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	==See also==		==See also==

Revision as of 15:32, 20 November 2019

This article is about the live album. For the concert film, see U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky.

1983 live album by U2

Under a Blood Red Sky

Live album by U2

Released

21 November 1983 (1983-11-21)

Recorded

6 May 1983 – 20 August 1983

Venue

Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Morrison, CO)
Freilichtbühne Loreley (St. Goarshausen, Germany)
Orpheum Theatre (Boston, MA)

Genre

Rock, post-punk

Length

35:29

U2 chronology

War
(1983)

Under a Blood Red Sky
(1983)

U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky
(1984)

Singles from Under a Blood Red Sky

"I Will Follow"
Released: August 20, 1983

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Chicago Tribune
Entertainment Weekly	A−
Pitchfork	9.0/10
Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
The Village Voice	A−

Under a Blood Red Sky is a live album by Irish rock band U2, produced by Jimmy Iovine and released on 21 November 1983. Along with its companion concert film, U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky, the release helped establish U2's reputation globally as a live act.

History

The album consists of live recordings from three shows on the band's War Tour, from Colorado and Boston in the US and from Germany.

An accompanying concert video entitled Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky was released the following year. The film was recorded entirely at the outdoor Red Rocks Amphitheatre on 5 June 1983, while two songs from that show are included on the album.

The title is taken from the lyrics of the song "New Year's Day", originally released on U2's War album.

The album was re-released on 29 September 2008 as a remastered CD with a DVD of the Red Rocks concert.

Track listing

All tracks are written by U2, with lyrics by Bono

Side one
No.	Title	Recording location/date	Length
1.	"Gloria"	Red Rocks Amphitheatre on 5 June 1983	4:32
2.	"11 O'Clock Tick Tock"	Boston, Massachusetts on 6 May 1983	4:34
3.	"I Will Follow"	Sankt Goarshausen, Germany on 20 August 1983	3:36
4.	"Party Girl"	Red Rocks Amphitheatre on 5 June 1983	2:52

Side two
No.	Title	Recording location/date	Length
1.	"Sunday Bloody Sunday"	Sankt Goarshausen, Germany on 20 August 1983	4:55
2.	"The Electric Co."	Sankt Goarshausen, Germany on 20 August 1983	5:18
3.	"New Year's Day"	Sankt Goarshausen, Germany on 20 August 1983	4:29
4.	"40"	Sankt Goarshausen, Germany on 20 August 1983	3:36

Notes
During the performance of "The Electric Co.", Bono included a 27-second snippet of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns". When Under a Blood Red Sky was released, U2 failed to get permission and pay the appropriate licensing and royalty fees to include Sondheim's tune on the album. When Sondheim objected, U2 agreed to pay a $50,000 (US) penalty for the unauthorized use and to press all future releases with a new version that did not include the snippet.

Essentially, there are now two versions of the vinyl album: the original with the full "The Electric Co." running 5:18 and the edited version which runs 4:51. However, the various CDs pressed around the world all vary in the versions of the song that are included.

The trifold digipack CD pressed in the U.S. correctly lists "The Electric Co." at 4:51 and contains the edited version of the song.
Later U.S. CD pressings in the standard jewel box format incorrectly list "The Electric Co." at 5:18, but have the edited version of the song.
Some, and perhaps all, European pressings of the CD correctly list "The Electric Co." at 5:18 and have the unedited version of the song (the same is likely true of other worldwide CD pressings).
An Australian pressing of the CD lists the track at 4:57, but the song actually runs the full 5:18.
The remastered editions all contain the edited version of the song.

Personnel

Bono – lead vocals
The Edge – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, bass guitar on "40"
Adam Clayton – bass guitar, guitar on "40"
Larry Mullen, Jr. – drums

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	51
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)	22
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)	5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	20
Irish Albums (IRMA)	43
Italian Albums (FIMI)	24
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)	1
Portuguese Albums (AFP)	20
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)	36
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	22
UK Albums (OCC)	2
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape	28

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)	2× Platinum	200,000
France (SNEP)	Platinum	300,000
Germany (BVMI)	Platinum	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3× Platinum	900,000
United States (RIAA)	3× Platinum	3,000,000
Sales figures based on certification alone. Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Under a Blood Red Sky – U2". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
Kot, Greg (6 September 1992). "You, Too, Can Hear The Best Of U2". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
Wyman, Bill (29 November 1991). "U2's Discography". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
Plagenhoef, Scott (29 September 2008). "U2: Under a Blood Red Sky". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
Connelly, Christopher (19 January 1984). "U2: Under A Blood Red Sky". Rolling Stone (413). Archived from the original on 1 April 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
Considine, J. D.; Brackett, Nathan (2004). "U2". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 833–34. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
Christgau, Robert (21 February 1984). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
"U2 > Discography > Albums > Under a Blood Red Sky". U2.com. Live Nation Entertainment. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
"LIVE AT RED ROCKS AND UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY". U2.com. Live Nation. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
"australian-charts.com – U2 — Live At Red Rocks 'Under A Blood Red Sky'". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
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"ultratop.be – U2 – Live At Red Rocks 'Under A Blood Red Sky'". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
"RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 39, no. 24. 18 February 1984. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
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"portuguesecharts.com – U2 – Live At Red Rocks 'Under A Blood Red Sky'". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
"spanishcharts.com – U2 – Live At Red Rocks 'Under A Blood Red Sky'". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
"swedishcharts.com – U2 – Live At Red Rocks 'Under A Blood Red Sky'". Retrieved 20 November 2019.
"U2 | full Official Charts history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
"U2 U2 Live: Under A Blood Red Sky (EP) Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
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Notes

External links

Under a Blood Red Sky at U2 Wanderer, with comprehensive details on various editions, cover scans, lyrics, and more
Lyrics

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