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1980 debut studio album by U2

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Boy is a studio album by the Irish band U2, released on October 20, 1980, by Island Records. It is the group's debut album, recorded at Windmill Lane Studios and produced by Steve Lillywhite. The work is written in English and classified under the punk rock and post-punk genres.

The album consists of 11 parts and has a total duration of 2534 seconds. Its tracklist includes "I Will Follow," "Out of Control," "A Day Without Me," and "The Electric Co." Distribution formats include LP record and music streaming. The album was published in the Republic of Ireland.

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Release · MusicBrainz

Type
Album
Artist
Underworld
First released
2007-12-12
ambientelectroelectronicsynth-poptech house

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
344,825
Total plays
6,612,059

Tags

indiefemale vocalistsgermanindie rockindie pop

Boy is a name of at least 5 artists: 1) A Swiss–German pop duo founded in 2007 by Swiss singer Valeska Steiner (aka Valeska) and German bassist Sonja Milena Glass. They are based in Zurich and Hamburg. Their début album was "Mutual Friends" (2 Sep 2011, Grönland). Sites: MusicBrainz, Facebook and MySpace 2) A Czech punk rock band from Brno. The band consists of Martino (vocal), Kelso - (guitar/vocal), Olda (guitar/vocal), Rob (bass/vocal) and Vinca (drums). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/

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Music

Genre
Country
Year
2018
Tracks
1

Key facts

Released
20 October 1980 ( 1980-10-20 )
Recorded
July–September 1980
Studio
Windmill Lane (Dublin, Ireland)
Genre
Post-punk new wave
Length
42 : 52
Label
Island
Producer
Steve Lillywhite

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
album
Duration
2534
Performer
U2
Record label
Island Records
Distribution format
music streaming
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publication date
1980-10-20
language of work or name
English language
has characteristic
debut album
title
Boy
different from
Boy
recorded at studio or venue
Windmill Lane Studios
form of creative work
studio album
number of parts of this work
11
place of publication
Republic of Ireland
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Singles from Boy

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