Editing U2 (section)

=== ''How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb'' and Vertigo Tour (2003–2006) ===
Looking for a harder-hitting rock sound than that of ''All That You Can't Leave Behind'',<ref name="mccorm317">McCormick (2006), pp. 317–321</ref> U2 began recording their eleventh studio album, ''[[How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb]]'', in February 2003 with producer [[Chris Thomas (record producer)|Chris Thomas]].<ref name="u2dropsbomb">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/u2-drops-bomb-240810/|title=U2 Drops Bomb|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=David|last=Fricke|author-link=David Fricke|date=30 December 2004|issue=964/965|pages=56–58, 62|access-date=2 July 2018|archive-date=2 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702204747/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/u2-drops-bomb-240810/|url-status=live}}</ref> After nine months of work, the band had an album's worth of material ready for release, but they were not satisfied with the results; Mullen said that the songs "had no magic".<ref name="mccorm317"/> The group subsequently enlisted Steve Lillywhite to take over as producer in Dublin in January 2004.<ref>McGee (2008), p. 266</ref> Lillywhite, along with his assistant [[Jacknife Lee]], spent six months with the band reworking songs and encouraging better performances.<ref name="mccorm317"/> Several other producers received credits on the album, including Lanois, Eno, Flood, Carl Glanville, and Nellee Hooper;<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Bombs Away! U2 Sets Sights on Top of Charts|magazine=Billboard|first=Melinda|last=Newman|date=27 November 2004|volume=116|issue=48|pages=1, 64}}</ref> Bono acknowledged that the involvement of multiple producers affected the record's "sonic cohesion".<ref>McCormick (2006), p. 329</ref>

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Released in November 2004, ''How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb'' received favourable reviews from critics.<ref name="mcg276">McGee (2008), p. 276–277</ref> The album featured lyrics touching on life, death, love, war, faith, and family.<ref>{{bulleted list|{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-nov-21-ca-u221-story.html|title=U2's spirit is still on an upward drive|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|first=Robert|last=Hilburn|author-link=Robert Hilburn|date=21 November 2004|page=E43|access-date=23 January 2017|archive-date=27 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227152548/http://articles.latimes.com/2004/nov/21/entertainment/ca-u221|url-status=live}}|{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2004/11/24/atomic-bomb-u2-achieves-maximum-yield/acf694db-29aa-4be6-ae96-a2e78cd3ae6b/|title='Atomic Bomb': U2 Achieves Maximum Yield|newspaper=The Washington Post|first=Allison|last=Stewart|date=24 November 2004|access-date=30 November 2019|archive-date=18 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818113527/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2004/11/24/atomic-bomb-u2-achieves-maximum-yield/acf694db-29aa-4be6-ae96-a2e78cd3ae6b/|url-status=live}}}}</ref> It reached number one in 30 countries,<ref name="mcg276"/> including the US, where first-week sales of 840,000 copies nearly doubled those of ''All That You Can't Leave Behind'', setting a personal best for the band.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=U2 Lands Seventh No. 1; Kelly Clarkson Up Next|magazine=Billboard|page=41|volume=121|issue=11|date=21 March 2009}}</ref> Overall, it sold 9&nbsp;million copies globally.<ref name="totalsales">{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u-idUSTRE51Q1WR20090303|title=New York City honors U2 by renaming street|newspaper=Reuters|first=Michelle|last=Nichols|date=3 March 2009|access-date=9 August 2011|archive-date=30 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030201359/http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/03/03/us-u-idUSTRE51Q1WR20090303|url-status=live}}</ref> For the album's release, U2 partnered with [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] for several cross-promotions: the first single, "[[Vertigo (U2 song)|Vertigo]]", was featured in a television advertisement for the company's [[iPod]] music player, while a U2-branded iPod and [[The Complete U2|digital box set]] exclusive to the [[iTunes Store]] were released.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bono and the Edge launch U2 special edition iPod digital music player|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|first=Jamie|last=Smyth|date=27 October 2004}}</ref> "Vertigo" was an international hit, topping the charts in Ireland and the UK,<ref>McGee (2008), p. 275</ref> and reaching number two in Canada and number five in Australia.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Billboard Hits of the World|magazine=Billboard|date=27 November 2004|pages=46–47|volume=116|issue=48}}</ref> The song won three Grammy Awards, including one for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song|Best Rock Song]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The Grammy Winners|newspaper=The Washington Post|agency=Associated Press|date=14 February 2005|page=C03}}</ref> Other singles from the album were also hits; "[[Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own]]", written as a tribute to Bono's late father, went to number one in the UK and Canada, while "[[City of Blinding Lights]]" reached number two in both regions.