It was recorded during the band's concert at Hippodrome de Vincennes in Paris, France, on 4 July 1987 during the Joshua Tree Tour.

The concert was originally released in video form on the bonus DVD that was included in the remastered box set of The Joshua Tree, released on 20 November 2007.

The following year, the concert was released as a digital music download exclusively in the iTunes Store on 21 July 2008.

[1] Almost the full Parisian gig is included, with three cover songs being excluded from both The Joshua Tree remaster, and the iTunes audio release.

The missing songs are "Stand by Me", "C'mon Everybody" (both played before "I Will Follow"), and "Help!"