Wikipedia:WikiProject U2/Outreach/newsletteraugust07

Issue III - 12th August 2007

“Can you, hear, me, when I, sing

You're the reason I sing

You're the reason why the opera's in me”

U2 News

• "PopMart: Live From Mexico City" will be released on DVD on September 10 (except for the U.S.A). A list of U2's other video releases can be found here.
• The band have returned from Fez, Morocco, working on their album. According to Adam, “There’s definitely an album in there.” Some possible songs include: “Mercy”, “If I Could Live My Life Again”, and “North Star”.
• U2's new film, U23D, is due for 3D theatre release later this year.
• The Republican National Committee has taken the first step to endorsing Bono’s ONE initiative, with a potential donation of 30 billion dollars in U.S. taxes.
• Their most recent song is a cover of the John Lennon song, Instant Karma! for the album Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur. All proceeds go to Amnesty International. Find out more at www.amnesty.org/noise

Project News

The Collaboration of the Fortnight Department has just been set up and is run by smithcool and neranei. If you have any questions or suggestions, or if you would like to nominate an article, go to the Collaboration of the Fortnight Talk Page.

Member News

• A Portal still needs to be set up. People are also needed to help out in the Outreach Department.
• If you or someone you know is interested in joining the project, you can sign up on the Project Page.
• Join in the Collaboration! For the fortnight of August 3-17 the goal is to promote the U2 article to FA status. Remember, we need as much help as possible so don't hesitate!
• If you have any ideas, tasks or concerns to put forward, or if you just have something to say, visit the Talk Page.

From the Editors

Welcome to the August edition of the U2 WikiProject Newsletter. As you may have noticed, we are now doing themed newsletters. This one (if you haven't already guessed) is How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. Every month the newsletter will have a different theme. There will also be a special edition when the new album is released. Also thanks to Neranei for some of the U2 news.

New Members

We have two new members since the start of the month! They are Vero444 and MC. We now have 38 members!

The Album

• It was released on November 2004.
• It was distributed by Island Records and Interscope in the U.S.A.
• The album was a critical and commercial success. It went to #1 in many countries and sold over 9 million copies worldwide.
• Bono described the album as "our first rock album. It's taken us twenty years or whatever it is, but this is our first rock album."
• The album deals with love, war, peace, harmony, and approaching death.
• The singles released from the album are: Vertigo, All Because of You, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, City of Blinding Lights and Original of the Species.

More info from the album page here.

Corrections

Last month's newsletter incorrectly stated that there were 34 members. This should've been 36. Also, under the "U2 News" section, line 3, instead of saying most recent single it should've said most recent song (this has since been corrected). The editors sincerely apologize for any misunderstandings this may have caused. The correct version of the July newsletter can be found here.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

All members of the U2 Wikiproject please note that voting for the next collaboration of the fortnight starts on THE 12TH OF AUGUST. Please visit the collaboration department for more details.

Written by Smithcool and Joelster with contributions from Neranei.