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Singles and EPs

The following is a list of U2's commercially released singles. The intent is to provide general information, not to cover every variation of every single in each country that it was released.

  • U2:3 [Ireland only, September 1979]
  • Another Day [Ireland only, February 1980]
  • 11 O'Clock Tick Tock [May 1980]
  • A Day Without Me [August 1980]
  • I Will Follow [October 1980]
  • Fire [June 1981]
  • Gloria [October 1981]
  • A Celebration [October 1982]
  • New Year's Day [January 1983]
  • Two Hearts Beat as One [March 1983]
  • Sunday Bloody Sunday [Germany / The Netherlands only, March 1983]
  • "40" [Germany only, August 1983]
  • I Will Follow (Live) [North America only, October 1983]
  • Pride (In the Name of Love) [September 1984]
  • The Unforgettable Fire [April 1985]
  • Wide Awake in America (EP) [May 1985]
  • With or Without You [March 1987]
  • I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For [May 1987]
  • Where the Streets Have No Name [August 1987]
  • In God's Country [North America only, November 1987]
  • One Tree Hill [New Zealand / Australia only, March 1988]
  • Desire [September 1988]
  • Angel of Harlem [December 1988]
  • When Love Comes To Town [April 1989]
  • All I Want Is You [June 1989]
  • The Fly [October 1991]
  • Mysterious Ways [December 1991]
  • One [February 1992]
  • Even Better Than the Real Thing [June 1992]
  • Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses [November 1992]
  • Numb [August 1993]
  • Stay (Faraway, So Close!) / I've Got You Under My Skin [November 1993]
  • Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me [June 1995]
  • Miss Sarajevo [September 1995]
  • Discotheque [January 1997]
  • Staring at the Sun [March 1997]
  • Last Night on Earth [July 1997]
  • Please [September 1997]
  • If God Will Send His Angels [December 1997]
  • Sweetest Thing [October 1998]
  • Beautiful Day [September 2000]
  • Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of [January 2001 / September 2001]
  • Walk On [January 2001 / November 2001]
  • Elevation [June 2001]
  • 7 (EP) [January 2002]
  • Electrical Storm [October 2002]

How has U2 done in the singles charts?

The easy answer would be "quite well". It is more difficult than that, as each country maintains its own charting system, and some countries have multiple charts. How various charts are measured has also changed througout U2's career.

In the U.S., U2 had their first number one single with "With or Without You". In the U.K., their first number one single was "Desire". When looking at albums, War was the first number one album in the U.K., and The Joshua Tree was the first number one album in the U.S. Other singles to make it to number one during U2's career are as follows:

  • I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U.S.)
  • The Fly (U.K. and Australia)
  • Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (Australia)
  • Discotheque (U.K.)
  • Beautiful Day (U.K. and Australia)

Albums

The following are U2's studio albums and officially released live compilations, with the producer and the date of release in brackets.

  • Boy [Steve Lillywhite / November 1980]
  • October [Steve Lillywhite / November 1981]
  • War [Steve Lillywhite / February 1983]
  • Under a Blood Red Sky [Jimmy Iovine / November 1983]
  • The Unforgettable Fire [Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois / September 1984]
  • The Joshua Tree [Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno / March 1987]
  • Rattle and Hum [Jimmy Iovine / October 1988]
  • Achtung Baby [Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois / November 1991]
  • Zooropa [Flood, Brian Eno and the Edge / July 1993]
  • Passengers: Original Soundtracks No. 1 [Passengers / November 1995]
  • Pop [Flood, Howie B. and Steve Osborne / March 1997]
  • Best of 1980 - 1990 [Various / November 1998]
  • All That You Can't Leave Behind [Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno / October 2000]
  • Best of 1990 - 2000 [Various / November 2002]

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Full Length Commercial Videos

Listed by title, year, description, and formats available (LD - laser disc, VCD - video compact disc, DVD - digital versatile disc)

  • Under a Blood Red Sky: Live at Red Rocks. 1984. Live Concert video. VHS / VCD
  • The Unforgettable Fire Collection. 1985. Live and documentary footage. VHS
  • Rattle and Hum. 1989. Home video release of feature film. VHS / LD / VCD / DVD
  • Achtung Baby: The Videos, the Cameos, and a whole lot of Interference. 1991. VHS / LD
  • Zoo TV: Live from Sydney. 1994. Live concert. VHS / LD / VCD
  • Popmart Live from Mexico City. 1998. Live concert. VHS / VCD
  • The Best of 1980 - 1990. 1998. Video compilation. VHS / VCD
  • Elevation 2001: U2 Live from Boston. 2001. Live concert. VHS / DVD
  • The Best of 1990 - 2000. 2002. Video compilation. VHS / DVD

Commercially Released Video Singles

The following is a list of video singles that have been commercially released by U2.

