The Unforgettable Fire - Definition and Overview

The Unforgettable Fire is an album by Irish rock band U2, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music). The band began their fourth studio album with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois producing. The experimental The Unforgettable Fire (named after a series of paintings made by survivors of the atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki) followed in 1984. The album featured the tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., "Pride (In the Name of Love)". "Pride" became the first single from the album, cracking the U.K. Top 5 and the U.S. Top 50. A tour to support the new album followed.

Rolling Stone magazine called U2 the "Band of the 80s", saying that "for a growing number of rock-and-roll fans, U2 has become the band that matters most, maybe even the only band that matters."

Track listing

1. "A Sort of Homecoming"
2. "Pride (In the Name of Love)"
3. "Wire"
4. "The Unforgettable Fire"
5. "Promenade"
6. "4th of July"
7. "Bad"
8. "Indian Summer"
9. "Elvis Presley & America"
10. "MLK"

Music by U2, Words by Bono

Produced & Engineered by Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois

Personnel

• Bono - lead vocals
• The Edge - guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Adam Clayton - bass guitar
• Larry Mullen Jr. - drums