Bomb's Away!

22 Nov 2004
'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb' is released in the UK today - US tomorrow - but you can listen to the whole album on U2.Com now.

After record sales in Ireland since Friday, U2's new album was released late last night in the UK at a special opening of Virgin Records in London's Picadilly.

From today the album - in all four formats - is on sale on every high street.

American fans have less than 24 hours to go!

Meantime, listen to our online stream of the new songs right here.

As well as a set of acclaimed new songs, there's a special Double Album CD/DVD release which includes the documentary 'U2 and 3 Songs' - interview footage with the band and performances of new songs from the studio in Dublin.

And there's also a fantastic 'Deluxe Limited Edition' of 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb' - with CD, DVD AND an amazing colour hardback book produced by the band. It features extracts from band members note books, original paintings, illustrations and photography along with quotes and statistics.

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