ðˌoʊ ɔːɹblˈɪviən wʌz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ɪn mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ɹᵻlˈiːst ʌntˈɪl ˈɔːlmoʊst ɐ jˈɪɹ lˈeɪɾɚ, dˈuː tʊ ˈaɪlənd ɹˈɛkɚdz dɪzˈaɪɚ tə pɹəmˈoʊt ɪɾ æz ɐ fˈɑːloʊˌʌp tə jˈuː tˈuː z pˈɑːp.
Though Orblivion was recorded in May 1996, it was not released until almost a year later, due to Island Records' desire to promote it as a follow-up to U2's Pop.