| LINER NOTES |
The Saints are Coming: U2 and Green Day.
Produced by Rick Rubin. Recorded by Greg Fidelman. Mixed by
Chris Lord-Alge.
The Saints are Coming (Live from New Orelans): U2 and Green
Day. Recorded using the Westwood 1 Mobile. Mixed by Bob Ezrin.
Engineered by Biff Dawes and Chris Dugan. Horns arranged by Bob Ezrin
and Rupert Christie. Trumpets: Derrick "Kabuky" Shezbie, Glen
Andrews, Gregory Davis, Shannon Haynes. Trombones: Troy "Shorty"
Andrews, Stafford Agee, "Big" Sam Williams, Reginald Stuart. Sousaphones:
Phillip Frasier. Robert Expino. Executive Producer: Bob
Ezrin. Performance courtesy of the NFL.
Audio Post Production: Cheryl Engles at Partial Productions Inc.
Mastering: Arnie Axosta at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood.
Photography by Anton Corbijn. Design by Four5One Creative.
Green Day appear courtesy of Reprise Records. Both tracks written
by Richard Jobson and Stuart Adamson and published by EMI Virgin Music
Ltd. |
| OTHER NOTES |
| The Saints are Coming was the first single from the compilation
album of U2 singles titled simply 18 Singles.
The release date for this single was November 6, 2006. The compilation
album fulfills their obligations to Island records in the UK, and this
single will be the first release under their new label, Mercury, in the
UK.
The song "The Saints are Coming" was originally recorded by a Scottish
punk band, the Skids. Green Day and U2 covered the song, and recorded
it to support Music Rising, an organization founded to help return music
to New Orleans after the devestation of Hurricane Katrina in the fall of
2005. The song was produced by Rick Rubin.
Prior to the release of a studio version of this song, U2 and Green
Day performed on September 25, 2006 at the opening game of the New Orleans
Saints football team. During that performance, The Edge joined Green
Day on stage to peform "Wake Me Up When September Ends", and then the whole
band with Green Day performed "The Saints are Coming", and then a short
performance of "Beautiful Day". This performance live became the
b-side for this release. It was also released as a Digital
Single, and early downloaders found they received a different Rehersal
version of the song than what is now available on this single. |
| CATALOG INFORMATION |
| 7" VINYL: |
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UK |
| Label: |
Mercury Records |
| Catalog: |
1713138 |
| UPC: |
6 02517 13138 5 |
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Picture Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| The Saints are Coming (Studio) / The Saints are Coming (Live) |
| Further Information: |
| Pressed in the UK and was a limited release, numbered on
the back of the cover. Although reported on u2.com as being limited
to 5000 copies, in reality 9845 units were pressed for sale, and another
1222 copies were used for samples, promotions etc. |
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| B-Side of Vinyl |
| 5" CD: |
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| Country: |
Australia |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
1713137 |
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| Track Listing: |
| The Saints are Coming (Studio) / The Saints are Coming (Live) |
| Further Information: |
| Due November 6, 2006. More information to follow. |
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| Country: |
Canada |
| Label: |
Island / Mercury Records |
| Catalog: |
0251713137 |
| UPC: |
6 02517 13137 8 |
| Package: |
Slimline Jewel |
| Matrix: |
L387 0251713137 Made in Canada #61014Y05 |
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| Track Listing: |
| The Saints are Coming (Studio) / The Saints are Coming (Live) |
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| Released in a slimline case for the Canadian market. |
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| Country: |
Europe |
| Label: |
Island / Mercury Records |
| Catalog: |
00602517131361 |
| UPC: |
6 02517 13136 1 |
| Package: |
Card Sleeve |
| Matrix: |
006025 171 313-6 01 * 51805623 |
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| Track Listing: |
| The Saints are Coming (Studio) / The Saints are Coming (Live) |
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| Released for the European market in a card sleeve. |
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| Country: |
Europe |
| Label: |
Island / Mercury Records |
| Catalog: |
1713137 |
| UPC: |
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Slimline Jewel |
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| Track Listing: |
| The Saints are Coming (Studio) / The Saints are Coming (Live) |
| Further Information: |
| CD is labelled as being "Made in Germany" |
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| Country: |
Japan |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
UICI5023 |
| UPC: |
4 988005 454379 |
| Package: |
Slimline Jewel with OBI |
| Matrix: |
UICI-5023 1R V |
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| Track Listing: |
| The Saints are Coming (Studio) / The Saints are Coming (Live) |
| Further Information: |
| Released in a slimline jewel case with an OBI strip with
Japanese information. The inside of the insert is printed with the
lyrics of the song in both English and Japanese unique to this release. |
| Other Images: |
| Front Cover without
OBI / Insert Interior 1
(Logo) / Insert Interior
2 (Lyrics) / OBI Strip |
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| Country: |
Mexico |
| Label: |
Island / Mercury Records |
| Catalog: |
1713136 |
| UPC: |
6 02517 13136 1 |
| Package: |
Card Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| The Saints are Coming (Studio) / The Saints are Coming (Live) |
| Further Information: |
| CD is labelled as being made in Canada in the clear plastic
inner ring. |
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| Country: |
New Zealand |
| Label: |
Island / Mercury Records |
| Catalog: |
1713136 |
| UPC: |
6 02517 13137 8 |
| Package: |
Slimline Jewel |
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| Track Listing: |
| The Saints are Coming (Studio) / The Saints are Coming (Live) |
| Further Information: |
| CD is labelled "Made in NZ" on the text in the front. |
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| Country: |
UK |
| Label: |
Island / Mercury Records |
| Catalog: |
1713137 |
| UPC: |
6 02517 13137 8 |
| Package: |
Slimline Jewel |
| Matrix: |
1713137 01 |
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| Track Listing: |
| The Saints are Coming (Studio) / The Saints are Coming (Live) |
| Further Information: |
| Released in a slimline case for the UK market. |
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