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Live from Paris is a video and live album by U2, recorded at the band's concert at Hippodrome de Vincennes
Hippodrome de Vincennes

Hippodrome de Vincennes is located in Paris, France. It is used for horse racing. It has a capacity of 60,000. It was created in 1863, and rebuilt in 1879 after being destroyed in the Franco-Prussian War....
 in Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 on July 4, 1987. The concert was originally released in video form on the bonus DVD in the box set version of the remastered edition of The Joshua Tree
The Joshua Tree

The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Republic of Ireland rock music band U2, released 9 March 1987 on Island Records. Recording sessions took place from July to November 1986 at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland....
, released on November 20, 2007. The following year, the concert was released as a digital music download
Music download

A music download refers to the transferring of a music file from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment if required....
 exclusively in the iTunes Store
ITunes Store

The iTunes Store is a software-based online shopping digital media store operated by Apple Inc. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, it proved the viability of online music store and is now the number-one music vendor in the United States....
, on 21 July, 2008. Both the video and the album feature 18 tracks taken from U2's Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
 concert from The Joshua Tree Tour, which took place on July 4, 1987.

  • "I Will Follow
    I Will Follow

    "I Will Follow" is the opening track from U2's debut album, Boy . It was written by Bono after the tragic death of his mother, who died of a brain hemorrhage at the funeral of her father....
    " - 3:58
  • "Trip Through Your Wires" - 3:33
  • "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
    I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

    "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" is the second track from U2's 1987 album The Joshua Tree, and was released as the album's second single....
    " - 5:26
  • "MLK
    MLK (song)

    "MLK" is the tenth and final track of U2's 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire. A lullaby to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., it is a short, pensive piece with simple lyrics....
    " - 1:27
  • "The Unforgettable Fire
    The Unforgettable Fire (song)

    "The Unforgettable Fire" is the fourth track on U2's 1984 The Unforgettable Fire and was released as the album's second single. The song was inspired by an art exhibition of the same name by victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki....
    " - 4:40
  • "Sunday Bloody Sunday
    Sunday Bloody Sunday (song)

    "Sunday Bloody Sunday" is the opening track and third single from U2's 1983 album, War . The song is noted for its militaristic drumbeat, simple but harsh guitar, and melodic harmonies....
    " - 5:33
  • "Exit" - 4:12
  • "In God's Country
    In God's Country

    "In God's Country" is the seventh track and fourth single from U2's 1987 in music album, The Joshua Tree. Bono has stated that he originally began writing the lyrics about Ireland, but in the end it became about United States of America....
    " - 2:52
  • "The Electric Co.
    The Electric Co.

    "The Electric Co." is the tenth track from U2's debut album, Boy . The song is about psychiatric patients in Ireland who went through electric shock treatment as part of their treatment....
    " - 4:32
  • "Bad
    Bad (U2 song)

    "Bad" is the seventh track from U2's 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire. A song about heroin addiction, it would become a staple of their live set, particularly after a remarkable extended performance at Live Aid in which Bono danced with a girl in the audience....
    " - 7:04
  • "October" - 2:04
  • "New Year's Day
    New Year's Day (song)

    "New Year's Day" is the third song and lead single from U2's 1983 album, War . The song is driven by Adam Clayton's distinctive bassline and The Edge's keyboard....
    " - 4:44
  • "Pride (In the Name of Love)
    Pride (In the Name of Love)

    "Pride " is the second song on U2's 1984 album The Unforgettable Fire and was released as the album's first single. Written about Martin Luther King, Jr., "Pride" is one of the band's most recognized songs, and appeared as the opening track on the compilation The Best of 1980-1990, and on the 2006 compilation U218 Singles....
    " - 4:55
  • "Bullet the Blue Sky
    Bullet the Blue Sky

    "Bullet the Blue Sky" is the fourth track from U2's 1987 in music album, The Joshua Tree. Although never released as a single, "Bullet the Blue Sky" has been played at nearly every one of the band's live concerts since its first performance at the opening night of the Joshua Tree Tour on April 2, 1987....
    " - 4:53
  • "Running to Stand Still
    Running to Stand Still

    "Running to Stand Still" is the fifth track from U2's 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. It is a soft, slow, piano-based song about a heroin-addicted woman from the Ballymun Flats area of Dublin, shown in the lyric "I see seven towers/But I only see one way out." The woman's addiction is reflected in lines such as "She runs through the streets/...
    " - 4:07
  • "With or Without You
    With or Without You

    "With or Without You" is the lead single from U2's 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. It has since become highly-acclaimed as one of the band's most popular songs....
    " - 9:59
  • "Party Girl
    A Celebration

    "A Celebration" was a non-album single released by U2 between the October and War albums in 1982. It is probably better known for its B-side, "Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl" , which has become a fan favorite throughout the years....
    " - 4:11
  • "40" - 6:46


    • Almost the full Parisian gig is included, with three cover songs being excluded from both The Joshua Tree
    The Joshua Tree

    The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Republic of Ireland rock music band U2, released 9 March 1987 on Island Records. Recording sessions took place from July to November 1986 at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland....
     remaster, and the iTunes audio release.






