Live from Paris (U2 album)

Live from Paris is a concert video and live album by Irish rock band U2. It was recorded during the band's concert at Hippodrome de Vincennes in Paris, France, on 4 July 1987 during the Joshua Tree Tour. The concert was originally released in video form on the bonus DVD that was included in the remastered box set of The Joshua Tree, released on 20 November 2007. The following year, the concert was released as a digital music download exclusively in the iTunes Store on 21 July 2008.[2]

Live from Paris
Live album and video by
U2
Released
  • 20 November 2007 (video)
  • 21 July 2008 (album)[1]
Recorded4 July 1987
VenueHippodrome de Vincennes (Paris, France)
GenreRock, roots rock
Length84:55
LabelMercury Records
U2 chronology
U218 Singles
(2006)		 Live from Paris
(2007)		 Medium, Rare & Remastered
(2009)

Track listing
  1. "I Will Follow" – 3:58
  2. "Trip Through Your Wires" – 3:33
  3. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" / "Exodus" (snippet) – 5:26
  4. "MLK" – 1:27
  5. "The Unforgettable Fire" – 4:40
  6. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" – 5:33
  7. "Exit"/"Gloria" (snippet) – 4:12
  8. "In God's Country" – 2:52
  9. "The Electric Co." / "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" (snippet) – 4:32
  10. "Bad" – 7:04
  11. "October" – 2:04
  12. "New Year's Day" – 4:44
  13. "Pride (In the Name of Love)" – 4:55
  14. "Bullet the Blue Sky" – 4:53
  15. "Running to Stand Still" – 4:07
  16. "With or Without You" / "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (snippet) – 9:59
  17. "Party Girl" – 4:11
  18. "40" – 6:46

Almost the full Parisian gig is included, with three cover songs being excluded from both The Joshua Tree remaster, and the iTunes audio release. The missing songs are "Stand by Me", "C'mon Everybody" (both played before "I Will Follow"), and "Help!" (played between "The Electric Co." and "Bad).[3]

Chart
Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 54
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See also

Personnel
  • Bono – lead vocals, harmonica, guitar
  • The Edge – guitars, backing vocals, piano, bass guitar on "40"
  • Adam Clayton – bass guitar, backing vocals on "I Will Follow", "Trip Through Your Wires" , "Bullet the Blue Sky" and "With or Without You", guitar on "40"
  • Larry Mullen Jr. – drums, percussion

References
  1. "Live from Paris". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  2. "Live from Paris". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  3. "1987-07-04: The Hippodrome - Paris, France". U2 Gigs.com. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  4. "U2 Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
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