The Complete U2

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The Complete U2
The Complete U2 cover
Box set by U2
Released 23 November 2004
Recorded 1979–2004
Genre Rock
Label Island, Interscope
Producer U2, Martin Hannett, Steve Lillywhite, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Jimmy Iovine, Chris Thomas, Jacknife Lee
U2 chronology
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
(2004)		 The Complete U2
(2004)		 Live from Under the Brooklyn Bridge
(2004)
Early Demos (EP)
Early Demos (EP)
Live from Boston 1981
Live from Boston 1981
Live from the Point Depot
Live from the Point Depot
Unreleased & Rare
Unreleased & Rare

The Complete U2 was a "digital box set" by U2, released exclusively online in the iTunes Store on 23 November 2004. It was the first major release of an online box set by any artist. It contained the complete set of U2 albums. Singles, live, rare and previously unreleased material from 1978 to 2004 extended the total to 446 songs. Retail price was $149.99, but a $50 coupon was included with U2 Special Edition iPods (those based on the fourth-generation iPod.) Newer U2 Special Edition iPods (with video—those based on the fifth-generation iPod) included a code redeemable for a 33-minute compilation of live band performances and interviews in lieu of the coupon. It was released a day after U2's eleventh album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. As of 20 December 2007, the digital box set is no longer available for sale.[1]

Contents

[edit] Disc list

Disc Title Type Length Tracks
1 "Another Day" single 7:57 2
2 Three EP 9:24 3
3 "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" single 7:11 2
4 "A Day Without Me" single 5:31 2
5 "I Will Follow" single 7:01 2
6 Boy studio album 42:13 11
7 "Fire" single 18:11 4
8 "Gloria" single 8:04 2
9 October studio album 41:08 11
10 "A Celebration" single 5:31 2
11 "New Year's Day" single 18:10 4
12 War studio album 43:08 10
13 "Two Hearts Beat as One" single 18:05 5
14 Under a Blood Red Sky live album 33:25 8
15 "Pride (In the Name of Love)" single 19:12 5
16 The Unforgettable Fire studio album 42:19 10
17 "The Unforgettable Fire" & B-Sides single 17:27 4
18 Wide Awake in America EP 20:43 4
19 "With or Without You" single 14:18 3
20 The Joshua Tree studio album 50:11 11
21 "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" single 12:21 3
22 "Where the Streets Have No Name" single 16:20 4
23 "Desire" single 12:39 3
24 Rattle and Hum double album 1:12:23 17
25 "Angel of Harlem" single 14:32 3
26 "When Love Comes to Town" single 15:46 3
27 "All I Want Is You" single 10:43 2
28 "The Fly" single 14:33 3
29 Achtung Baby studio album 55:29 12
30 "Mysterious Ways" & Remixes single 13:22 7
31 "One" single 15:27 3
32 "Even Better Than the Real Thing" single 18:19 4
33 "Even Better Than the Real Thing" Remixes single 37:15 6
34 "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" single 21:27 4
35 Zooropa studio album 51:21 10
36 "Lemon" Remixes single 59:45 9
37 "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" single 19:50 4
38 Melon remix album 47:01 7
39 Original Soundtracks 1 studio album 58:08 14
40 "Miss Sarajevo" single 19:30 4
41 "Discothèque" single 14:42 3
42 "Discothèque" Remixes single 1:05:08 10
43 Pop studio album 1:00:13 12
44 "Staring at the Sun" single 14:42 3
45 "Staring at the Sun" Remixes single 16:34 3
46 "Last Night on Earth" single 14:01 3
47 "Please" single 48:48 9
48 "If God Will Send His Angels" single 22:29 5
49 "Mofo" Remixes single 37:40 5
50 "Sweetest Thing" single 22:25 5
51 The Best of 1980–1990 greatest hits 1:04:28 15
52 "Beautiful Day" single 20:07 5
53 All That You Can't Leave Behind studio album 53:09 12
54 Hasta la Vista Baby! live album 1:09:19 14
55 "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" single 36:06 7
56 "Elevation" single 19:42 4
57 "Elevation" Remixes single 31:15 5
58 "Walk On" single 20:59 4
59 "Electrical Storm" single 32:05 5
60 The Best of 1990–2000 greatest hits 1:16:20 17
61 "Vertigo" single 7:01 2
62 "Vertigo" Remixes single 18:36 4
63 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb studio album 52:58 12
64 Unreleased & Rare compilation 1:17:12 18
65 Live from Boston 1981 live album 54:34 13
66 Live from the Point Depot live album 1:39:44 21
67 Early Demos EP 13:14 3

[edit] Digital box set-exclusive albums

The following albums are only officially available as part of this set:

[edit] Early Demos

Early Demos is an EP containing three demos, produced by Barry Devlin and recorded at Keystone Studios in April 1978. These songs are the band's second recorded studio work.

  1. "Street Missions" – 4:17
  2. "Shadows and Tall Trees" (demo) – 4:40
  3. "The Fool" – 4:15

[edit] Live from Boston 1981

Live from Boston 1981 is a live album recorded at Boston's Paradise Theatre on 6 March 1981.

  1. "The Ocean" – 2:22
  2. "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" – 5:02
  3. "Touch" – 3:01
  4. "An Cat Dubh/Into the Heart" – 7:54
  5. "Another Time, Another Place" – 4:33
  6. "The Cry/The Electric Co." – 4:53
    • Originally released on the "Fire" single
  7. "Things to Make and Do" – 3:05
  8. "Stories for Boys" – 3:03
  9. "Twilight" – 4:27
  10. "I Will Follow" – 3:58
    • Originally released on the "Gloria" single
  11. "Out of Control" – 5:18
    • Originally released on the "I Will Follow" and "Sweetest Thing" singles
  12. "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" (encore) – 5:01
    • Originally released on the "Fire" single
  13. "The Ocean" (encore) – 2:11
    • Originally released on the "Fire" single

[edit] Live from the Point Depot

Main article: Live from the Point Depot

Live from the Point Depot is the first official release of the band's widely bootlegged New Year's Eve show at Dublin's Point Depot in 1989.

[edit] Unreleased & Rare

Unreleased & Rare is a compilation of unreleased and rare tracks. Most of the previously unreleased songs were from the band's All That You Can't Leave Behind and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions.

  1. "Levitate" – 5:09
  2. "Love You Like Mad" – 4:17
    • From All That You Can't Leave Behind sessions
  3. "Smile" – 3:17
  4. "Flower Child" – 4:54
    • From All That You Can't Leave Behind sessions
  5. "Beautiful Ghost: Introduction to Songs of Experience" – 3:52
  6. "Jesus Christ" – 3:12
  7. "Xanax and Wine" – 4:39
    • From How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions
    • Early version of "Fast Cars"
  8. "All Because of You" (alternate) – 3:35
    • From How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions
  9. "Native Son" – 3:08
    • From How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions
    • Early version of "Vertigo"
  10. "Yahweh" (alternate) – 4:31
    • From How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions
  11. "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" (alternate) – 5:30
    • From How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions
  12. "Numb" (radio edit) – 3:57
    • This edit originally released on promotional single for "Numb" (1993)
  13. "Bass Trap" (edit) – 3:33
  14. "Night and Day" (Twilight remix) – 5:20
    • Written by Cole Porter
    • Originally released on "Night and Day" promotional single (1990)
  15. "Numb" (Gimme Some More Dignity mix edit) – 5:50
  16. "Salomé" (Zooromancer remix edit) – 5:51
  17. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" – 2:19
  18. "Stateless" – 4:05

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Happy Holidays and RIP The Complete U2. U2Wanderer.org (2007-12-20). Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
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