The Best of 1990-2000

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The Best of 1990-2000
Compilation album by U2
Released	November 12, 2002
Recorded	1990-2000
Genre	Rock
Length	72:46
Label	Island (UK) Interscope (US)
Producer(s)	various
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
U2 chronology
7 (2002)	The Best of 1990-2000 (2002)	Exclusive (Stuck in a Moment Acoustic) (2003)

The Best of 1990-2000 is the second greatest hits compilation by Irish rock band U2, released in November 2002. Among the 16 tracks are 4 remixed or re-recorded tracks and two entirely new songs. In December of the same year, a companion DVD (featuring music videos and live footage) was released.

A limited edition version containing a special B-sides disc and a bonus DVD was released on the same date as the single-disc version. At the time of release, the official word was that the 2-disc album would be available the first week the album went on sale, then pulled from the stores. As with The Best of 1980-1990, this threat did not materialize.

It includes two new songs. "Electrical Storm" was released as a single. "The Hands That Built America" appeared on the soundtrack to Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York film (with a different, more traditional arrangement than the one here). For some reason, despite the title of the album, these two tracks fall outside the dates specified (Electrical Storm did not exist in any form until 2002).

It is also the first full U2 release to include "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me", a 1995 single originally contributed to the Batman Forever soundtrack, and "Miss Sarajevo", another 1995 single originally released on Original Soundtracks No. 1 as "Passengers".

The DVD edition is remarkably extensive and often includes multiple videos of each song, director's commentary, several songs completely unavailable on the CD editions, and three short documentary pieces.

Contents 1 CD track listing 1.1 B-sides 1.2 Bonus DVD 2 Video 2.1 Track listing 2.2 Bonus videos 3 Personnel 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] CD track listing

1. "Even Better Than the Real Thing" – 3:39
2. "Mysterious Ways" – 4:02
3. "Beautiful Day" – 4:05
4. "Electrical Storm" (William Orbit Mix) – 4:37
5. "One" – 4:35
6. "Miss Sarajevo" (Radio edit) – 4:30
7. "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" – 4:58
8. "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" – 4:31
9. "Gone" (New Mix) – 4:32
10. "Until the End of the World" – 4:38
11. "The Hands That Built America" – 4:57
12. "Discothèque" (New Mix) – 4:40
13. "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" – 4:44
14. "Staring at the Sun" (New Mix) – 4:48
15. "Numb" (New Mix) – 4:21
16. "The First Time" – 3:44

"Electrical Storm" was released as a single. Interestingly, the version included here is the William Orbit Mix, and the standard version is only available on the single and the B-sides disc.

The versions of "Gone", "Discothèque", "Staring at the Sun", and "Numb" are remixes made especially for this compilation (mixed by Mike Hedges) and include some newly recorded bits. Curiously, the version of "Mysterious Ways" here has one line different from the original (but is otherwise identical), likely an artifact of the remastering. All songs are written by U2, except for "Miss Sarajevo" which was written with Brian Eno.

In the UK and Japan, "The Fly" 4:29 is available as a bonus track after "The First Time."

"Miss Sarajevo," featuring Luciano Pavarotti, was originally released by the band under the alias "Passengers," on the album Original Soundtracks 1.

[edit] B-sides

1. "Lady with the Spinning Head" (Extended Dance Mix) – 6:06
2. "Dirty Day" (Junk Day Mix) – 4:40
3. "Summer Rain" – 4:07
4. "Electrical Storm" – 4:26
5. "North and South of the River" – 4:36
6. "Your Blue Room" – 5:26
7. "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" (The Gun Mix) – 4:45
8. "Salomé" (Zooromancer Remix Edit) – 5:51
9. "Even Better Than the Real Thing" (The Perfecto Mix) – 6:38
10. "Numb" (Gimme Some More Dignity Edit) – 5:50
11. "Mysterious Ways" (Solar Plexus Club Mix) – 4:08
12. "If God Will Send His Angels" (Big Yam Mix) – 5:42
13. "Lemon" (Jeep Mix) – 5:29
14. "Discothèque" (Hexidecimal ^[sic] Edit) – 5:45

"North and South of the River" was written with Christy Moore. "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" was written by Lennon/McCartney. "Your Blue Room" was written with Brian Eno.

