Izdavač: Ostalo
Žanr: Alternativni Rok, Pop, Rok
Poreklo: Strani izvođač

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Studio album by U2
Released 18 November 1991
Recorded October 1990 – September 1991
Studio
Hansa (Berlin)
Elsinore (Dalkey)[nb 1]
STS (Dublin)
Windmill Lane (Dublin)
Genre Alternative rock
Length 55:27
Label Island
Producer
Daniel LanoisBrian Eno
U2 chronology
Rattle and Hum
(1988) Achtung Baby
(1991) Zooropa
(1993)

Achtung Baby (/ˈæktʊŋ/)[1] is the seventh studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, and was released on 18 November 1991 on Island Records. After criticism of their 1988 release Rattle and Hum, U2 shifted their direction to incorporate influences from alternative rock, industrial music, and electronic dance music into their sound. Thematically, Achtung Baby is darker, more introspective, and at times more flippant than their previous work. The album and the subsequent multimedia-intensive Zoo TV Tour were central to the group`s 1990s reinvention, by which they abandoned their earnest public image for a more lighthearted and self-deprecating one.

Seeking inspiration from German reunification, U2 began recording Achtung Baby at Berlin`s Hansa Studios in October 1990. The sessions were fraught with conflict, as the band argued over their musical direction and the quality of their material. After tension and slow progress nearly prompted the group to disband, they made a breakthrough with the improvised writing of the song `One`. Morale and productivity improved during subsequent recording sessions in Dublin, where the album was completed in 1991. To confound the public`s expectations of the band and their music, U2 chose the record`s facetious title and colourful multi-image sleeve.

Achtung Baby is one of U2`s most successful records; it received favourable reviews and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 Top Albums, while topping the charts in many other countries. Five songs were released as commercial singles, all of which were chart successes, including `One`, `Mysterious Ways`, and `The Fly`. The album has sold 18 million copies worldwide and won a Grammy Award in 1993 for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

Achtung Baby has since been acclaimed by writers and music critics as one of the greatest albums of all time. The record has been reissued several times, including in October 2011 and November 2021 for its 20th and 30th anniversaries, respectively. U2 commemorated the album during their 2023–2024 concert residency, U2:UV Achtung Baby Live, at Sphere in the Las Vegas Valley.

All lyrics are written by Bono; all music is composed by U2

Achtung Baby track listing
No. Title Producer Length
1. `Zoo Station` Daniel Lanois 4:36
2. `Even Better Than the Real Thing` Steve Lillywhite, with Brian Eno and Lanois 3:41
3. `One` Lanois with Eno 4:36
4. `Until the End of the World` Lanois with Eno 4:39
5. `Who`s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses` Lillywhite, Lanois, and Eno 5:16
6. `So Cruel` Lanois 5:49
7. `The Fly` Lanois 4:29
8. `Mysterious Ways` Lanois with Eno 4:04
9. `Tryin` to Throw Your Arms Around the World` Lanois with Eno 3:53
10. `Ultraviolet (Light My Way)` Lanois with Eno 5:31
11. `Acrobat` Lanois 4:30
12. `Love Is Blindness` Lanois 4:23
Total length: 55:27
Personnel
U2[39]

Bono – lead vocals, guitar
The Edge – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Adam Clayton – bass guitar
Larry Mullen Jr. – drums, percussion
Additional performers[39]

Brian Eno – additional keyboards (tracks 3, 9, 12)
Daniel Lanois – additional guitar (1, 3, 9), additional percussion (4, 8)
Duchess Nell Catchpole – violin and viola (6)
Technical[39]

Daniel Lanois – production, mixing
Brian Eno – production, mixing, string arrangement (track 6)
Steve Lillywhite – production (2, 5), mixing
Flood – engineering, mixing
Robbie Adams – engineering, mixing
Paul Barrett – engineering
Joe O`Herlihy – engineering
The Edge – mixing, string arrangement (6)
Shannon Strong – engineering assistance, mixing assistance
Sean Leonard – mixing assistance
Arnie Acosta – mastering
Stewart Whitmore – digital editing
Cheryl Engels – quality control