Rattle and Hum is a hybrid live/studio album by Irish rock band U2, and a companion rockumentary film directed by Phil waykaricasicomppemondmittthedosin.xyzinfo album was produced by Jimmy Iovine and was released on 10 October , while the film was distributed by Paramount Pictures and was released on 27 October Following the breakthrough success of the band's previous studio album, The Joshua Tree, the Rattle .