  • Numb [August 1993] VHS
  • Elevation [June 2001] DVD
  • Walk On [November 2001] DVD
  • Electrical Storm [October 2002] DVD

Single Song Promotional Videos

Listed in chronological order.

  • I Will Follow (# 1) - October 1980, Meiert Avis, Dublin Studio
  • I Will Follow (# 2) - October 1980, Unknown, Live in London
  • I Will Follow (# 3) - October 1980, Unknown, Live in New York
  • Gloria - October 1981, Meiert Avis, Dublin
  • A Celebration - April 1982, Meiert Avis, Kilmainham Jail, Dublin
  • New Year's Day - December 1982, Meiert Avis, Sweden
  • Two Hearts Beat as One - March 1983, Meiert Avis, Paris
  • Sunday Bloody Sunday - June 1983, Gavin Taylor, Denver, Colorado
  • Pride (# 1) - August 1984, Donald Cammell, Dublin
  • Pride (# 2) - July 1984, Barry Devlin, Slane Castle, Dublin
  • Pride (# 3) - August 1984, Anton Corbijn, London
  • A Sort of Homecoming - October / November 1984, Barry Devlin, locations across Europe
  • Bad - October / November 1984, Barry Devlin, locations across Europe
  • The Unforgettable Fire - January 1985, Meiert Avis, Sweden
  • With or Without You (# 1) - February 1987, Meiert Avis, Dublin
  • With or Without You (# 2) - February 1987, Meiert Avis, Dublin
  • Red Hill Mining Town - February 1987, Neil Jordan, London
  • Where the Streets Have No Name (# 1) - March 1987, Meiert Avis, Los Angeles, California
  • Where the Streets Have No Name (# 2 - longer version) - March 1987, Meiert Avis, Los Angeles, California
  • In God's Country - April 1987, Barry Devlin, Arizona
  • Spanish Eyes - April 1987, Barry Devlin, Arizona
  • I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - April 1987, Barry Devlin, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) - November 1987, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Desire - September 1988, Richard Lowenstein, Los Angeles
  • Desire (Hollywood Remix) - September 1988, Richard Lowenstein, Los Angeles
  • Angel of Harlem - November 1988, Richard Lowenstein, New York City
  • When Love Comes to Town - March 1989, Philip Joanou, various locations
  • All I Want Is You - April 1989, Meiert Avis, Rome
  • Night and Day (# 1 & # 2) - November 1990, Wim Wenders, Berlin
  • The Fly - September 1991, Ritchie Smith and Jon Klein, Dublin and London
  • Mysterious Ways - October 1991, Stephane Sednaoui, Morocco
  • Until the End of the World - November 1991, Richie Smith
  • Even Better Than the Real Thing (# 1) - February 1992, Kevin Godley, Carnaby Street, London
  • Even Better Than the Real Thing (# 2) - May 1992, Armando Gallo, Los Angeles
  • Even Better Than the Real Thing (# 3) - July 1992, Ritchie Smith, Dublin
  • One (# 1) - February 1992, Anton Corbijn, Berlin
  • One (# 2) - February 1992, Mark Pellington, New York City
  • One (# 3) - March 1992, Philip Joanou, New York City
  • One (# 4) - March 1992, Mark Pellington, New York City
  • Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses - September 1992, Philip Joanou, Chicago
  • Numb - July 1993, Kevin Godley, Berlin
  • Numb (Video Remix) - July 1993, Josh Pearson & Gardner Post
  • Love Is Blindness - July 1993, Matt Mahurin, U.S.A.
  • Lemon - September 1993, Mark Neale, London
  • Lemon (Bad Yard Club Mix) - October 1993, Mark Neale, London
  • Stay - October 1993, Wim Wenders, Berlin
  • Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me - June 1995, Dublin
  • Miss Sarajevo - September 1995, Maurice Linnane, Modena, Italy
  • Discotheque (# 1) - January 1997, Stephane Sednaoui, London
  • Discotheque (Hexidecimal Mix) - February 1997, John Bland, London
  • Discotheque (DM Deep Club Mix) - December 1996, Stephane Sednaoui
  • Staring At the Sun (# 1) - March 1997, Jake Scott, New York City
  • Staring At the Sun (# 2) - April 1997, Morleigh Steinberg, Miami
  • Last Night on Earth - May 1997, Kansas City, Missouri
  • Please (# 1) - Date unknown, Anton Corbijn, location unknown
  • Please (# 2 - live) - July 1997, Ned O'Hanlon, Rotterdam
  • If God Will Send His Angels (#1 and #2) - October 1997, Philip Joanou, Chicago
  • MOFO (Phunk Phorce Mix) - January 1998, Maurice Linanne, Various U.S.A. / Europe
  • Sweetest Thing - September 1998, Kevin Godley, Dublin
  • The Ground Beneath Her Feet - February 2000, Wim Wenders
  • Beautiful Day (#1) - September 2000, Jonas Akerlund, Paris
  • Beautiful Day (#2) - September 2000, Jonas Akerlund, Dublin and France
  • Beautiful Day (#3) - February 2002, Live / NFL version with football highlights edited into video from Boston Elevation home video
  • Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of (#1) - January 2000, Kevin Godley, Los Angeles
  • Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of (#2) - July / August 2000, Joseph Kahn, Germany and Houston
  • Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of (#3) - February 2002, NFL version with football highlights
  • Walk On (#1) - January 2000, Jonas Akerlund, Rio de Janeiro
  • Walk On (#2) - March 2000, Liz Friedlander, London
  • Elevation Remix - April 2001, Joseph Kahn, Los Angeles
  • Kite (Live) - June 2001, Hamish Hamilton, Boston
  • Electrical Storm - September 2002, Anton Corbijn, France

