U2 is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 2004 album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb with a new release, dubbed the Re-Assemble Edition. The new release, which will be out on November 22 via Interscope, includes a remastered version of the original album, along with a handful of previously unreleased songs.

The band has released a new album titled How to Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb, containing 10 songs from the How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb sessions. Five of the songs are previously unreleased, and the other five are remastered versions of songs that were previously released.

The Edge has stated that the band revisited its early musical influences and that it was a time of deep personal introspection for Bono, who was processing the death of his father. The band has chosen 10 songs that best represent the creative energy and inspiration of the era.

The new album, which is being referred to as a “shadow album,” contains 10 tracks that were created during the original recording sessions for How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. The 10 tracks include “Treason,” “Evidence Of Life,” “Country Mile,” “Happiness,” and “Luckiest Man In The World” which had leaked as a demo many years ago under the working title, “Mercy.” These songs were left to one side but they have been brought back to life in the remastered edition. 

The set will also feature the five remastered songs: “Picture of You (X+W),” “I Don’t Wanna See You Smile,” “Are We Gonna Wait Forever?,” “Theme from the Batman,” and “All Because of You 2.” The songs were included on the original release but were not as successful as the album’s more popular songs, such as “Vertigo” and “Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own”.

“The sessions for How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb were such a creative period for the band, we were exploring so many song ideas in the studio,” the Edge said in a statement. “We were inspired to revisit our early music influences, and it was a time of deep personal introspection for Bono who was attempting to process—dismantle—the death of his father.”

“For this anniversary edition, I went into my personal archive to see if there were any unreleased gems and I hit the jackpot. We chose 10 that really spoke to us. Although at the time we left these songs to one side, with the benefit of hindsight we recognize that our initial instincts about them being contenders for the album were right, we were onto something.”

“What you’re getting on this shadow album is that raw energy of discovery, the visceral impact of the music, a sonic narrative, a moment in time, the exploration and interaction of four musicians playing together in a room… this is the pure U2 drop.”

How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb will be released exclusively on vinyl for Record Store Day, as well as on streaming platforms on November 29. How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (Re-Assemble Edition), which will bundle both the original album and the Re-Assemble version as a dual digital release, will be available on November 22.

U2’s How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (Re-Assemble Edition) will be available in various formats. These formats include Vinyl 8LP Super Deluxe Collectors Boxset (Limited Edition), Vinyl 2LP, Exclusive D2C 2LP Black & Red Ink Spot Vinyl (Limited Edition), 5CD Super Deluxe Collectors Boxset (Limited Edition), CD and Exclusive Red & Black Cassette (Limited Edition). The remastered How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (20th Anniversary Edition) will also be released on various formats such as the Vinyl 8LP Super Deluxe Collectors Boxset (Limited Edition), Vinyl 2LP, Exclusive D2C 2LP Black & Red Ink Spot Vinyl (Limited Edition), 5CD Super Deluxe Collectors Boxset (Limited Edition), CD, and Exclusive Red & Black Cassette (Limited Edition).