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The song that saved U2 when it looked like they were on a downward spiral
By Niall Doherty published
How one of the Irish rockers’ biggest hits got them back on track after a patchy period

The albums produced by Steve Lillywhite you need to know, and one to avoid
By Alex Burrows published
Producer Steve Lillywhite has his fingerprints all over a number of top rock, post-punk, new wave and art-rock albums

"There is no justification for the brutality Benjamin Netanyahu and his far right government have inflicted on the Palestinian people." U2 speak out on Gaza
By Paul Brannigan published
U2 issue pro-Palestine statements from Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen: "We want our audience to know where we each stand"

"Its perfection is that it loves the cracks that we all fall down." U2 frontman Bono on the Lady Gaga song that saved his life
By Paul Brannigan published
"This song will be sung forever."

10 classic rock and metal tunes you (probably) forgot were released as movie tie-ins
By Rich Hobson published
From U2 in a Batman movie to Korn in Tomb Raider and Slayer in Dracula, these songs have outshone the movies they were first featured in

Javier Bardem once saw a Bruce Springsteen show with Brad Pitt after being invited by Bono
By Matt Mills published
The No Country For Old Men star also reveals the long list of metal bands he loves, after being spotted at a Judas Priest concert last year

U2's Bono reveals Noel Gallagher is "shocked" by how good Oasis are sounding ahead of reunion world tour
By Stef Lach published
Bono has heard from Oasis leader Noel Gallagher in recent days – and it seems rehearsals are going very, very well

"Edge left the band. He was feeling that he couldn't serve both god and man. I decided I couldn't either. So we both quit."
By Paul Brannigan published
Fears that Christianity was incompatible with life in a rock band caused much soul-searching for U2 in the early '80s, and almost led the band to break up
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