U2 was bold enough to release its third album “War” in 1983 which was in total contrast to the hip hop and pop music that were created by various artists then. They came up with an album that had a set of sound tracks which reflected serious political issues and there are many people who still believe that this was the album that converted the Christian punk band U2 into a political rock band. The songs of the album War still haunts many people and it is still a popular album all over the world. The War album did not win any Grammy’s, but won in six categories in the Hot Press Readers poll and also got the Brit Award for the “Best Live Act”.
The song “New Year’s Day” from the album found the 2nd position on the Billboard Rock Track chart and it came up to the 53rd position in the Billboard 100 countdown. The popular singles from the War album are: “New Year’s Day” and “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and these songs are even now played by U2 in rock concerts, tours and awards functions. The album is slated for a re-release in May this year and this album has certainly made a mark in the pop culture history.