<ref>{{bulleted list|McGee (2008), pp. 281, 287–288|{{cite magazine|title=Billboard Hits of the World|magazine=Billboard|date=23 April 2005|volume=117|issue=17|page=40}}}}</ref> In March 2005, U2 were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] by [[Bruce Springsteen]] in their first year of eligibility.<ref name="RRHOF">{{cite news|url=http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2005/03/15/u2_leads_newest_members_into_rocks_hall_of_fame/|title=U2 leads newest members into rock's hall of fame|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|first=Steve|last=Morse|date=15 March 2005|page=C2|access-date=6 January 2017|archive-date=5 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205101302/http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2005/03/15/u2_leads_newest_members_into_rocks_hall_of_fame/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/14/arts/arts-briefly-u2-others-to-join-rock-hall-of-fame.html|title=Arts, Briefly; U2, Others to Join Rock Hall of Fame|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|first=Jeff|last=Leeds|date=14 December 2004|at=sec. E, p. 2|edition=National|access-date=6 January 2017|archive-date=23 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023234314/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/14/arts/arts-briefly-u2-others-to-join-rock-hall-of-fame.html|url-status=live}}</ref> During his speech, Springsteen said the band had "beaten [the odds] by continuing to do their finest work and remaining at the top of their game and the charts for 25 years".<ref name="mcg282">McGee (2008), pp. 282–283</ref>

[[File:U2 brussels fly 2005-10-06.jpg|thumb|left|The outdoor stage of the [[Vertigo Tour]], pictured in June 2005, featured a massive LED screen.]]
U2's 2005–2006 [[Vertigo Tour]] was preceded by several complications. A sudden illness afflicting the Edge's daughter nearly resulted in the tour's cancellation, before the group decided to adjust the tour schedule to accommodate her treatment.<ref>McCormick (2006), pp. 332–335</ref> Additionally, ticket presales on the band's website were plagued with issues, as subscribing members encountered technical glitches and limited ticket availability, partially due to [[scalper]]s exploiting the system.<ref>McGee (2008), pp. 280–281</ref> Commencing in March 2005,<ref name="mcg282"/> the Vertigo Tour consisted of arena shows in North America and stadium shows internationally across five legs.<ref>{{bulleted list|Snow (2014), p. 201|{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/468753/u2-set-to-wrap-biggest-concert-tour-ever|title=U2 Set to Wrap Biggest Concert Tour Ever|magazine=Billboard|first=Ray|last=Waddell|date=29 July 2011|access-date=3 February 2017|archive-date=18 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118100345/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/468753/u2-set-to-wrap-biggest-concert-tour-ever|url-status=live}}}}</ref> The indoor stage replaced the heart-shaped ramp of the Elevation Tour with an elliptical one and featured retractable video curtains around the stage,<ref>{{cite news|title=Feeling of Vertigo U2 Adds Technology, Intimacy to Music Old and New|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|first=Simone|last=Schramm|date=1 April 2005}}</ref> while the stadium stage used a massive LED video screen.<ref name="joshua-to-palm">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1063493/from-joshua-trees-to-palm-trees|title=From Joshua Trees To Palm Trees|magazine=Billboard|first=Jonathan|last=Cohen|date=6 January 2007|volume=119|issue=1|pages=16–17|access-date=16 December 2016|archive-date=20 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920173258/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1063493/from-joshua-trees-to-palm-trees|url-status=live}}</ref> Setlists on tour varied more than in the group's past and included songs they had not played in decades.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mixing It Up U2 Blends Old, New, In No Particular Order|newspaper=[[Rocky Mountain News]]|first=Mark|last=Brown|date=20 April 2005}}</ref> Like its predecessor, the Vertigo Tour was a commercial success, ranking as the top-earning tour of 2005 with {{USD|260&nbsp;million}} grossed.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60363/u2s-vertigo-leads-years-top-tours|title=U2's Vertigo Leads Year's Top Tours|magazine=Billboard|first=Ray|last=Waddell|date=13 December 2005|access-date=27 February 2013|archive-date=3 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603043322/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60363/u2s-vertigo-leads-years-top-tours|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:2005-11-21_U2_%40_MSG_by_ZG.JPG|thumb|U2 performing at [[Madison Square Garden]] on 21 October 2005]]
In February 2006, U2 received five additional Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year for "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own", and Best Rock Album and Album of the Year for ''How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb'';<ref name="mcg307">McGee (2008), pp. 307–309</ref> the awards made the album and its singles winners in all eight categories in which U2 were nominated, spanning two separate Grammy ceremonies.<ref>Snow (2014), p. 205</ref> The group resumed the Vertigo Tour that month with a Latin American leg,<ref name="mcg307"/> on which several shows were filmed for the concert film ''[[U2 3D]]''.<ref name="u23d-pr">{{cite press release
