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English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%8A%D9%88_%D8%AA%D9%88" title="يو تو – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="يو تو" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Arpetan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%88" title="یوتو – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="یوتو" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%81" title="ইউটু – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ইউটু" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AE_%D0%A2%D1%83" title="Ю Ту – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Ю Ту" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2_(grupa)" title="U2 (grupa) – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="U2 (grupa)" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2_(Band)" title="U2 (Band) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="U2 (Band)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://dsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Lower Sorbian" lang="dsb" hreflang="dsb" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Dolnoserbski" data-language-local-name="Lower Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dolnoserbski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%88" title="یوتو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="یوتو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2_(band)" title="U2 (band) – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="U2 (band)" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zu mw-list-item"><a href="https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Zulu" lang="zu" hreflang="zu" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="IsiZulu" data-language-local-name="Zulu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiZulu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-csb mw-list-item"><a href="https://csb.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Kashubian" lang="csb" hreflang="csb" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Kaszëbsczi" data-language-local-name="Kashubian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kaszëbsczi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jbo mw-list-item"><a href="https://jbo.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Lojban" lang="jbo" hreflang="jbo" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="La .lojban." data-language-local-name="Lojban" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>La .lojban.</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%812" title="യു2 – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="യു2" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%8A%D9%882" title="يو2 – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="يو2" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2_(band)" title="U2 (band) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="U2 (band)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" 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interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2_(hudobn%C3%A1_skupina)" title="U2 (hudobná skupina) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="U2 (hudobná skupina)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" title="U2 – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="U2" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%812" title="யு2 – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="யு2" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kab 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data-file-height="2090" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">U2 performing in August 2017, from left to right: Larry Mullen Jr.; The Edge; Bono; Adam Clayton</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Also known as</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r8662964" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Feedback <span style="font-size:85%;">(1976–77)</span></li><li>The Hype <span style="font-size:85%;">(1977–78)</span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a>, Ireland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9122542">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">Rock</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Alternative_rock" title="Alternative rock">alternative rock</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Pop_rock" title="Pop rock">pop rock</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Punk_rock" title="Punk rock">punk rock</a></li><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Post-punk" title="Post-punk">post-punk</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1976–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9122542" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Island_Records" title="Island Records">Island</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Interscope_Records" title="Interscope Records">Interscope</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Mercury_Records" title="Mercury Records">Mercury</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bono" title="Bono">Bono</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Edge" title="The Edge">The Edge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Clayton" title="Adam Clayton">Adam Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Mullen_Jr." title="Larry Mullen Jr.">Larry Mullen Jr.</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://u2.com">u2<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>U2</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a> <a href="/wiki/Band" title="Band">band</a> from Ireland. The four members of the band are lead <a href="/wiki/Singer" title="Singer">singer</a> <a href="/wiki/Bono" title="Bono">Bono</a> (born <i>Paul David Hewson</i>), lead <a href="/wiki/Guitar" title="Guitar">guitarist</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Edge" title="The Edge">The Edge</a> (born <i>David Howell Evans</i>), <a href="/wiki/Bass_guitar" title="Bass guitar">bassist</a> <a href="/wiki/Adam_Clayton" title="Adam Clayton">Adam Clayton</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Drum" title="Drum">drummer</a> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Mullen_Jr." title="Larry Mullen Jr.">Larry Mullen Jr.</a> and formerly dik Evans U2 are a very popular band all over the world and have been since the <a href="/wiki/1980s" title="1980s">1980s</a>. They have sold more than 170 million <a href="/wiki/Album" title="Album">albums</a> and have won 22 <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a>. This is more than any other rock band.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>U2 formed in <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a> in 1976, when none of the members were very good musicians. However, they got better as they got older. They were more popular for playing live shows than for releasing albums. This changed with their <a href="/wiki/Hit_record" title="Hit record">hit record</a> in <a href="/wiki/1987" title="1987">1987</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Joshua_Tree" title="The Joshua Tree">The Joshua Tree</a></i>. In <a href="/wiki/1991" title="1991">1991</a>, U2 released a new album called <i><a href="/wiki/Achtung_Baby" title="Achtung Baby">Achtung Baby</a></i>. This album sounded very different from their other albums because it was inspired by <a href="/wiki/Alternative_rock" title="Alternative rock">alternative rock</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dance" title="Dance">dance</a> music. <i>Achtung Baby</i> and its worldwide <a href="/w/index.php?title=Zoo_TV_Tour&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Zoo TV Tour (not yet started)">Zoo TV Tour</a> were both very popular. U2 experimented for the rest of the 1990s, making two other very different albums, <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zooropa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Zooropa (not yet started)">Zooropa</a></i> and <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pop_(album)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pop (album) (not yet started)">Pop</a></i>. