The single was also important because it marked U2’s first collaboration with Steve Lillywhite, who would go on to produce the band’s first three albums and who continues to work with the band to this day. It was one of the earliest plays of U2 on American radio, and WBCN would continue to push U2 on future releases. The release of “A Day Without Me” also played a key role in breaking the band in the US, when DJ Carter Alan, upon hearing it in a record store in Boston, MA, started playing it on his show on WBCN radio. In France, the 7-inch was released in a generic sleeve with the album version of “I Will Follow” on the flip side, instead of “Things to Make and Do.” “Things to Make and Do” was an instrumental track also recorded with Steve Lillywhite, which was the B-side in other regions.
In the Netherlands and Germany, a 7-inch was released, but instead of the image of the bridge featured on the sleeve for Ireland/UK, a variation on the Boy album cover, with slightly altered text, was used. It was also the first U2 single to be released beyond the UK and Ireland, as Island began testing the waters in other markets leading up to the release of Boy. It was released on black 7-inch vinyl in both Ireland and the UK in advance of the album. “A Day Without Me” was the first single released from the Boy album, U2’s fourth single overall, and the second single for Island Records in the UK.
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