U2: In Dolby Atmos
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Dolby Atmos is a newer surround sound technology developed by Dolby labororatories. While most surround systems focus on surrounding a listener, Dolby Atmos takes things further and adds a height element, allowing the listener to hear sounds not just from points around them, but also above and below them.
While the focus has been on cinemas and films, more recently music is being mixed to take advantage of the format. R.E.M.'s anniversary reissue of Automatic for the People was one of the first major releases on the format in 2017. The system does not necessarily require an expensive sound system. And many smartphones have implemented technology to use the Atmos system through headphone technology.
U2's first release using Dolby Atmos was the single "Your Song Saved My Life", released on the soundtrack of the film Sing 2. The technology was also used for the full length version of Songs of Surrender. In early 2024, U2 released a new master of Achtung Baby in Dolby Atmos and have announced that other albums are being worked on in the format.
For those who were able to visit the theatre at Zoo Station in Las Vegas, the films being presented there were being shown with Dolby Atmos sound. There are physical formats out there that support Dolby Atmos on Blu-ray, but to date U2’s output in Atmos has been purely digital. The streaming services presenting Dolby Atmos sound are presenting a lossy sound to keep file sizes smaller, Blu-ray Atmos is a higher resolution audio than these streaming services provide.
Below you can find the albums, singles, and collaborations featuring U2 to date which are available in Dolby Atmos. The format is available on Apple Music, Tidal and Amazon streaming services. If you are aware of any releases we've missed let us know and we will add them in.
U2 Albums in Atmos
- Achtung Baby (12 Songs - 2024 Atmos Master)
- FORMAT: Atmos Version
- Apple Music (Streaming)
- Tidal (Streaming)
- Songs of Surrender (40 Songs - 2023)
- FORMAT: Atmos Version
- Apple Music (Streaming)
- Tidal (Streaming)
U2 Singles in Atmos
- Atomic City (Studio Version) [Single Track]
- FORMAT: Atmos Mix
- Apple Music (Streaming)
- Tidal (Streaming)
- Atomic City (Mike WiLL Made-It Remix) [Single Track]
- FORMAT: Atmos Mix
- Apple Music (Streaming)
- Tidal (Streaming)
- Your Song Saved My Life [Single Track]
- FORMAT: Atmos Mix
- Apple Music (Streaming)
- Tidal (Streaming)
Note: "Beautiful Day", "One", "With or Without You" and "Pride (In the Name of Love)" were all issued as standalone singles in advance of the release of Songs of Surrender and each of these were available in the Atmos format on Apple Music and Tidal.
Collaborations in Atmos
- Band Aid 20 - Do They Know it's Christmas? (Single)
- FORMAT: Atmos Mix
- Apple Music (Streaming)
- Tidal (Streaming)
- Note: On the two track single, only the original 1984 version plays in Atmos. Bono and Adam Clayton appear on the 1984 version.
- The Chainsmokers - Memories...Do Not Open (Album)
- FORMAT: Atmos Mix
- Apple Music (Streaming)
- Tidal (Streaming)
- Note: Bono does a spoken word introduction on "Honest"
- DMX - Exodus (Album)
- FORMAT: Atmos Mix
- Apple Music (Streaming)
- Tidal (Streaming)
- Note: Explicit and clean versions of the album exist. Bono performs on "Skyscrapers".
- DMX - Exodus (Instrumentals & Acapellas) (Album)
- FORMAT: Atmos Mix
- Apple Music (Streaming)
- Tidal (Streaming)
- Note: Explicit and clean versions of the album exist. Bono performs on "Skyscrapers".
- Martin Garrix with Bono and The Edge - We Are the People (Single - 1Track)
- FORMAT: Atmos Mix
- Apple Music (Streaming)
- Tidal (Streaming)
- Note: Only the original version is available in Atmos, the later released remix is not.
- Various Artists: Sing 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- FORMAT: Atmos Mix
- Apple Music (Streaming)
- Various Artists: Sing! Highlights (Album)
- FORMAT: Atmos Mix
- Apple Music (Streaming)
- Zucchero: Chocobeck (Album)
- FORMAT: Atmos Mix
- Apple Music (Streaming)
- Note: Bono co-wrote "Someone Else's Tears" but does not perform on the track.
- Zucchero: Discover (Album)
- FORMAT: Atmos Mix
- Apple Music (Streaming)
- Note: Bono co-wrote "Canta La Vita (Let Your Love Be Known)" and performs on the track.
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- 2024-01-23: New Remaster of Achtung Baby in Dolby Atmos Now!
- 2024-01-26: Achtung Baby in Dolby Atmos at Zoo Station
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