--- description: Apple support page shows how to remove Songs of Innocence U2 album from iTunes library title: How to Delete U2's Songs of Innocence Album from iTunes image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # How to Remove U2's _Songs of Innocence_ Album from iTunes  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Sep 15, 2014 7:53 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Sep 15, 2014 7:53 PM CUT Last week on September 9, Apple made U2’s new album _Songs of Innocence_ available in users’ iTunes libraries and iOS devices through October 13. There was [Twitter](http://www.cnet.com/news/apples-free-u2-album-perplexes-and-annoys-some-users/ "undefined") backlash, and Recode [reports](http://recode.net/2014/09/15/apple-lets-you-remove-free-u2-album-you-didnt-ask-for/ "undefined") that after Apple got inundated with requests to delete the album, it launched a [support page](http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6439 "undefined") with instructions, which are: --- > “” --- Chances are you probably won’t offend U2 by removing it, for sales of their previous ones have reportedly [skyrocketed](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/u2-back-catalog-sees-massive-sales-bump-after-songs-of-innocence-launch-20140914 "undefined") since the surprise debut. Plus, they reportedly made more than $100 million off the deal, according to the [New York _Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/10/business/media/u2-appears-at-apple-event-and-songs-of-innocence-appears-free-on-itunes.html?%5Fr=2 "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3380005/delete-u2-songs-of-innocence-from-apple-itunes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3380005/delete-u2-songs-of-innocence-from-apple-itunes/"},"headline":"How to Remove U2's Songs of Innocence Album from iTunes","datePublished":"2014-09-15T19:53:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:13:13.059Z","description":"Beautiful Day for people who might not care for it","url":"https://time.com/3380005/delete-u2-songs-of-innocence-from-apple-itunes/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Technology"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3380005/delete-u2-songs-of-innocence-from-apple-itunes/","name":"How to Remove U2's Songs of Innocence Album from iTunes"}}]}] ```