This single is
U2
's third and is one of four that predate the band's 1980 debut album,
Boy
.
11 O'Clock Tick Tock
is the last non-LP single released before their first full-length and before teaming up with
Steve Lillywhite
. (
A Day Without Me
, the first single from
, came out three months before its release.) Seven songs in total were released before
, four of which were never on a proper album. This single contains the songs
"11 O'Clock Tick Tock"
and
"Touch."
was a live staple for many years, but
"Touch"
will be unfamiliar to all but the very dedicated fan.
was the first
product to be released outside Ireland and was on
Chris Blackwell
's
Island Records
. The
single has never been released on CD. ~ JT Griffith