Album · 1993
Zooropa
by U2
Zooropa is a 1993 alternative rock album by U2. It runs 10 tracks across 50 minutes on Universal-Island Records Ltd.. It won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.6/5 from 10 ratings.
Alternative Rock · Rock · Electronic
#1 in Best albums of 1993 · #3 in Best alternative rock albums
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- 4.6 /5
- 10 ratings
- 83 /100
- 9 critics
- 10
- Tracks
- 50 min
- Runtime
- 110 bpm
- Tempo
- F# major
- Key
Ratings
10 ratings · avg 4.6
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9 publications
- Los Angeles Times4/4
- Music Week5/5
- Entertainment WeeklyA
- Vox9/10
- Chicago Sun-Times3.5/4
- Rolling Stone4/5
- The Village VoiceB−
- The New Zealand Herald3/5
- Orlando Sentinel3/5
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Zooropa album cover
The Zooropa cover was designed by Brian Williams and Works Associates, photographed by Alan Messer, illustrated by Charlie Whisker and Shaughn McGrath, and art-directed by Steve Averill.
- Design
- Brian Williams, Works Associates
- Photography
- Alan Messer
- Illustration
- Charlie Whisker, Shaughn McGrath
- Art direction
- Steve Averill
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Tracklist
10 tracks · 50 min
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About
Zooropa is the eighth studio album by rock band U2. Produced by Flood, Brian Eno, and The Edge, it was released on 5 July 1993 on Island Records. Inspired by the band's experiences on the Zoo TV Tour, Zooropa expanded on many of the tour's themes of technology and media oversaturation. The record continued the group's experimentation with alternative rock, electronic dance music, and electronic sound effects that began with their previous album, Achtung Baby, in 1991. U2 began writing and recording for Zooropa in Dublin in February 1993, during a six-month break between legs of the Zoo TV Tour. The record was originally intended as an EP to promote the "Zooropa" leg of the tour that was to begin in May 1993, but during the sessions, the group decided to extend the record to a full-length LP. Pressed for time, U2 wrote and recorded at a rapid pace, with songs originating from many sources. The album was not completed in time for the tour's resumption, forcing the band to travel between Dublin and their tour destinations in May to complete mixing and recording.
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Zooropa received generally favourable reviews from critics. Despite none of its three singles-"Numb", "Lemon", and "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)"-being hits consistently across regions, the record sold well upon release and peaked at number one in multiple countries. The album's charting duration and lifetime sales of 7 million copies, however, were weaker than Achtung Baby. In 1994, Zooropa won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album. Although the record was a success and music journalists view the album as one of the group's most creative works, the band regard it with mixed feelings.
In brief
- Is Zooropa good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Zooropa 4.6/5 from 10 ratings.
- When was Zooropa released?
- Zooropa was released in 1993 on Universal-Island Records Ltd..
- How many tracks are on Zooropa?
- Zooropa has 10 tracks, with a runtime of 50 minutes.
- What genre is Zooropa?
- Zooropa is catalogued under Alternative Rock, Rock, Electronic.
- What BPM is Zooropa?
- Zooropa runs at a median tempo of 110 BPM across its tracks, most often in F# major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Zooropa?
- Listeners of Zooropa also rate Nevermind by Nirvana, Automatic for the People by R.E.M., Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Zooropa at a glance
- Label
- Island Records
- Produced by
- Brian Eno, The Edge, Flood
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