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}}</ref> It was released in theatres nearly two years later,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/Sundance-Stars,-snow,-and-social-cyborgs/2100-1026_3-6226475.html|title=Sundance: Stars, snow, and social cyborgs|first=Michelle|last=Myers|date=17 January 2008|access-date=14 April 2015|website=[[CNET]]}}</ref> and was the world's first live-action digital [[3D film]].<ref name="u23d-pr"/> In March, the band postponed the tour's remaining shows until the end of the year due to the health of the Edge's daughter.<ref name="mcg307"/> On 25 September 2006, U2 and [[Green Day]] performed at the [[Louisiana Superdome]] prior to an [[National Football League|NFL]] football game, the [[New Orleans Saints]]' first home game in the city since [[Hurricane Katrina]]. The two bands covered the [[Skids (band)|Skids]]' song "[[The Saints Are Coming]]" during the performance and for a [[benefit single]],<ref name="mg314">McGee (2008), pp. 314–316</ref> which reached number one in Australia and throughout Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=U2+and+Green+Day&titel=The+Saints+Are+Coming&cat=s|title=U2 and Green Day – The Saints Are Coming|website=lescharts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=12 January 2017|archive-date=3 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603211131/http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=U2+and+Green+Day&titel=The+Saints+Are+Coming&cat=s|url-status=live}}</ref> U2 issued an official autobiography, ''[[U2 by U2]]'', that month,<ref name="mg314"/> followed in November by their third compilation album, ''[[U218 Singles]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bono Keeps the Magic Alive|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)]]|first=Kathy|last=McCabe|date=10 November 2006}}</ref> The Vertigo Tour concluded in December, having sold 4.6&nbsp;million tickets and having earned {{USD|389&nbsp;million}}, the second-highest gross ever at the time.<ref name="joshua-to-palm"/>

In August 2006, the band incorporated its [[Music publisher|publishing]] business in the Netherlands following the capping of Irish artists' tax exemption at {{Euro|250,000}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/u2-move-their-rock-empire-out-of-ireland-26415082.html|title=U2 move their rock empire out of Ireland|date=6 August 2006|access-date=23 March 2016|last=McConnell|first=Daniel|website=Irish Independent|archive-date=16 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516165448/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/u2-move-their-rock-empire-out-of-ireland-26415082.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Edge stated that businesses often seek to minimise their tax burdens.<ref name="bloomberg"/> The move was criticised in the [[Oireachtas|Irish parliament]].<ref name="bloomberg">{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&refer=home&sid=aef6sR60oDgM|title=Bono, Preacher on Poverty, Tarnishes Halo With Irish Tax Move|first=Fergal|last=O'Brien|date=15 October 2006|website=Bloomberg|access-date=19 August 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805043350/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&refer=home&sid=aef6sR60oDgM|archive-date=5 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=They live like aristocrats. Now they think like them |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2006/dec/09/comment.music |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Marina |last=Hyde |date=9 December 2006 |access-date=23 March 2016 |archive-date=6 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306071422/http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2006/dec/09/comment.music |url-status=live }}</ref> The band defended themselves, saying approximately 95% of their business took place outside Ireland, that they were taxed globally because of this, and that they were all "personal investors and employers in the country".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/u2-reject-tax-avoidance-claims-28469190.html |title=U2 reject tax avoidance claims |website=The Belfast Telegraph |date=26 February 2009 |access-date=27 February 2013 |archive-date=26 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426211613/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/u2-reject-tax-avoidance-claims-28469190.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Bono later said, "I think U2's tax business is our own business and I think it is not just to the letter of the law but to the spirit of the law."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/u2-tax-switch-in-spirit-of-the-law-says-bono-29372504.html|title=U2 tax switch 'in spirit of the law' says Bono|website=Irish Independent|first=Louise|last=Hogan|date=26 June 2013|access-date=23 March 2016|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304213349/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/u2-tax-switch-in-spirit-of-the-law-says-bono-29372504.html|url-status=live}}</ref>