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    Live from Paris is a video and live album by U2, recorded at the band's concert at Hippodrome de Vincennes
    Hippodrome de Vincennes

    Hippodrome de Vincennes is located in Paris, France. It is used for horse racing. It has a capacity of 60,000. It was created in 1863, and rebuilt in 1879 after being destroyed in the Franco-Prussian War....
     in Paris
    Paris

    Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
    , France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
     on July 4, 1987. The concert was originally released in video form on the bonus DVD in the box set version of the remastered edition of The Joshua Tree
    The Joshua Tree

    The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Republic of Ireland rock music band U2, released 9 March 1987 on Island Records. Recording sessions took place from July to November 1986 at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland....
    , released on November 20, 2007. The following year, the concert was released as a digital music download
    Music download

    A music download refers to the transferring of a music file from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment if required....
     exclusively in the iTunes Store
    ITunes Store

    The iTunes Store is a software-based online shopping digital media store operated by Apple Inc. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, it proved the viability of online music store and is now the number-one music vendor in the United States....
    , on 21 July, 2008. Both the video and the album feature 18 tracks taken from U2's Paris
    Paris

    Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
     concert from The Joshua Tree Tour, which took place on July 4, 1987.

    Track listing

    1. "I Will Follow
      I Will Follow

      "I Will Follow" is the opening track from U2's debut album, Boy . It was written by Bono after the tragic death of his mother, who died of a brain hemorrhage at the funeral of her father....
      " - 3:58
    2. "Trip Through Your Wires" - 3:33
    3. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
      I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

      "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" is the second track from U2's 1987 album The Joshua Tree, and was released as the album's second single....
      " - 5:26
    4. "MLK
      MLK (song)

      "MLK" is the tenth and final track of U2's 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire. A lullaby to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., it is a short, pensive piece with simple lyrics....
      " - 1:27
    5. "The Unforgettable Fire
      The Unforgettable Fire (song)

      "The Unforgettable Fire" is the fourth track on U2's 1984 The Unforgettable Fire and was released as the album's second single. The song was inspired by an art exhibition of the same name by victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki....
      " - 4:40
    6. "Sunday Bloody Sunday
      Sunday Bloody Sunday (song)

      "Sunday Bloody Sunday" is the opening track and third single from U2's 1983 album, War . The song is noted for its militaristic drumbeat, simple but harsh guitar, and melodic harmonies....
      " - 5:33
    7. "Exit" - 4:12
    8. "In God's Country
      In God's Country

      "In God's Country" is the seventh track and fourth single from U2's 1987 in music album, The Joshua Tree. Bono has stated that he originally began writing the lyrics about Ireland, but in the end it became about United States of America....
      " - 2:52
    9. "The Electric Co.
      The Electric Co.

      "The Electric Co." is the tenth track from U2's debut album, Boy . The song is about psychiatric patients in Ireland who went through electric shock treatment as part of their treatment....
      " - 4:32
    10. "Bad
      Bad (U2 song)

      "Bad" is the seventh track from U2's 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire. A song about heroin addiction, it would become a staple of their live set, particularly after a remarkable extended performance at Live Aid in which Bono danced with a girl in the audience....
      " - 7:04
    11. "October" - 2:04
    12. "New Year's Day
      New Year's Day (song)

      "New Year's Day" is the third song and lead single from U2's 1983 album, War . The song is driven by Adam Clayton's distinctive bassline and The Edge's keyboard....
      " - 4:44
    13. "Pride (In the Name of Love)
      Pride (In the Name of Love)

      "Pride " is the second song on U2's 1984 album The Unforgettable Fire and was released as the album's first single. Written about Martin Luther King, Jr., "Pride" is one of the band's most recognized songs, and appeared as the opening track on the compilation The Best of 1980-1990, and on the 2006 compilation U218 Singles....
      " - 4:55
    14. "Bullet the Blue Sky
      Bullet the Blue Sky

      "Bullet the Blue Sky" is the fourth track from U2's 1987 in music album, The Joshua Tree. Although never released as a single, "Bullet the Blue Sky" has been played at nearly every one of the band's live concerts since its first performance at the opening night of the Joshua Tree Tour on April 2, 1987....
      " - 4:53
    15. "Running to Stand Still
      Running to Stand Still

      "Running to Stand Still" is the fifth track from U2's 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. It is a soft, slow, piano-based song about a heroin-addicted woman from the Ballymun Flats area of Dublin, shown in the lyric "I see seven towers/But I only see one way out." The woman's addiction is reflected in lines such as "She runs through the streets/...
      " - 4:07
    16. "With or Without You
      With or Without You

      "With or Without You" is the lead single from U2's 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. It has since become highly-acclaimed as one of the band's most popular songs....
      " - 9:59
    17. "Party Girl
      A Celebration

      "A Celebration" was a non-album single released by U2 between the October and War albums in 1982. It is probably better known for its B-side, "Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl" , which has become a fan favorite throughout the years....
      " - 4:11
    18. "40" - 6:46


    Almost the full Parisian gig is included, with three cover songs being excluded from both The Joshua Tree
    The Joshua Tree

    The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Republic of Ireland rock music band U2, released 9 March 1987 on Island Records. Recording sessions took place from July to November 1986 at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland....
     remaster, and the iTunes audio release. The missing songs are "Stand by Me
    Stand by Me (song)

    "Stand by Me" is the title of a song performed by Ben E. King and written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The song is inspired by a traditional Gospel song of the same name, originally composed by Charles A....
    ", "C'mon Everybody
    C'mon Everybody

    "C'mon Everybody" is a 1958 song by Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart, originally released as single b-side. Thirty years later, in 1988, the track was re-issued in the UK , and became a #14 hit in the UK Singles Chart....
    ", and "Help".

    Chart

    The album reached #54 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart.

    See also

    • U2 discography
      U2 discography

      The discography of the Irish rock music band U2 consists of twelve studio albums, seven live albums, five compilation albums, fifty-eight Single s, and seven extended plays ....