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There’s a New U2 Single. Is It Really Necessary?

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U2 fans are all hoping to get their hands on any one of the iterations of the Achtung Baby 20th anniversary reissues.

To push this, U2 has released a new (well, “new” if you’re trying to say “a new song from sessions from an album that was released 20 years ago”) called “Blow Your House Down.”  It appears on at least three of the Achtung Baby sets.

It’s getting some airplay in a few places but really, is it necessary?  I’m a fan of the band, but it’s time to take a break from anything new.

Alan Cross

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One thought on “There’s a New U2 Single. Is It Really Necessary?”

  • Tom Blizzard
    November 7, 2011 at 4:31 pm
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    Alan, you should know U2 better than that (I am guessing that you made that comment before hearing the song though). 🙂 Bono is shouting out "Bridge" and "Chorus". I don't think they would ever release a single with that stuff going on. It is pretty groovy track though, would love to hear them finish this up.

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