The Best of 1980–2000

Tracklist

• CD 1: The Best of 1980–1990
• 1
  Pride (In the Name of Love)
  3:50
  4.0 ★
• 2
  New Year’s Day
  4:18
  4.5 ★
• 3
  With or Without You
  4:58
  4.3 ★
• 4
  I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
  4:40
  4.1 ★
• 5
  Sunday Bloody Sunday
  4:42
  4.6 ★
• 6
  Bad
  5:51
  3.4 ★
• 7
  Where the Streets Have No Name
  4:36
  4.0 ★
• 8
  I Will Follow
  3:38
  4.1 ★
• 9
  The Unforgettable Fire
  4:55
  3.4 ★
• 10
  Sweetest Thing (the single mix)
  3:02
  3.3 ★
• 11
  Desire
  2:59
  3.1 ★
• 12
  When Love Comes to Town
  4:18
  3.4 ★
• 13
  Angel of Harlem
  3:50
  3.9 ★
• 14
  All I Want Is You / October
  9:51
  3.6 ★
• CD 2: The Best of 1990–2000
• 1
  Even Better Than the Real Thing
  3:43
  3.7 ★
• 2
  Mysterious Ways
  4:05
  3.5 ★
• 3
  Beautiful Day
  4:10
  3.7 ★
• 4
  Electrical Storm (William Orbit mix)
  4:41
  3.9 ★
• 5
  One
  4:37
  4.2 ★
• 6
  Miss Sarajevo
  4:34
  3.4 ★
• 7
  Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
  5:01
  3.6 ★
• 8
  Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of
  4:36
  3.1 ★
• 9
  Gone (new mix)
  4:36
  2.8 ★
• 10
  Until the End of the World
  4:42
  3.5 ★
• 11
  The Hands That Built America
  5:00
  3.2 ★
• 12
  Discothèque (new mix)
  4:44
  3.0 ★
• 13
  Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
  4:47
  3.5 ★
• 14
  Staring at the Sun (new mix)
  4:51
  2.8 ★
• 15
  Numb (new mix)
  4:25
  3.4 ★
• 16
  The First Time
  3:44
  3.5 ★