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/21st_century" title="21st century">21st century</a>, U2 returned to a more traditional sound, but they continue to be very popular and successful. They are involved in charities and helping people with groups such as <a href="/wiki/Amnesty_International" title="Amnesty International">Amnesty International</a>, <a href="/wiki/Make_Poverty_History" title="Make Poverty History">Make Poverty History</a>, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=ONE_Campaign&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ONE Campaign (not yet started)">ONE Campaign</a>, <a href="/wiki/Live_Aid" title="Live Aid">Live Aid</a>, <a href="/wiki/Live_8" title="Live 8">Live 8</a>, Bono's <a href="/w/index.php?title=DATA&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="DATA (not yet started)">DATA</a> (Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa) campaign, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Music_Rising&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Music Rising (not yet started)">Music Rising</a>. </p><p>In 2014, the group won a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Globe Award">Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song</a> and was nominated for an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" title="Academy Award">Academy Award for Best Original Song</a> for their song <i><a href="/wiki/Ordinary_Love_(U2_song)" title="Ordinary Love (U2 song)">Ordinary Love</a></i> which was used in the movie <i><a href="/wiki/Mandela:_Long_Walk_to_Freedom" title="Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom">Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom</a></i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=U2&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: History" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=U2&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: History"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Formation_(1976-1979)"><span id="Formation_.281976-1979.29"></span>Formation (1976-1979)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=U2&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Formation (1976-1979)" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=U2&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Formation (1976-1979)"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>U2 was formed in the city of <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a> on <a href="/wiki/September_25" title="September 25">September 25</a>, <a href="/wiki/1976" title="1976">1976</a>. It was founded by 14-year-old drummer Larry Mullen Jr. He posted a note on his school's notice board, asking for musicians to create a new band. There were seven teenage boys who went to their first practice. At first, the band called themselves "Feedback" but later changed their name to "The Hype". The band became smaller over time, eventually becoming just four people, and they finally changed their name to "U2" once Bono, The Edge, Clayton, and Mullen were left. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Influences">Influences</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=U2&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: Influences" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=U2&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Influences"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>U2's influences include <a href="/wiki/Brian_Eno" title="Brian Eno">Brian Eno</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joy_Division" title="Joy Division">Joy Division</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Television_(band)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Television (band) (not yet started)">Television</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lou_Reed" title="Lou Reed">Lou Reed</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dylan" title="Bob Dylan">Bob Dylan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roxy_Music" title="Roxy Music">Roxy Music</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Undertones" title="The Undertones">The Undertones</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Roy_Obison&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roy Obison (not yet started)">Roy Obison</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marc_Bolan" title="Marc Bolan">Marc Bolan</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sex_Pistols" title="Sex Pistols">Sex Pistols</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Clash" title="The Clash">The Clash</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Who" title="The Who">The Who</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thin_Lizzy" title="Thin Lizzy">Thin Lizzy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patti_Smith" title="Patti Smith">Patti Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Jam" title="The Jam">The Jam</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">The Rolling Stones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Van_Morrison" title="Van Morrison">Van Morrison</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_Clayton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lee Clayton (not yet started)">Lee Clayton</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Albums">Albums</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=U2&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: Albums" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=U2&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Albums"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Boy_(album)" title="Boy (album)">Boy</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/October_(album)" title="October (album)">October</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/War_(U2_album)" title="War (U2 album)">War</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Unforgettable_Fire&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Unforgettable Fire (not yet started)">The Unforgettable Fire</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Joshua_Tree" title="The Joshua Tree">The Joshua Tree</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rattle_and_Hum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rattle and Hum (not yet started)">Rattle and Hum</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Achtung_Baby" title="Achtung Baby">Achtung Baby</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zooropa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Zooropa (not yet started)">Zooropa</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pop_(album)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pop (album) (not yet started)">Pop</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_That_You_Can%27t_Leave_Behind" title="All That You Can't Leave Behind">All That You Can't Leave Behind</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/How_to_Dismantle_an_Atomic_Bomb" title="How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb">How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=No_Line_on_the_Horizon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No Line on the Horizon (not yet started)">No Line on the Horizon</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Songs_of_Innocence&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Songs of Innocence (not yet started)">Songs of Innocence</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Songs_of_Experience" title="Songs of Experience">Songs of Experience</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Songs_of_Surrender&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Songs of Surrender (not yet started)">Songs of Surrender</a></i> (2023)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=U2&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Change 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"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article364606.ece">Bono: The Missionary</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081010121100/http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article364606.ece">Archived</a> 2008-10-10 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>". The Independent, May 2006. 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