Begins recording Achtung Baby

Stung by the criticism of Rattle and Hum , the band sought to transform themselves musically. Seeking inspiration from German reunification , they began work on their seventh studio album, Achtung Baby , at Berlin’s Hansa Studios in October 1990 with producers Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. The sessions were fraught, as the band argued over their musical direction and the quality of their material. Clayton and Mullen preferred a sound similar to U2’s previous work; Bono and the Edge were inspired by European industrial music and electronic dance music and advocated a change. Weeks of tension and slow progress nearly prompted the group to break up until they made a breakthrough with the improvised writing of the song ” One “. They returned to Dublin in 1991, where morale improved and the majority of the album was completed.