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1979

U2:3 (Single, September 1979)
The A-side was 'Out of Control' backed by 'Stories for Boys' and 'Boy-Girl'. Went to No.1 in Republic of Ireland.

 
1980

Another Day (Single, February 1980)
Backed by 'Twilight' - again reaching No.1 in Republic of Ireland.

 

11 O'Clock Tick Tock (Single, May 1980)
The B-side to this single was 'Touch'. Single release marked the start of a British tour.

 

A Day Without Me (Single, August 1980)
Oddly, A Day Without Me is deceptively jaunty since suicide is amongs its themes. Backed by 'Things to Make and Do'.

 

I Will Follow (Single, October 1980)
Released in Britain and America, 'I Will Follow' is still a center-piece of U2's live show. B-side 'Boy-Girl' (Live).

 

BOY (ALBUM, OCTOBER 1980)
Debut album. Reached number 52 in Britain after a year in the charts.

 
1981      
Fire (Single, June 1981)
B-side, 'J. Swallow' UK position = 8 giving U2 their top 40 debut!

 
OCTOBER (ALBUM, OCTOBER 1981)
UK chart = 11

 
Gloria (Single, October 1981)
The Latin chorus of Gloria was inspired by Bono listening to Paul McGuinness' Gregorian chant albums. B--side 'I Will Follow' (Live).

 
1982      
A Celebration (Single, March 1982)
UK chart = 47 B-side 'Trash'.

 
1983      
New Year's Day (Single, January 1983)
New Year's Day was the first single released from the War album. UK chart = 10. B-side 'Treasure'. US chart = 53.

 
WAR (ALBUM, FEBRUARY 1983)
Entered UK chart at No.1!! American chart = 12.

 
Two Hearts Beat As One (Single, April 1983)
Bono wrote the song on his honeymoon and it appeared on the War album. B-side 'Endless Deep'. UK chart = 18.

 
UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY (ALBUM, NOVEMBER 1983)
U2's first live album with eight electric tracks! UK chart = 2. US chart = 28.

 
1984      
Pride (In The Name of love) (Single, September 1984)
...the most succesful pop song we’ve ever written. B-side = 'Boomerang'. UK = 3 US = 12 First single off 'The Unforgettable Fire' album.

 
THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE (ALBUM, OCTOBER 1984)
Recorded at Slane Castle, Co. Meath. Entered UK chart at No.1

 
WIDE AWAKE IN AMERICA (ALBUM / EP, 1984)
Four track live EP featuring Bad, A sort of Homecoming, The Three Sunrises and Love Comes Tumbling.

 
1985      
The Unforgettable Fire (Single, May 1985)
Backed by another track off the album, 'A Sort Of Homecoming'. UK chart = 6.

 
1987      
THE JOSHUA TREE (ALBUM, MARCH 1987)
A masterpiece. First US No.1 UK = 1

 
With or Without You (Single, March 1987)
First US No.1 single. UK = 4. Backed by 'Luminous Times (Hold On To Love)' & 'Walk To The Water'.

 
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Single, June1987)
B-sides, 'Spanish Eyes' & 'Deep In The Heart'. UK = 6. US = 1.

Where the Streets Have No Name (Single, August 1987)
"Where the Streets Have No Name is more like the U2 of old than any of the other songs on the LP, because it’s a sketch..."

 
In God's Country (Single, November 1987)
One of the Joshua Tree's understated pieces. Replaced as a single in New Zealand & Australia by 'One Tree Hill'.

 
One Tree Hill (Single, November 1987)
One Tree Hill was released only in New Zealand and Australia, in place of the single In God's Country.

 
1988
RATTLE AND HUM (ALBUM, 1988)
Much criticised album featuring live tracks, new studio songs and accompanied by big-screen road movie of the same name.

 
Desire (Single, September 1988)
Music’s become too scientific, it’s lost that spunk and energy that it had in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s.

 
Angel of Harlem (Single, December 1988)
The song appears on the Rattle and Hum album and video. A live version can also be found on the Zoo-TV: Live from Sydney video.

 
1989
When Love Comes To Town (Single, April 1989)
Bono and I met BB King in Dublin and he said, Hey, you guys should write me a song.

 
All I Want Is You (Single, June 1989)
The song appears on the Rattle and Hum album and is played over the ending credits on the video.

 
1991
ACHTUNG BABY (ALBUM, 1991)
New sound, new image, same class! Achtung Baby was supported by a multimedia extravaganza of a tour called Zoo TV and critically acclaimed.

 
The Fly (Single, November 1991)
The Fly? Well to me it’s the sound of four men chopping down the Joshua Tree. (Bono)

 
Mysterious Ways (Single, December 1991)
Mysterious Ways had remixes by Apollo 440, Oakenfold & Osbourne, Massive Attack and the Stereo MCs. The 12" was withdrawn because Island did not want the 12" to be identical to the CD format. They released a different four-track 12" shortly thereafter but copies of the original 12" can still be found.

 
1992      
One (Single, February 1992)
The song appears on the Achtung Baby album. All royalties from this single went to AIDS Research and the cover, of buffaloes falling over a cliff, was a photograph by artist David Wojnarowicz.

