War is the third studio album by Irish
rock band
U2. It was produced by
Steve Lillywhite, and was released on 28 February 1983 on
Island Records. The album has come to be regarded as U2's first overtly political album, in part because of songs like "
Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "
New Year's Day", as well as the title, which stems from the band's perception of the world at the time;
Bono stated that "war seemed to be the motif for 1982."