{"product_id":"discotheque","title":"Discotheque","description":"\u003ci\u003e'You can reach, but you can't grab it.\u003cbr\u003eYou can't hold it, control it\u003cbr\u003eYou can't bag it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can push, but you can't direct it\u003cbr\u003eCirculate, regulate, oh no\u003cbr\u003eYou cannot connect it - love....'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first single from 1997's album  Pop, 'Discotheque' went to No.1 in several countries and was performed live for the first time during the PopMart tour opener in Las Vegas on April 25, 1997. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn October 1996 a 30-second snippet of the track, taken from a promotional release, made it onto the web, with the entire MP3 circulating within a couple of months. This brought forward the release of the single, which itself heralded the dance-music vibe of the album where the band were 'trying to make an ode to club culture without using the tools of dance music' as Bono later put it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe video for the single, with the band performing as members of The Village People, took some fans by surprise. 'I like to think we were dangerously ahead of our time,' reflects Edge. 'It is a great video and has been copied many times since.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cembed src=\"http:\/\/mrns.u2.com\/flash\/osmfaudio\/MobileRiderAudioPlayer.swf?mediaID=11659\u0026amp;vendorID=731\u0026amp;extras=skin:audioblack,autoplay:0\" bgcolor=\"#000000\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" width=\"396\" height=\"50\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormats:\u003cbr\u003eDiscotheque CD Single CID 649\/854 775-2\u003cbr\u003eHoly Joe Garage Mix (4.21)\u003cbr\u003eHoly Joe Guilty Mix (5.09)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscotheque CD Single CIDX 649\/854 877-2\u003cbr\u003eDiscotheque DM Deep Club mix (6.58)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscotheque Howie B hairy B Mix (7.40)\u003cbr\u003eDiscotheque Hexidecimal Mix (7.21)\u003cbr\u003eDiscotheque DM Tec Radio Mix (3.46)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the PopMart tour Discotheque was performed as the first song in U2's encore after their descent from the lemon. Dream Theatre had performed Discotheque live in concert where the singer mumbled most of the lyrics. The following artists recorded a version of Discotheque including Intra-Venus on We Will Follow: A Tribute To U2; Studio 99 on The Best of U2-A Tribute; and The Celebrity All-Star Jam on Hot Dance Hits 97.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe song debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 7, 1997\u003c\/embed\u003e","brand":"U2 FC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47005825958037,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/3365\/9285\/files\/600_f790c4b5-e56e-47ff-b026-5c3a66d9dd60.jpg?v=1772045825","url":"https:\/\/www.u2.com\/products\/discotheque","provider":"U2.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}