Tracklist
| A | A Day Without Me | 3:12 | |
| B | Things To Make And Do | 2:14 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Windmill Lane Studios
Credits
- Design – Rapid Exteriors
- Engineer – Paul Thomas
- Photography By – Susan Byrne (2)
- Producer – Steve Lillywhite
- Written-By – U2
Notes
Original First Pressing; CBS yellow/orange sunburst labels with UKTM number. Picture Sleeve has CBS Logo, with 8905 printed underneath, on the upper right corner of the Back of the PS.
Band name written as U-2 on the labels.
Recorded: Windmill Lane Studio, Dublin
MS
(P) 1980
CBS Records are the exclusive licensees for Eire.
Record mfd. In Ireland.
"A Day Without Me" is the lead single from U2's debut album, Boy and was released in August 1980. Its lyrics are a clear contemplation of suicide and relate to the lead singer of Joy Division, and one of Bono's inspirations, Ian Curtis, who killed himself in May 1980. The B-side was an instrumental track called "Things to Make and Do."
It was the second single the band recorded after g the contract with Island Records.
Band name written as U-2 on the labels.
Recorded: Windmill Lane Studio, Dublin
MS
(P) 1980
CBS Records are the exclusive licensees for Eire.
Record mfd. In Ireland.
"A Day Without Me" is the lead single from U2's debut album, Boy and was released in August 1980. Its lyrics are a clear contemplation of suicide and relate to the lead singer of Joy Division, and one of Bono's inspirations, Ian Curtis, who killed himself in May 1980. The B-side was an instrumental track called "Things to Make and Do."
It was the second single the band recorded after g the contract with Island Records.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Matrix A Side (hand-punched)): WIP 6630-A2 JONZ
- Matrix / Runout (Matrix B Side (hand-punched)): WIP 6630-B SOUND CLINIC
- Rights Society: MS/BIEM
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| A Day Without Me (7", 45 RPM, Single, Punch-out Center, Paper Labels) | Island Records | WIP 6630 | UK | 1980 | |||
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A Day Without Me (7", 45 RPM, Promo) | Island Records | 6837672 | 1980 | |||
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A Day Without Me (7", 45 RPM) | Island Records | 102.657 | Netherlands | 1980 | ||
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A Day Without Me (7", 45 RPM, Single, Solid Centre) | Island Records | WIP 6630 | UK | 1980 | ||
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A Day Without Me (7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Punch-out Center) | Island Records | WIP 6630 | UK | 1980 |
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