The band began work on their twelfth album No Line on the Horizon in 2006, but the material was shelved. The band subsequently chose to begin writing and recording for the album with producers Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno in June 2007. A two-week trip to Fez where the six recorded led to the band experimenting with North African sounds and indicating the album would be more experimental than their previous efforts. They fell in love with the magic of Fez and in return the city inspired them one of his most accomplished works, follow the link to check the song out, with a Christo-like wrapped medina preserving its millenary secrets...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s_CXOOgidAU2 have sold more than 150 million albums worldwide and have won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band. In 2005, the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Rolling Stone magazine listed U2 at #22 in its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.
And here you have an extra link to see the making of the video and some beautiful Fez spots.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okzR0IlREpc
