"Country Mile / Picture of You (X+W)" - U2

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Background Information

The initial release of “Country Mile” / “Picture of You (X+W)” was on September 26, 2024. Two track single released on digital services to promote the 20th anniversary releases of How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. Both songs are taken from the 10-track disc of demos, titled How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb. The single is a double A-side with both songs included in the single title, and in both cases the tracks are those taken from the album itself.

This single was released at services not offering a pre-order / pre-load of the new album. Services like Spotify, Tidal, and Deezer do not allow pre-saving, and thus this two track single was issued. It was also issued for purchase on Qobuz and Mora, and some other services. The single was released in CD quality, lower than CD quality, and a 44.1kHz / 24-bit high resolution release was also available. (On services like iTunes and Amazon Music, where advance ordering is possible, these tracks are part of the album pre-order and not a standalone single.)

On November 8, 2024, a second release under the same “Country Mile” / “Picture of You (X+W)” title was done. Again, it was a two track single released on digital services. This time instead of the album versions of the song, the radio edits of the songs were released together instead. Like the first release, the artwork for How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb was used for this new release. A high resolution version at 44.1kHz / 24-bit was available as were versions at CD quality and below. This time, unlike the first release, a single was made available on Apple Music / Amazon Music. (In both of these cases the single with the radio edits has been back dated to September 24, however, it was released on November 8.)\

On Spotify, the November 8, 2024 single is a 4-track single, including the radio edit and the album version of both songs.

Promotional singles have been issued for both songs, including a selection of radio edits for both. See more details on these promotional releases in our “County Mile“ and “Picture of You (X+W)“ promotional release entries. “Country Mile” Is being aimed more at the European / UK markets, while “Picture of You (X+W)” is being aimed more at the North American markets. Both songs are now charting on the strength of airplay.

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