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Release credits

• Adam Clayton
  bass [12], bass guitar [2.1-5, 2.7-16, 1.3-5, 1.10], electric bass guitar [8]
• Aengus O’Connor
  strings [10]
• B.B. King
  guest [12], guitar [12], performer [12]
• Ben Hillier
  programming [9, 14]
• Benmont Tench
  keyboard [14]
• Bono
  background vocals [15], guitar [1.5, 2.1-16], harmonica [3-4], lead vocals [1, 3-5, 8-10, 12], producer [13], synthesizer [8], vocal [1-14, 16]
• Brian Eno
  additional [5, 15], background vocals [3-4], engineer [1, 6, 9], harmonium [16], keyboard [1.3-4, 2.3, 2.5], mix [4], piano [16], producer [2.1-3, 2.5-8, 2.10, 2.15-16, 1.1, 1.3-4, 1.6-7, 1.9-10], programming [3], sampler [15], synthesizer [2.3, 2.8, 2.15, 1.3-4]
• Carl Glanville
  engineer [4, 9, 11, 14-15], mix [9, 14]
• Cheryl Engels
  task [3, 8]
• Chris Heaney
  assistant [3-4, 8, 11]
• Craig Armstrong
  strings [6, 13]
• Daniel Lanois
  additional [1.3-4, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 2.10], background vocals [1.3-4, 2.3], engineer [1, 6, 9], guitar [2.5, 2.8, 1.3-4], mix [2.2, 2.10, 1.4], omnichord [3-4], percussion [2, 10], producer [1.1, 1.3-4, 1.6-7, 1.9-10, 2.1-3, 2.5, 2.8, 2.10], recording [15], tambourine [3-4]
• Danton Supple
  engineer [6]
• Daragh O’Toole
  conductor [11], strings [10]
• Dave Meegan
  additional [3-4]
• David Ferguson
  recording [12-13]
• David Tickle
  mix [14], recording [14]
• Eimear O’Grady
  strings [11]
• Femio Hernandez
  assistant [12]
• Flood
  engineer [2, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15], mix [2, 5, 7, 10, 16], producer [7, 9, 12, 14-16], recording [3-4, 7]
• Fraser McAlister
  guitar [3, 8]
• Ger McDonnell
  engineer [12]
• Helen Duncan
  background vocals [12]
• Howie B
  recording [9, 12, 14], sampler [12]
• Iain Roberton
  engineer [4], programming [4, 11]
• Jack Clement
  recording [12-13]
• Jake Davies
  engineer [4], programming [4, 11]
• Jay Goin
  assistant [8]
• Jeremy Wheatley
  mix [6]
• Jimmy Iovine
  producer [11-14]
• Joe O’Herlihy
  recording [10]
• Joey Miskulin
  organ [13]
• Katie O'Connor
  strings [11]
• Kenny Fradley
  trumpet [5]
• Kevin Killen
  additional [1, 6, 9], assistant [5]
• Kevin Moloney
  assistant [8]
• Larry Mullen, Jr.
  background vocals [15], drums (drum set) [2.1-5, 2.7-16, 1.3-5, 1.8, 1.10, 1.12], percussion [1.3-5, 1.10, 2.1-16]
• Luciano Pavarotti
  tenor vocals [6]
• Marius de Vries
  keyboard [13], programming [13]
• Mark Wallis
  mix [3-4]
• Mark “Spike” Stent
  mix [13], recording [9, 12, 14]
• Mary Kettle
  assistant [3-4]
• Matthieu Clouard
  assistant [9, 12, 14-15], editor [9, 12, 14-15]
• Mike Hedges
  additional [9, 12, 14], mix [9, 12, 14-15]
• Nellee Hooper
  producer [13]
• Nicholas Milne
  strings [10]
• Nicola Cleary
  strings [10]
• Passengers
  performer [6]
• Pat McCarthy
  additional [3-4], assistant [11], recording [7, 10]
• Paul Barrett
  brass [8], engineer [1], recording [11]
• Paul Thomas
  engineer [2, 5, 8]
• Paul ‘P Dub’ Walton
  assistant [13]
• Phyllis Duncan
  background vocals [12]
• Rab McAllister
  task [3, 8]
• Randy Ezratty
  assistant [1, 9]
• Randy Wine
  assistant [11-13]
• Rebecca Evans Russell
  background vocals [12]
• Richard Rainey
  engineer [3, 8]
• Rico Conning
  programming [11]
• Rob Jacobs
  mix [11-13]
• Rob Kirwan
  assistant [6-7, 7, 9, 12, 14-15]
• Robbie Adams
  additional [2, 5, 10], engineer [1, 7, 13, 15-16], mix [1]
• Rosie Nic Athlaoich
  strings [11]
• Ruadhri Cushnan
  additional [6]
• Sam O’Sullivan
  drums (drum set) [3, 8], task [3, 8]
• Sean Leonard
  assistant [1]
• Shannon Strong
  assistant [2, 5, 10]
• Shelly Yakus
  mix [11-13]
• Stephen Harris
  additional [2.3, 1.10], mix [10]
• Steve Lillywhite
  additional [3], mix [2.1, 2.3, 1.3, 1.7], producer [1.2, 1.5, 1.8, 1.10, 2.1]
• Steve Osborne
  additional [14], keyboard [14]
• Steve Wickham
  electric violin [5]
• The Edge
  background vocals [2.3, 1.3-4], electric guitar [5, 8], guitar [2.1-16, 1.3-4, 1.10, 1.12], keyboard [1.12, 2.1-16], lead vocals [15], mix [2], piano [1.5, 2.3, 2.8], producer [7, 13, 15-16], strings [11], vocal [3, 8]
• The Memphis Horns
  guest [13], horn [13]
• Tim Palmer
  additional [3], mix [8]
• U2
  performer [12], producer [6]
• Una O’Kane
  strings [1.10, 2.11]
• Van Dyke Parks
  strings [14]
• William Orbit
  additional [4, 11], keyboard [4, 11], mix [4, 11], producer [4, 11]
• Willie Mannion
  assistant [7, 15-16]
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Issues

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  The Best of 1980–2000

  2x CD
  27 November 2009