1983

In some countries, the commercial release is also used as the promotional release and is marked as a promotional release by use of a stamp or stickers on the sleeve or on the New Years Day - U2 - New Years Day (Vinyl) of the vinyl. This was New Years Day - U2 - New Years Day (Vinyl) case in France, where the commercial vinyl is stamped to mark it as a promotional item, and in Guatemala where a red stamp was used on the label to mark the single as a promotional item.

More information about these items can be found in the entry for the commercial single. Unique promotional pressings were produced New Years Day - U2 - New Years Day (Vinyl) many regions, some for the first time ever. This single was released with an information sheet, and titles were in Spanish. Two versions of the single in the UK were released with a silver moulded label.

These were often used for promotion in juke boxes. In France, some copies of the commercial single were released in a generic black sleeve, and stickered as a promotional item. The band was still frozen as a result of shooting the performance clips in the snow the day before, so they enlisted the four teens to stand in for them on the horses. The clip also incorporates archival footage of Soviet troops in winter.

Two versions of the video were produced. The longer clip includes extra footage of the band performing around a camp fire at night. The shorter version cuts from the guitar solo directly to the fade-out with the riders on horses, eliminating the footage of U2 playing at night. The shorter clip is the version with which most viewers are familiar, as it was frequently played New Years Day - U2 - New Years Day (Vinyl) MTV.

In the end, however, the song did not receive enough votes to appear on the final live compilation. Recorded at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin. Re-Mix engineer: John Potoker, New Years Day - U2 - New Years Day (Vinyl). Produced by Steve Lillywhite. Remix engineer: John Potoker. Assisted by Glenn Rosenstein. Produced by Steve Lillwhite. Live tracks mixed by Steve Lillywhite, assisted by Andy Lyden.

Recorded live in Werchter, Belgium, July by I. TV and Film productions, Amsterdam. Produced by Harry de Winter. TV and Film Productions.

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