Editing How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (section)

==20th anniversary remastered edition==
On 26 September 2024, U2 announced that ''How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb'' would be reissued to commemorate its 20th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/u2-announce-how-to-dismantle-an-atomic-bomb-anniversary-reissue-share-previously-unreleased-songs-listen/|title=U2 Announce ''How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb'' Anniversary Reissue, Share Previously Unreleased Songs: Listen|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Matthew|last=Strauss|date=26 September 2024|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref> As part of the project, the album was [[remaster]]ed<ref name="spin-20th"/> and was released on vinyl, CD, cassette tape, and digitally.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2024/09/u2-how-to-dismantle-an-atomic-bomb-reissue/|title=U2 Announce How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb Reissue with 'Shadow Album'|website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|first=Eddie|last=Fu|date=26 September 2024|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref> The song "Fast Cars", previously a bonus track exclusive to some regions, was included on the reissue.<ref name="hp-20th">{{cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/u2-share-first-two-songs-from-upcoming-how-to-re-assemble-an-atomic-bomb-collection-23051886|title=U2 share first two songs from upcoming How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb collection|website=[[Hot Press]]|date=26 September 2024|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref> The group also released what they referred to as a "shadow album" called '''''How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb'''''<!--! Keep title bold because title links here-->, comprising 10 songs unearthed from the recording sessions. The collection includes the track "Luckiest Man in the World", which was [[internet leak|leaked onto the internet]] under the [[working title]] "Mercy" 20 years prior. Three songs from the collection, "Country Mile", "Picture of You (X+W)", and "Happiness", were released as promotional singles.<ref name="variety-20th">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/u2-how-to-re-assemble-an-atomic-bomb-unreleased-songs-1236156849/|title=U2 Announces 'How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb' With Unreleased Songs to Honor 'Dismantle' Album's 20th Anniversary|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Steven J.|last=Horowitz|date=26 September 2024|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2285255/u2-share-previously-unreleased-happiness/music/|title=U2 Share Previously Unreleased 'Happiness'|website=[[Stereogum]]|first=Tom|last=Breihan|date=24 October 2024|access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref> The deluxe box-set editions of the reissue include the ''How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb'' collection, an audio album of ''Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago'', B-sides and remixes, and a book of photography by [[Anton Corbijn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.u2songs.com/discography/u2_how_to_dismantle_an_atomic_bomb_20th_anniversary_album|title=U2 – 'How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb' 20th Anniversary Collection|website=U2Songs.com|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref>

The physical formats of ''How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb''{{'}}s 20th anniversary reissue were released on 22 November 2024, as was a digital "Re-Assemble Edition" that pairs the record with ''How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb'';<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/u2-share-new-songs-country-mile-and-picture-of-you-x-w-from-how-to-dismantle-an-atomic-bomb-sessions-3797417|title=U2 share new songs 'Country Mile' and 'Picture of You (X + W)' from 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb' sessions|website=[[NME]]|first=Hollie|last=Geraghty|date=26 September 2024|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref> coinciding with the release date, the band's ''Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago'' concert was livestreamed on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/u2-livestream-2005-chicago-gig-rerelease-how-to-dismantle-atomic-bomb-3814937|title=U2 to livestream classic 2005 Chicago gig to celebrate re-release of 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb'|website=[[NME]]|first=Laura|last=Molloy|date=22 November 2024|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref> The "shadow album" was released as a standalone black-and-red marble vinyl record for [[Record Store Day]] on 29 November.<ref name="hp-20th"/>

The physical formats of the reissue comprise:<ref name="variety-20th"/>
*Super Deluxe Collectors Boxset on 8-disc vinyl
*Super Deluxe Collectors Boxset on 5-disc CD
*2-disc vinyl
*2-disc vinyl, black-and-red ink spot edition ([[direct-to-consumer]])
*Single CD
*Red and black cassette tape