New Year’s Day

~ Release by U2 (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	New Year’s Day (long version) assistant recording engineer: Kevin Killen engineer: Paul Thomas (engineer) producer: Steve Lillywhite bass guitar: Adam Clayton drums (drum set) and percussion: Larry Mullen, Jr. electric guitar and piano: The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) guitar and lead vocals: Bono (singer of U2) trumpet: Kenny Fradley phonographic copyright (℗) by: Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1983) recorded at: Windmill Lane Studios (original location, until 1990) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 427) recording of: New Year’s Day lyricist: Bono (singer of U2) composer: Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) publisher: Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Taiyo Music Inc. and Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)	4.4	5:37
A2	Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop?) producer: Steve Lillywhite recording of: Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop) writer: Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.		3:25
B1	Fire (live) assistant mixer: Andy Lyden mixer: Steve Lillywhite live recording of: Fire (on 1982-07-04) writer: Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr. is based on: Saturday Night live recording of: Fire (in 1982-07) writer: Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr. is based on: Saturday Night		3:45
B2	I Threw a Brick Through a Window / A Day Without Me (live) assistant mixer: Andy Lyden mixer: Steve Lillywhite live recording of: A Day Without Me (in 1982-07) writer: Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr. publisher: Chappell Music (UK), Gallo Music, Island Music (Island Music Ltd.), Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG), Polygram Music and Blue Mountain Music Ltd. (in 1980) live recording of: I Threw a Brick Through a Window (in 1982-07) writer: Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.		6:58

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/4209268 [info]

Release group

single/EP which was taken from:	War
included in:	The Complete U2

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/54278 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/U2/New-year-s-day [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/u2/new-years-day-treasure-whatever-happened-to-pete-the-chop/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/11935/ [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/New_Year's_Day/71266 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001193189 [info]
Wikidata:	Q2237444 [info]
discography entry:	https://www.u2songs.com/discography/u2_new_years_day_promotional_single [info] https://www.u2songs.com/discography/u2_new_years_day_single [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: [none]
Format:: 12" Vinyl
Length:: 19:45

Additional details

Type:: Single
Packaging:: Cardboard/Paper Sleeve
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

CBS
CBS A 12/3105

Release events

Ireland
1983-01

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