2x CD, DVD-Video

The Best of 1990–2000

Compilation by U2

Released 30 October 2002

rock alternative rock

Tracklist

CD 1: The Best Of
1
Even Better Than the Real Thing
3:41
3.7 ★
2
Mysterious Ways
4:03
3.6 ★
3
Beautiful Day
4:08
3.8 ★
4
Electrical Storm (William Orbit mix)
4:39
4.1 ★
5
One
4:35
4.2 ★
6
Miss Sarajevo
4:32
3.8 ★
7
Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
4:59
3.6 ★
8
Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of
4:34
3.1 ★
9
Gone (new mix)
4:34
2.8 ★
10
Until the End of the World
4:40
3.5 ★
11
The Hands That Built America
4:58
3.2 ★
12
Discothèque (new mix)
4:42
3.0 ★
13
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
4:45
3.5 ★
14
Staring at the Sun (new mix)
4:49
3.0 ★
15
Numb (new mix)
4:23
3.4 ★
16
The First Time
3:50
3.5 ★
17
The Fly
4:28
2.9 ★
CD 2: The B‐Sides
1
Lady With the Spinning Head (extended dance mix)
6:08
2.6 ★
2
Dirty Day (Junk Day mix)
4:42
3.0 ★
3
Summer Rain
4:08
3.6 ★
4
Electrical Storm
4:25
3.2 ★
5
North and South of the River
4:38
3.0 ★
6
Your Blue Room
5:29
2.6 ★
7
Happiness Is a Warm Gun (The Gun mix)
4:47
2.4 ★
8
Salomé (Zooromancer remix)
5:52
2.0 ★
9
Even Better Than the Real Thing (The Perfecto mix)
6:39
2.4 ★
10
Numb (Gimme Some More Dignity mix)
5:51
2.4 ★
11
Mysterious Ways (Solar Plexus club mix)
4:10
2.6 ★
12
If God Will Send His Angels (Big Yam mix)
5:42
2.4 ★
13
Lemon (Jeep mix)
5:30
2.0 ★
14
Discothèque (Hexidecimal mix)
5:44
2.4 ★
DVD-Video 3: The History Mix
1
The History Mix
7:40
2.0 ★
2
U2 the Best of 1990–2000 DVD Trailer
2:27
2.0 ★
3
Please (live mural cut)
5:00
3.0 ★
4
Beautiful Day (Eze version)
4:04
5.0 ★

