U2 Appears in Hot Press Readers Poll 2020 (Original Story).Every Breaking Wave (Music Video Edit by Aoife McArdle) (04:38).Every Breaking Wave (Film by Aoife McArdle) (13:17).Every Breaking Wave (Power House Acoustic by Mark Fewell) (04:38).McArdle Film nominated for Best Cinematography, Cameraimage Awards, 2015. McArdle Film nominated for Best Music Video, Camerimage Awards, 2015. It has been released with three different covers, including the cover from Songs of Innocence, a black cover with white text similar to the France promotional single, and also with the image of U2 walking on the beach. This release has been identified as a fake. The France promo contained the album version of “Every Breaking Wave” and not the edited version found on the UK Promotional single.įinally a release purporting to be from the Netherlands has also appeared. This was released in a card sleeve by the label “Maison Barclay” which does the promotional work for Universal in France. In France, a promotional CDR was also pressed, with a unique black cover with the title of the song in white. At the end of the UK promo version, you hear the bell and then the rain, which is quickly but noticeably rolled off, then about 2 seconds of silence. At the end of the album version, you hear the bell and then (what sounds like) rain, which cuts off very abruptly as it is continuous with the intro to California.
The UK version of the promotional single contains a slightly edited version of “Every Breaking Wave”. It was released in a plastic wallet with a simple insert. The first known 5-Inch CD is a recordable CD, pressed for the UK market. Most copies were delivered to radio via internet distribution methods, however a limited number of promotional CD singles were also pressed. “Every Breaking Wave” was released to radio as the second single from Songs of Innocence. "Every Breaking Wave" (Radio Edit) - U2 (04:15)."Every Breaking Wave" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:12).We think her work is something pretty extraordinary."Every Breaking Wave" - U2 Promotional Release Track Listing: ‘The Aoife McArdle short film expands on the theme of Songs of innocence which was largely rooted in our experience growing up in the early eighties in Dublin.Īoife chose west Belfast in the same period, as it was the neighbourhood that was so formative to her.
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‘Aoife has captured the tragedy of our young men and women, so full of life and passion, energy and possibility, being swallowed up by the destroying rage of poverty, bigotry and repression.’Īs for the band, whose song inspired the film, Edge says they find the finished film ‘extraordinary’. ‘She has taken a Romeo and Juliet romance, set in the back streets and alleyways of Belfast, and created a universal story. Hotel Rwanda writer/director Terry George says McArdle has pulled off one of the most difficult tasks facing any filmmaker. It’s a perfect little gem of a romance movie.’ She drifts between the reality of friends and first love into fantasy so effortlessly and romantically. ‘She captured that feeling and size of life of being a teenager and of first love so well. Filmmaker Spike Jonze had not seen McArdle’s work previously but ‘was really taken’ with her film. The film is already garnering praise and winning fans. The short film's emotional core is centered around ‘Every Breaking Wave’ and ‘The Troubles’, two tracks drawn from U2's most recent album Songs of Innocence The story follows two teenagers, one Catholic and the other Protestant, who fall in love amidst ongoing violence. Set against the social and political turmoil of early 1980s Northern Ireland where McArdle grew up, the film ‘Every Breaking Wave’ is built around themes of emotional abandon and the uncertainty of romantic relationships. From U2's latest album Songs Of Innocence, the video for 'Every Breaking Wave’ is directed by Belfast-born Aoife McArdle and drawn from her 13-minute short film of the same name.
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