Solo Single Song Promotional Videos

This list includes solo appearances by the band members in other single song promotional videos. The artist credited appears first, followed by the song name, the U2 members appearing in the video and the date.

  • Band Aid: "Do They Know It's Christmas", Bono and Adam (December 1984, London, Dave Bridges and Rob Wright)
  • Artists United Against Apartheid: "Sun City", Bono (November 1985, New York, Unknown)
  • Clannad: "In a Lifetime", Bono (December 1985, Donegal Ireland, Meiert Avis)
  • Bono / Gavin Friday: "In the Name of the Father" (November 1994, London, Kevin Godley)
  • Bono: "Save the Children" (October 1985, New York, Earle Sebastian)
  • Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen: "Mission: Impossible" (April 1996, Kevin Godley)
  • Various Artists: "Perfect Day", Bono (December 1997, London, Gregory Rood)
  • Kirk Franklin: "Lean on Me", Bono (August 1998, Mark Gerard)
  • Wyclef Jean and Bono: "New Day" (November 1999, New York, Kevin Godley)
  • Musique: "New Year's Dub", Larry and Bono (March 2001, Miami, Unknown Director)
  • AAAW: "What's Going On?", Bono (September 2001, New York, Jake Scott)

Other Videos

  • Do They Know it's Christmas: The Story of Band Aid (1984 VHS) Includes footage of Adam and Bono during the Band Aid recording sessions.
  • The Dubliners 25th Anniversary. (1987 VHS) Includes U2 performing "Springhill Mining Disaster".
  • Folkways - A Vision Shared. (1988 VHS / DVD) Includes footage of U2 performing "Jesus Christ" and footage of "This Land is Your Land" with Bono and Edge contributing.
  • Bringing It All Back Home. (1991 VHS) Includes footage of "Wild Irish Rose" by U2
  • Stop Sellafield: The Concert (1992 VHS) Includes U2 performing "The Fly" and "Even Better Than the Real Thing"
  • Classic Albums: The Joshua Tree. (1999 VHS / LD / DVD) Interviews and footage of U2 detailing the recording of The Joshua Tree
  • From a Whisper to a Scream: The Living History of Irish Rock. (1999 DVD) Includes interview clips with U2.
  • The Simpsons: Political Party Volume 1. (2000 VHS) Includes U2's appearance on The Simpsons.
  • Entropy. (2000 VHS) Movie contains live footage of U2 performing and spoken roles by Bono and Larry Mullen.
  • The Million Dollar Hotel. (2000 VHS / DVD) Story by Bono, and he appears briefly in one scene.
  • The Best of Old Grey Whistle Test. (2001 DVD) Includes U2 performing "I Will Follow" in 1981.
  • Superbowl XXXVI - New England Patriots Championship. (2002 DVD) Includes U2's half-time performance at the 2002 Super Bowl.