Songs Of Innocence is the latest album from U2 and promises to be their most personal yet - charting the band’s earliest influences from 70s rock and punk rock to early 80s electronic. It deals with themes of home and family, relationships and discovery.

The album was recorded in Dublin, London, New York and Los Angeles and produced by Danger Mouse, along with Paul Epworth, Ryan Tedder, Declan Gaffney and Flood.

Songs Of Innocence is due for release on 13th October. A deluxe version of the album will also be released, containing acoustic sessions of select songs.

Yesterday the album was given to U2.com subscribers and gifted by Apple to over half a billion iTunes Music Store customers worldwide.