On December 1, 2017, “Interscope” and “Island” labels released “Songs of Experience”, the fourteenth U2 studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2017, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, “The Garage” in Topanaga, California, “Shangri-La”, “The Woodshed”, ”Waterloo Studios” and “Neptune Valley” in Los Angeles, “Strathmore House” in Killiney, Ireland, “Hanover Quay” and “Windmill Lane Studios” in  Dublin, “Uno Mas Studio” in Brentwood, Tennessee, “The Church Studios” in London, and was produced by Jacknife Leeand Ryan Tedder, Steve Lillywhite, Andy Barlow, Jolyon Thomas, Brent Kutzle, Paul Epworth, Danger Mouse, and Declan Gaffney. The album was certified Platinum in France by “SNEP”, and Platinum in Italy by “FIMI”.

Personnel:

• Bono– vocals
• The Edge– vocals, guitars, keyboards
• Adam Clayton– bass guitar
• Larry Mullen Jr.– drums, percussion
• Andy Barlow– additional keyboards, programming, sound design,  engineering, mixing
• Jacknife Lee– additional keyboards, additional guitar, programming, keyboards, additional backing vocals, mixing, engineering
• Haim– additional backing vocals
• Ryan Tedder– programming, additional background vocals, keyboards, additional guitar
• Brent Kutzle– programming, keyboards, additional keyboards, additional guitar, acoustic guitar
• Davide Rossi– strings
• Kendrick Lamar– outro, intro
• Goshua Usov – additional keyboards
• Jolyon Thomas – additional guitar, additional keyboards
• Brandon Collins – string arrangement
• Amy Helman – violins
• Avery Bright – violins
• Betsy Lamb – viola
• Paul Nelson – cello
• Noel Zancanella – additional programming
• Nate Lotz – additional percussion
• Lady Gaga– background vocals
• Steve Wilmot – additional percussion
• Declan Gaffney – additional keyboards
• Julian Lennon– additional background vocals
• Andrew Taggart– additional keyboards
• Paul Epworth– programming, additional keyboards
• Dawn Kenny – additional credit
• Steve Lillywhite– mixing
• Alex Bailey – mixing assistance, engineering assistance
• Matt Bishop – engineering, mixing assistance
• Tyler Spry, Drew Bang, Rich Rich, Matt Wiggins  – engineering
• Dave “Squirrel” Covell, Barry McCready – engineering assistance
• Matt Bishop, Matty Green – engineering, mixing assistance
• Christopher Henry – additional engineering, engineering assistance
• Richard Rainey, Greg Clooney, Doug Sarrett – additional engineering
• Gosha Usov, Alan Kelly, Aleks Von Korff – engineering assistance
• Kelana, Tom Elmhirst – mixing
• Brandon Bost – mixing assistance, engineering
• Declan Gaffney –  engineering, additional mixing

Track listing:

All lyrics by Bono; all music by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr, except where noted.

1. Love Is All We Have Left
2. Lights of Home – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.,Alana Haim, Danielle Haim, Este Haim, Ariel Rechtshaid
3. You’re the Best Thing About Me
4. Get Out of Your Own Way
5. American Soul
6. Summer of Love
7. Red Flag Day
8. The Showman (Little More Better)
9. The Little Things That Give You Away
10. Landlady
11. The Blackout
12. Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way
13. 13 (There Is a Light)