The Joshua Tree

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The Joshua Tree is U2’s critically acclaimed 1987 rock album known for its atmospheric sound and politically charged anthems like “With or Without You” and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rock album
studio album
artist U2
awardReceived Grammy Award for Album of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
certification RIAA Diamond certification
surface form: RIAA Diamond (United States)

multi-platinum (various countries)
chartPosition number 1 on UK Albums Chart
number 1 on US Billboard 200
countryOfOrigin Ireland
coverArtDesigner Steve Averill
criticalReception critically acclaimed
followedBy Rattle and Hum
follows The Unforgettable Fire
genre alternative rock
rock
roots rock
hasPart Bullet the Blue Sky
Exit
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
In God’s Country
Mothers of the Disappeared
One Tree Hill
Red Hill Mining Town
Running to Stand Still
Trip Through Your Wires
Where the Streets Have No Name
With or Without You
hasTheme American landscape
politics
social justice
spirituality
influenced alternative rock of the late 1980s and 1990s
language English
length approximately 50 minutes
mainSongwriter Adam Clayton
Bono
Larry Mullen Jr.
The Edge
nominatedFor Grammy Award
surface form: Grammy Awards
notableTrack I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
Where the Streets Have No Name
With or Without You
performer U2
photographer Anton Corbijn
producer Brian Eno
Daniel Lanois
U2
recordedIn 1986
recordLabel Island Records
releaseDate 1987-03-09

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