono ⓘ
Larry Mullen Jr. ⓘ
The Edge ⓘ
chartPositionUK 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboard200 12 ⓘ
chronology U2 studio albums ⓘ
closingTrack 40 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ireland ⓘ
coverArtFeatures Peter Rowen ⓘ
criticalReception generally positive ⓘ
describedAs anthemic ⓘ
politically charged ⓘ
genre new wave ⓘ
post-punk ⓘ
rock ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadSingle New Year’s Day ⓘ
mainSongwriter Bono ⓘ
nextAlbum The Unforgettable Fire ⓘ
nextAlbumReleaseYear 1984 ⓘ
notableTrack 40 ⓘ
New Year’s Day ⓘ
Sunday Bloody Sunday ⓘ
Two Hearts Beat As One ⓘ
numberOfTracks 10 ⓘ
openingTrack Sunday Bloody Sunday ⓘ
performer U2 ⓘ
previousAlbum October ⓘ
previousAlbumReleaseYear 1981 ⓘ
producer Steve Lillywhite ⓘ
recordedAt Dublin ⓘ
Windmill Lane Studios ⓘ
recordingPeriod 1982-09 ⓘ
1982-11 ⓘ
recordLabel Island ⓘ
Island Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1983-02-28 ⓘ
secondSingle Two Hearts Beat As One ⓘ
theme human rights ⓘ
peace ⓘ
political conflict ⓘ
religion ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
war ⓘ
thirdSingle Sunday Bloody Sunday ⓘ

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U2 → notableWork → War ⓘ