[edit] Bonus DVD

1. "The History Mix" – 7:40
2. "Best Of DVD Promo" – 2:27
3. "Please" (live) – 5:00
4. "Beautiful Day" (Èze Version) – 4:04

The "History Mix" is a video montage anthologizing the band's nineties albums and tours. It includes snippets of interviews, promotional videos, and so forth.

The version of "Please" is live from Helsinki, Finland at Olympic Stadium on August 9, 1997 and was directed by Maurice Linnane.

[edit] Video

The Best of 1990-2000
Music video compilation by U2
Released	December 2/10, 2002
Recorded	1991-2002
Genre	Rock
Region	1, 2
Length	176 mins
Label	Interscope / Island
Director(s)	Kevin Godley, Stéphane Sednaoui, Jonas Åkerlund, Anton Corbjin, et al.
Producer(s)	Ned O'Hanlon
U2 video chronology
Elevation: Live from Boston (2002)	The Best of 1990-2000 (2002)	U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle (2003)

The Best of 1990-2000 was also released as a video compilation, featuring music videos from the songs on the album. The DVD version of the video featured 1-2 videos for each song on the album, plus seven bonus videos (for songs not on the album), as well as directors' commentaries, and three mini-documentaries. The VHS version of the video featured simply one video for the 16 songs from the album.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Even Better Than the Real Thing"
   • Kevin Godley video with commentary
   • Ritchie Smyth remix video
2. "Mysterious Ways"
   • Stéphane Sednaoui video with commentary
3. "Beautiful Day"
   • Jonas Åkerlund video with commentary
4. "Electrical Storm"
   • Anton Corbijn video with commentary
   • "U2 Sur Mer" documentary
5. "One"
   • Anton Corbijn video with commentary
   • Phil Joanou video with commentary
   • "A Story of One" documentary
   • Maurice Linnane
6. "Miss Sarajevo"
   • Maurice Linnane video and commentary
   • "Missing Sarajevo" documentary
   • Maurice Linnane
7. "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)"
   • Wim Wenders video and commentary
8. "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of"
   • Joseph Kahn video with commentary
   • Kevin Godley video with commentary
9. "Gone"
   • David Mallet video (excerpt from Popmart: Live from Mexico City)
10. "Until the End of the World"
    • Kevin Godley video (live from Zoo TV Tour)
11. "The Hands That Built America"
    • Maurice Linnane studio version video
12. "Discothèque"
    • Stéphane Sednaoui video with commentary
13. "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"
    • Godley/Linanne video with commentary
14. "Staring at the Sun"
    • Jake Scott video with commentary
    • Morleigh Steinberg video
15. "Numb"
    • Kevin Godley video with commentary
    • Emergency Broadcast Network remix video
16. "The Fly"
    • Smith/Klein remix video with commentary

[edit] Bonus videos

1. "Please"
   • Anton Corbijn video with commentary
2. "If God Will Send His Angels"
   • Phil Joanou video with commentary
3. "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"
   • Phil Joanou video with commentary
4. "Lemon"
   • Mark Neale video with commentary
5. "Last Night on Earth"
   • Ritchie Smyth video with commentary
6. "Mofo"
   • Maurice Linnane remix video
7. "The Ground Beneath Her Feet"
   • Wim Wenders video with commentary

The lyrics to "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" were written by Salman Rushdie. The song features Daniel Lanois on pedal steel guitar.

Music and words by U2, except where otherwise noted.

All tracks have been remastered for these releases.

[edit] Personnel

• Bono - lead vocals
• The Edge - guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Adam Clayton - bass guitar
• Larry Mullen, Jr. - drums

[edit] See also

• U2 discography

[edit] External links

• Standard edition discography entry at U2 Wanderer - Comprehensive details on various editions, cover scans, lyrics, and more. For the Best Of alone.
• B-sides edition discography entry at U2 Wanderer - Similarly comprehensive entry for the limited edition version with the B-sides disc and bonus DVD.
• Videography entry at U2 Wanderer - Similarly comprehensive entry for the video release.

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