It looks like recent rumours relating to U2's new album 'Songs of Experience' have been proven correct.

Members of the band's fanclub had been receiving mysterious 'blackout' letters in the post, and now the band have teased the first song from 'Songs of Experience' - called (you guessed it) 'The Blackout' - which will be released today at 5pm our time.

They posted a snippet of the video to Instagram, promising that lead single 'You're the Best Thing About Me' will be released on September 6th, when more details of the album will be revealed.

For now, enjoy the teaser below: