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City of Blinding Lights

U2

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  1. Released on Island, also Mr. Brightside (The Killers), Somebody Told Me (The Killers) and Take Me to Church (Hozier)

  2. Engineered by Greg Collins, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Scar Tissue (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

  3. Produced by Flood, also Enjoy the Silence (Depeche Mode), When You Were Young (The Killers) and Closer (Nine Inch Nails)

  4. Written by Bono, also With or Without You, Beautiful Day and Elevation

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Written by
Bono and U2
Produced by
Chris Thomas, Flood and Jacknife Lee
Performed by
Bono, Jacknife Lee and The Edge
Engineered by
Carl Glanville, Chris Heaney, Greg Collins, Ian Rossiter, Kieran Lynch and Simon Gogerly
Mixed by
Nellee Hooper
Part of
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Released on
Island

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  1. 1MusicBrainz City of Blinding Lights was performed by Bono

    City of Blinding Lights was performed by Bono

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz City of Blinding Lights was performed by Jacknife Lee

    City of Blinding Lights was performed by Jacknife Lee

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz City of Blinding Lights was performed by The Edge

    City of Blinding Lights was performed by The Edge

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz City of Blinding Lights was produced by Chris Thomas

    City of Blinding Lights was produced by Chris Thomas

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz City of Blinding Lights was produced by Flood

    City of Blinding Lights was produced by Flood

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz City of Blinding Lights was produced by Jacknife Lee

    City of Blinding Lights was produced by Jacknife Lee

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz City of Blinding Lights was written by Bono

    City of Blinding Lights was written by Bono

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz City of Blinding Lights was written by U2

    City of Blinding Lights was written by U2

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz City of Blinding Lights is part of the release How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

    City of Blinding Lights is part of the release How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz Island is the label of the song City of Blinding Lights

    Island is the label of the song City of Blinding Lights

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz City of Blinding Lights was engineered by Carl Glanville

    City of Blinding Lights was engineered by Carl Glanville

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz City of Blinding Lights was engineered by Chris Heaney

    City of Blinding Lights was engineered by Chris Heaney

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz City of Blinding Lights was engineered by Greg Collins

    City of Blinding Lights was engineered by Greg Collins

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  14. 14MusicBrainz City of Blinding Lights was engineered by Ian Rossiter

    City of Blinding Lights was engineered by Ian Rossiter

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  15. 15MusicBrainz City of Blinding Lights was engineered by Kieran Lynch

    City of Blinding Lights was engineered by Kieran Lynch

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  16. 16MusicBrainz City of Blinding Lights was engineered by Simon Gogerly

    City of Blinding Lights was engineered by Simon Gogerly

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  17. 17MusicBrainz City of Blinding Lights was mixed by Nellee Hooper

    City of Blinding Lights was mixed by Nellee Hooper

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  18. 18MusicBrainz City of Blinding Lights was released on 2004-11-17

    City of Blinding Lights was released on 2004-11-17

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026