 When they finished, they handed U2 their instruments for the all-star finale of “I Shall Be Released.” As the lead singer of U2 – who themselves would soon be regarded as the biggest band in the world – Bono stated, “It was a very big moment, like passing a torch.”

In July of that year, the trio reunited in the studio to record a new album.However, Copeland broke his collarbone in a fall from a horse and was unable to play the drums.As a result of the tense and short-lived reunion in the studio, "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" was released in October 1986 as their final single and made it into the UK Top 25.