The record was a musical reinvention for the group, incorporating influences from alternative rock, industrial music, and electronic dance music into their sound. U2 regained critical favour with their commercially successful 1991 album Achtung Baby and the supporting Zoo TV Tour in 1992. Zooropa was inspired by life on the multimedia-intensive Zoo TV Tour. Although the record was a success and music journalists view it as one of the group's most creative works, the band regard it with mixed feelings. In 1994, Zooropa won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album. The album's charting duration and lifetime sales of 7 million copies, however, were less than those of Achtung Baby. Despite none of its three singles-' Numb', ' Lemon', and ' Stay (Faraway, So Close!)'-being hits consistently across regions, the record sold well upon release, charting in the top ten of 26 countries. Zooropa received generally favourable reviews from critics. The album was not completed in time for the tour's resumption, forcing the band to travel between Dublin and their tour destinations in May to complete mixing and recording. Pressed for time, U2 wrote and recorded at a rapid pace, with songs originating from many sources, including leftover material from the Achtung Baby sessions. The record was originally intended as an EP to promote the 'Zooropa' leg of the tour that was to begin in May 1993, but during the sessions, the group decided to extend the record to a full-length album. U2 began writing and recording Zooropa in Dublin in February 1993, during a six-month break between legs of the Zoo TV Tour. The record was a continuation of the group's experimentation with alternative rock, electronic dance music, and electronic sound effects that began with their previous album, Achtung Baby, in 1991. Inspired by the band's experiences on the Zoo TV Tour, Zooropa expanded on many of the tour's themes of technology and media oversaturation. Produced by Flood, Brian Eno, and the Edge, it was released on 5 July 1993 on Island Records. Zooropa is the eighth studio album by Irish rock band U2.

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