File:U2nloth.ogg

Summary
25 second sample of the song "No Line on the Horizon" by U2. Source : Used my copy of the album No Line on the Horizon (compressed clip to low quality OGG vorbis file, used Audacity 1.2.6 in the process) Songwriters : U2, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois Producers : Eno, Lanois, Steve Lillywhite Copyright : 2009, Interscope.

Fair use rationale
This is a sound sample from a commercial recording. Its inclusion here is claimed as fair use because:
 * 1) It illustrates an educational article that specifically discusses the song from which this sample was taken, as well as the band that performs it.
 * 2) It is a sample of about 30 seconds from a much longer recording, and could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording.
 * 3) It is of a lower quality than the original recording.
 * 4) It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value.
 * 5) It is believed that this sample will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original recording.

Specific rationale for No Line on the Horizon

 * 1) The song's lyrics were inspired after Bono saw the image by photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto, and they later struck a deal to use it. Readers will relate to having an audio accompaniment positioned in the Cover art section, which describes in depth how the artwork inspired the lyrics.
 * 2) Interviews with the band described the album's change of direction following All That You Can't Leave Behind and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb as being similar to the shift between The Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby, though later interviews just prior to release noted that the sonic shift was not on the scale that had been first reported. The sample of "No Line on the Horizon" is indicative of the change in sound the band made for the album following How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.
 * 3) The song is 4:12 long, and according to the "10% or 30 sec, whichever is lower" rule, the clip has been specifically cut down to 25 seconds. (10% of 4:12 is 0:25:02).

Specific rationale for "No Line on the Horizon (song)"

 * 1) The song's lyrics were inspired after Bono saw the image by photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto, and they later struck a deal to use it. Readers will relate to having an audio accompaniment alongside the description of how the lyrics were inspired.
 * 2) Various reviews of the song likened it to the U2 tracks "Vertigo", "Zoo Station", and "The Fly". Readers will be able to relate to those comparisons more with the accompaniment of an audio clip providing the similar elements/
 * 3) The song is 4:12 long, and according to the "10% or 30 sec, whichever is lower" rule, the clip has been specifically cut down to 25 seconds. (10% of 4:12 is 0:25:02).