Zooropa is the eighth stuio album by the Irish rock band U2. Originally slated to be an EP, it was recorded between legs of the Zoo TV Tour and released on 6 July 1993 by Island Records as a full-length album. The album continues the band's experimentation with alternative rock and electronic music from their previous album Achtung Baby. Much like that album, Zooropa was critically and commercially successful. The album's title is a portmanteau of "Zoo TV" and "Europa."