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Release credits

Adam Clayton
bass guitar [1-5, 7-16], other vocals [6]
Alan Moulder
remixer [1]
Ben Hillier
engineer [14], programming [2.14, 1.9, 1.14]
Bono
background vocals [15], guitar [1-16], producer [13], synthesizer [8], vocal [1-14, 16]
Brian Eno
additional [2.10, 1.5, 1.15], background vocals [13], harmonium [16], keyboard [3, 5], piano [16], producer [1.1-3, 1.5-8, 1.10, 1.15-16, 2.2-3, 2.6, 2.9-11, 2.13], programming [3], sampler [1.15, 2.10], strings [13], synthesizer [2.2, 2.10, 2.13, 1.3, 1.8, 1.15]
Brian McCue
editor [1, 3-4]
Butch Vig
additional [2], remixer [2]
Carl Glanville
engineer [2.4, 1.4, 1.9, 1.11, 1.14-15], mix [2.4, 1.9, 1.14]
Cheryl Engels
task [3, 8]
Chris Heaney
assistant [1.3-4, 1.8, 1.11, 2.3, 2.3-4, 2.4]
Conal Markey
assistant [12]
Craig Armstrong
strings [6, 13]
Daniel Lanois
additional [1.2, 1.5, 1.8, 1.10, 2.11], background vocals [3], guitar [5, 8], mix [2, 10, 17], percussion [1.2, 1.10, 2.11], producer [2.3, 2.9, 2.11, 1.1-3, 1.5, 1.8, 1.10, 1.17], recording [1.15, 2.10]
Danton Supple
engineer [1.6, 2.6]
Daragh O’Toole
conductor [11]
Duke Erikson
additional [2], remixer [2]
Eimear O’Grady
strings [11]
Femio Hernandez
assistant [2.14, 1.12]
Flood
engineer [1.2, 1.5, 1.7, 1.10, 1.13, 1.15, 1.17, 2.10-11, 2.13], mix [2.2, 1.2, 1.5, 1.7, 1.10, 1.16-17], producer [1.7, 1.9, 1.12, 1.14-16, 2.2, 2.5, 2.7, 2.10, 2.12-14], recording [2]
Fraser McAlister
guitar [3, 8]
Gary Wilkinson
additional [8]
Ger McDonnell
engineer [12]
Gerald Baillergeau
additional [12], remixer [12]
Howard Gray
additional [11], remixer [11]
Howie B
producer [12], recording [2.12, 2.14, 1.9, 1.12, 1.14], sampler [1.12, 2.14]
Iain Roberton
additional [4], editor [4], engineer [4], programming [1.4, 1.11, 2.4]
Ian Bryan
additional [8], background vocals [8], engineer [1, 8], recording [1]
Jake Davies
additional [4], editor [4], engineer [4], programming [1.4, 1.11, 2.4]
Jay Goin
assistant [8]
Jeremy Wheatley
mix [6]
Jim Duggan
editor [2]
Joe Chiccarelli
remixer [7]
John X. Volaitis
remixer [7]
Katie O'Connor
strings [11]
Larry Mullen, Jr.
background vocals [15], drums (drum set) [1-5, 7-16], percussion [1-16]
Louise McCormick
engineer [8]
Luciano Pavarotti
tenor vocals [6]
Marius de Vries
keyboard [13], programming [13]
Mark “Spike” Stent
mix [13], recording [2.5, 2.12, 2.14, 1.9, 1.12, 1.14]
Mary Gaines
cello [2]
Matthieu Clouard
assistant [9, 12, 14-15], editor [9, 12, 14-15]
Maurice Linnane
video director [1-3]
Mike Hedges
additional [9, 12, 14], mix [9, 12, 14-15]
Ned O’Hanlon
producer [1-4]
Nellee Hooper
producer [13]
Passengers
performer [6]
Paul Barrett
additional [8], background vocals [8], brass [8], engineer [1.1, 2.8-9], producer [1, 8]
Paul Oakenfold
additional [13], remixer [9, 13]
Paul ‘P Dub’ Walton
assistant [13]
Perfecto
remixer [9]
Pete Heller
remixer [8]
Rab McAllister
task [3, 8]
Richard Rainey
engineer [2.3, 1.3, 1.8], mix [3]
Rico Conning
programming [11]
Rob Kirwan
assistant [1.6-7, 1.7, 1.9, 1.12, 1.14-15, 2.6, 2.10, 2.12-14], engineer [7], mix [5], recording [5]
Robbie Adams
additional [2.11, 1.2, 1.5, 1.10, 1.17], assistant [17], engineer [2.9-10, 2.13, 1.1, 1.7, 1.13, 1.15-16], mix [1.1, 2.2], recording [2]
Roland Armstrong
remixer [10]
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 [2.11, 1.2, 1.5, 1.10, 1.17]
Stephen Harris
additional [3]
Steve Lillywhite
additional [2.11, 1.3], mix [1, 3, 17], producer [2.9, 1.1], remixer [11]
Steve Osborne
additional [2.13, 1.14], keyboard [14], remixer [9, 13-14]
Terry Farley
remixer [8]
The Edge
background vocals [1.3, 2.13], guitar [1-16], keyboard [1-16], lead vocals [15], mix [2], organ [6], piano [3, 8], producer [2.2, 2.10, 2.13, 1.7, 1.13, 1.15-16], strings [11], vocal [3, 8]
Tim Palmer
additional [3], mix [8]
Trevor Gray
additional [11], remixer [11]
U2
producer [2.6, 2.8, 1.6]
Una O’Kane
strings [11]
Victor Merritt
additional [12], remixer [12]
William Orbit
additional [2.4, 1.4, 1.11], keyboard [1.4, 1.11, 2.4], mix [4, 11], producer [1.4, 1.11, 2.4]
Willie Mannion
assistant [1.7, 1.15-16, 2.10, 2.13]