Contributes song to Batman Forever

In 1995, following a long break, U2 contributed ” Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me ” to the soundtrack album of the film Batman Forever . The song reached number one in Australia and Ireland, number two in the UK, and number 16 in the US. In November, the band released an experimental album called Original Soundtracks 1 , a collaboration with Brian Eno, who contributed as a full songwriting partner and performer. Due to his participation and the record’s experimental nature, the band released it under the moniker “Passengers” to distinguish it from U2’s conventional albums. Mullen said of the release: “There’s a thin line between interesting music and self-indulgence. We crossed it on the Passengers record.” It was commercially unnoticed by U2 standards and it received mixed reviews. The single ” Miss Sarajevo ” (featuring Luciano Pavarotti ) was among Bono’s favourite U2 songs.