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Achtung Baby is the seventh studio album by rock band U2. It was
produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, and was released on 19
November 1991. Stung by the criticism of their 1988 release Rattle and
Hum, U2 shifted their musical direction to incorporate influences from
alternative rock, industrial music, and electronic dance music into
their sound. Thematically, the album is darker, more introspective, and
more flippant than their previous work. Recording began at Berlin's
Hansa Studios in October 1990, but the sessions were fraught with
conflict, as the band argued over the direction and quality of their
music. After nearly breaking up, they made a breakthrough with the
improvisation of the song "One". Morale improved during the subsequent
recording sessions in Dublin in 1991. Achtung Baby received favourable
reviews and went to number one in several countries. It spawned five
hit singles, including "One", "Mysterious Ways", and "The
Fly". The
album has sold 18 million copies, and in 1993, it won the Grammy Award
for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. The record and
the multimedia-intensive Zoo TV Tour were central to U2's 1990s
reinvention. Achtung Baby has regularly appeared on critics' lists of
the greatest albums of all time. (more...)
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