 
Even Better Than The Real Thing (Single, June 1992)
The song appears on the Achtung Baby album. A separate remix single was also released.

 
Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (Single, November 1992)
The song appears on the Achtung Baby album. The version that appears on the single is more acoustic...

 
1993      
ZOOROPA (ALBUM, 1993)
Recorded during the Zoo TV tour. Features Lemon, and Stay.

 
Lemon (Single, September 1993)
The single appears on the album Zooropa. Lemon was released as a single in Japan and Australia only.

 
Stay (Faraway, So Close) (Single, November 1993)
The single appeared on the album Zooropa. Two different CD singles were issued...

 
1995      
PASSENGERS: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS 1 (ALBUM, 1995)
recorded under the name of Passengers, U2 collaborated with Brian Eno, Lucianno Pavorotti and others to bring us a soundtrack to a fictional movie!? 'Miss Sarajevo' and 'Your Blue Room' stand out.

 
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (Single, June 1995)
The post-ZOO TV U2 seem like the perfect musical amabassadors for Hollywood's third installment of the Batman saga, BATMAN FOREVER.

 
Miss Sarajevo (Single, October 1995)
U2 team up with Pavarotti. backed by a fantastic live orchestral version of 'One'.

 
1997      
Discotheque (Single, February 1997)
The track appeared on U2's album Pop and was performed live for the first time during the PopMart tour opener in Las Vegas...

 
POP (ALBUM, 1997)
Another multimedia frenzy of a tour accompanied Pop which ultimately brought to a close U2's delve into the realm of techno / trance / computer-filled sonics.

 
Staring At The Sun (Single, April 1997)
Bono used the album title from Something Happens' ‘Stuck Together With God's Glue’ as a lyric.

 
Last Night on Earth (Single, July 1997)
The track appeared on U2's album Pop and was first begun during the Zooropa sessions.

 
Please (Single, September 1997)
‘One of the most intricate pieces of music we’ve ever written.’ (Edge). Please appears on the album Pop.

 
If God Will Send His Angels (Single, December 1997)
The song appeared on the album Pop and originally began life during the Zooropa sessions.

 
Mofo (Single, December 1997)
"My whole life is in that song. I know very few singers whose mothers are alive..."

 
1998      
The Sweetest Thing (Single, October 1998)
"Bono wrote it as a birthday present for Ali. When we recorded The Joshua Tree we liked it.."

 
U2: THE BEST OF 1980-1990 (ALBUM, 1998)
U2's greatest hits vol.1!

 
U2: THE BEST OF 1980-1990 & B-SIDES (ALBUM, 1998)
U2's greatest hits vol.1 complete with a second cd containing 15 B-sides!

 
2000      
THE MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL (ALBUM, 2000)
Soundtrack to The Million Dollar Hotel, written by Bono and directed by Mel Gibson.

 
Beautiful Day (Single, October 2000)
The heart is a bloom, shoots up through stony ground But there's no room, no space to rent in this town You're out of luck and the reason that you had to care, The traffic is stuck and you're not moving anywhere.

 
ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND (ALBUM, 2000)
U2 return to basics with yet another No.1 album - widely regarded as U2's most accomplished record to date.

 
2001      
Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of (Single, January 2001)
I'm not afraid of anything in this world. There's nothing you can throw at me that I haven't already heard. I'm just trying to find a decent melody. A song that I can sing in my own company...

 
Walk On (Single, February 2001 in Canada only)
And love is not the easy thing, The only baggage you can bring, Is all that you can't leave behind.

 
Elevation (Single, July 2001)
High, higher than the sun, You shoot me from a gun, I need you to elevate me here, At the corner of your lips, As the orbit of your hips, Eclipse, you elevate my soul.

 
Walk On (Single, November 2001 in rest of world outside North America)
And love is not the easy thing, The only baggage you can bring, Is all that you can't leave behind.

 
2002
7 (EP, January 2002)
7-track EP featuring Summer Rain, Always, Big Girls are Best, and four remixes from tracks off ATYCLB

 
Electrical Storm (Single, October 2002)
Single release taken from the second 'Best Of' compilation

 
U2: THE BEST OF 1990-2000 & B-SIDES (ALBUM, NOVEMBER 2002)
U2's greatest hits vol.2 complete with a second cd containing 15 B-sides!

 
U2: THE BEST OF 1990-2000 (ALBUM, NOVEMBER 2002)
U2's greatest hits vol.2!

 
2004
HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB (ALBUM, NOVEMBER 2004)
Highly acclaimed album featuring Vertigo

 
Vertigo (Single, November 2004)
Single release taken from the album How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

 
2005      
All Because Of You (Single, February 2005, Canada only)
2nd Single taken from How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, only released in Canada, going straight to No.1 -  later to be released worldwide

 
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own (Single, February 2005)
Written about Bono's father Bob Hewson, 'Sometimes' was the third single from 2004's How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

 
City Of Blinding Lights (Single, June 2005)
Opening song from many of the Vertigo concerts

 
All Because Of You (Single, October 2005)
Second release of this single, having previously been released in Canada only, this time released  in UK, Europe and Australia.

 

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