'' is a
Greatest Hits compilation released by
Irish Rock band
U2 in
November 2002 (see
2002 In Music ). It takes a decidedly revisionist approach and includes various remixed and re-recorded tracks and two entirely new songs. It was preceded a week in advance by a limited edition containing a special
B-sides disc and a bonus
DVD . In December of the same year, a companion DVD (featuring music videos and live footage) was released.
It includes two new songs. "
Electrical Storm " was released as a single. "
The Hands That Built America " appeared on the soundtrack to
Martin Scorsese 's ''
Gangs Of New York '' film (with a different, more traditional arrangement than the one here).
It is also the first full U2 release to include "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me", a
1995 single originally contributed to the ''
Batman Forever '' soundtrack, and "
Miss Sarajevo ", another 1995 single originally released on ''
Original Soundtracks No. 1 '' as "Passengers".
The DVD edition is remarkably extensive and often includes multiple videos of each song, director's commentary, several songs completely unavailable on the
CD editions, and three short
Documentary pieces.
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Even Better Than The Real Thing " (3:39)
#"
Mysterious Ways " (alternate version) (4:02)
#"
Beautiful Day " (4:05)
#"
Electrical Storm " (William Orbit Mix) (4:37)
#"
One " (4:35)
#"
Miss Sarajevo " (edit) (4:30)
#"
Stay (Faraway, So Close!) " (4:58)
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Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of " (4:31)
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Gone " (New Mix) (4:32)
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Until The End Of The World " (4:38)
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The Hands That Built America " (4:57)
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Discothèque " (New Mix) (4:40)
#"
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me " (4:44)
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Staring At The Sun " (New Mix) (4:48)
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Numb " (New Mix) (4:21)
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The First Time " (3:44)
"Electrical Storm" was released as a single. Interestingly, the version included here is the
William Orbit Mix, and the standard version is only available on the single and the B-sides disc.
The versions of "Gone", "Discothèque", "Staring at the Sun", and "Numb" are remixes made especially for this compilation (mixed by
Mike Hedges ) and include some newly recorded bits. Curiously, the version of "Mysterious Ways" here has one line different from the original (but is otherwise identical), likely an artifact of the remastering. All songs are written by U2, except for "Miss Sarajevo" which was written with
Brian Eno .
In the
UK and
Japan , "
The Fly " (4:29) is available as a bonus track after "The First Time".
"Miss Sarajevo", featuring
Luciano Pavarotti , was originally released by the band under the alias "The Passengers".
#"Lady With the Spinning Head" (Extended Dance Mix) (6:06)
#"Dirty Day" (Junk Day Mix) (4:40)
#"Summer Rain" (4:07)
#"Electrical Storm" (4:26)
#"North and South of the River" (4:36)
#"Your Blue Room" (5:26)
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Happiness Is A Warm Gun " (The Gun Mix) (4:45)
#"Salomé" (Zooromancer Remix Edit) (5:51)
#"Even Better Than the Real Thing" (The Perfecto Mix) (6:38)
#"Numb" (Gimme Some More Dignity Edit) (5:50)
#"Mysterious Ways" (Solar Plexus Club Mix) (4:08)
#"
If God Will Send His Angels " (Big Yam Mix) (5:42)
#"
Lemon " (Jeep Mix) (5:29)
#"Discothèque" (Hexidecimal Edit) (5:45)
"North and South of the River" was written with
Christy Moore . "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" was written by
John Lennon and
Paul McCartney . "Your Blue Room" was written with
Brian Eno .
"Your Blue Room" was originally released by U2 under the alias "The Passengers".
The misspelling in "Hexidecimal Edit" is deliberate.
#"The History Mix" (7:40)
#''Best Of'' DVD Promo (2:27)
#"
Please " (live) (5:00)
#"Beautiful Day" (EZE Version) (4:04)
The "History Mix" is a video montage anthologizing the band's nineties albums and tours. It includes snippets of interviews, promotional videos, and so forth.
The version of "Please" is live from
Helsinki ,
Finland at
Olympic Stadium on
August 9 ,
1997 .
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#"Even Better Than the Real Thing"
- Godley Video
- Godley Commentary
- Smyth Dance Version
#"Mysterious Ways"
- Akerlund Video
- Akerlund Commentary
#"Electrical Storm"
- Director's Version (Corbijn) Video
- Corbijn Commentary
- "U2 Sur Mer" Documentary
#"One"
- Corbijn Version
- Corbijn Commentary
- Joanou Version
- Joanou Commentary
- "A Story of One" Documentary
#"Miss Sarajevo"
- Linnane Version
- Linnane Commentary
- "Missing Sarajevo" Documentary
#"Stay (Faraway, So Close!)"
- Wenders Version
- Wenders Commentary
#"Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of"
- Kahn Version
- Kahn Commentary
- Godley Version
- Godley Commentary
#"Gone"
- Live from PopMart Tour Version
#"Until the End of the World"
- Godley Version (live from Zoo TV Tour )
#"The Hands That Built America"
- Studio Version
#"Discothèque"
- Stéphane Sednaoui Version
- Sednaoui Commentary
#"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"
- Godley/Linanne Version
- Godley/Linanne Commentary
#"Staring at the Sun"
- Scott Version
- Scott Commentary
- Steinberg Version
#"Numb"
- Godley Version
- Godley Commentary
- Video Remix (EBN Version)
#"The Fly"
- Smith/Klein Version (Lounge Lizard Mix)
- Commentary
#"Please"
- Corbijn Version
- Corbijn Commentary
#"If God Will Send His Angels"
- Joanou Version
- Joanou Commentary
#"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"
- Joanou Version
- Joanou Commentary
#"Lemon"
- Neale Version
- Neale Commentary
#"Last Night On Earth"
- Smythe Un-Subtitled Version
- Smythe Commentary
#"Mofo"
- Linnane Version (Phunk Phorce Mix)
#"The Ground Beneath Her Feet"
- Wenders Version
- Wenders Commentary
The lyrics to "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" were written by
Salman Rushdie . The song features
Daniel Lanois on
Pedal Steel Guitar .
Music and words by U2, except where otherwise noted.
All tracks have been remastered for these releases.
