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On September 28, Bono was jointly awarded the Philadelphia Liberty Medal along with DATA. The medal is awarded to recognize leadership in the pursuit of freedom. Three U.S. Presidents, Nelson Mandela, Viktor Yushchenko, Colin Powell and Kofi Annan are among those who have been awarded it. In his acceptance speech, Bono spoke of those who don't have their liberty and urged Americans to keep working to solve the world's problems. More info here.
U23D, U2's upcoming movie, will not be released until early next year.
U2's recent biography, U2 By U2, is now available in paperback in the U.S.
The 20th anniversary edition of The Joshua Tree will be released soon; the bonus content includes the Red Hill Mining Town video, often sought by fans.
Welcome to the November edition of the WikiProject U2 Newsletter. This month's theme is Zooropa, one of U2's most experimental albums. We hope you enjoy reading it!
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The Album
Zooropa was released on July 6, 1993.
This album, along with Pop, is considered one of U2's most experimental.
It was originally slated to be an EP, but expanded into an LP.
It was recorded in between legs on the Zoo TV Tour.
Zooropa features a rare lead singing performance by The Edge, on the song Numb.
The names of three unfinished songs from the recording sessions -"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me", "If You Wear That Velvet Dress", and "Wake Up Dead Man"- appear superimposed on the cover; "Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me" was used in the Batman Forever soundtrack, and "If You Wear That Velvet Dress" and "Wake Up Dead Man" were included on 1997's "Pop".
"Numb" was released in an unlikely format as the first "video single"; the "Numb" video is thought of as one of U2's best.
"Some Days are Better Than Others" is the only track to have never been played live.
