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No Line on the Horizon is the twelfth studio album by band . Released on 27 February 2009, it was the band's first record since (2004), marking the longest gap between studio albums of U2's career. The band originally intended to release the songs as two , but later combined the material into a single record. Photographer shot a companion film, , which was released alongside the album and included with several special editions.
U2 began work on the album in 2006 with record producer but shelved most of the material from those sessions. From May 2007 to December 2008, the band collaborated with and , who produced and co-wrote many of the new songs. Writing and recording took place in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland and Morocco. The group intended to release No Line on the Horizon in November 2008; after composing 50 to 60 songs, they postponed the release because they wanted to continue writing.
Prior to the album's release, U2 indicated that Eno's and Lanois' involvement, as well as the band's time in , Morocco, had resulted in a more experimental record than their previous two albums. The band compared the shift in style to that seen between (1987) and (1991). Upon its release, No Line on the Horizon received generally favourable reviews, although many critics noted that it was not as experimental as previously suggested. The album debuted at number one in 30 countries but did not sell as well as anticipated; the band expressed disappointment over the relatively low sales, compared to previous albums, of five million copies. By contrast, the supporting , spanning 2009 to 2011, was the , with ticket sales over $736 million.