U218 Singles

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U218 Singles
Greatest hits by U2
Released	17 November 2006
Recorded	1982–2006
Genre	Rock
Length	77:50
Label	Mercury, Interscope
Producer	Steve Lillywhite, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Jacknife Lee, Rick Rubin
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Aversion link Pitchfork Media (7.0/10) link Rolling Stone 2006-11-27
U2 chronology
U2.COMmunication (2005) U218 Singles (2006) Zoo TV Live (2006)
Singles from U218 Singles
"The Saints Are Coming" Released: 31 October 2006 "Window in the Skies" Released: 1 January 2007

U218 Singles (originally titled U218) is a greatest hits-style compilation album by the Irish rock band U2. This album was released in Ireland on 17 November 2006, in Australia on 18 November 2006, in the UK on 20 November 2006, and in the US on 21 November 2006. It contains eighteen songs altogether—sixteen of their most well-known and successful singles, as well as "The Saints Are Coming" (in collaboration with Green Day) and a new song,^[1] "Window in the Skies." "I Will Follow" appears as a bonus track on UK and Australian editions of the CD.^[2] U218 Videos, a DVD featuring music videos from throughout U2's career, was released the same day as this album.

A limited edition version includes a live DVD featuring ten songs recorded on the Vertigo Tour in Milan.^[3] The deluxe version in the UK, Ireland, Canada and U.S. iTunes Store also contains these live songs (with the exception of "Original of the Species") as audio tracks, as well as a digital booklet and a bonus track, "Smile," for those that pre-order the album. For the U.S. version, it does not come with a digital booklet, but instead with "Smile" as a bonus track even if it hasn't been pre-ordered.^[4]

The album reached #4 in the UK. By its 8th week of release, U218 Singles had sold 2,803,000 copies around the world.^[5]

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on December 9, 2006 with sales of 134,000 copies. It spent 44 weeks on the chart. As of January 24, 2008, it has sold 847,490 copies in the US.^[6]

The cover is a photoshoot of U2 taken in Dublin in 1979. From left to right, still in their teens at the time, are Clayton, Mullen, Bono and The Edge.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Chart positions and sales 3 Vertigo: Live from Milan DVD 3.1 Track listing 3.2 Audio 4 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "Beautiful Day" – 4:05
2. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" – 4:38
3. "Pride (In the Name of Love)" – 3:48
4. "With or Without You" – 4:56
5. "Vertigo" (radio edit) – 3:10
   • Previously released on the "Vertigo" single
6. "New Year's Day" (special edition) – 4:17
   • Previously released on the "New Year's Day" Japanese single and The Best of 1980–1990
7. "Mysterious Ways" – 4:02
8. "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get out Of" – 4:31
9. "Where the Streets Have No Name" (U218 version) – 4:46
   • Previously unreleased mix
   • Similar to the release on the "Where the Streets Have No Name" single, but without The Edge's backing vocals
10. "Sweetest Thing" (single mix) – 3:00
11. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" – 4:40
12. "One" – 4:35
13. "Desire" – 2:59
14. "Walk On" (edit) – 4:26
    • Previously released on the "Walk On" Canadian single
15. "Elevation" (album version) – 3:47
16. "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – 5:05
17. "The Saints Are Coming" (featuring Green Day) – 3:21
18. "Window in the Skies" (album version) – 4:08
    • Different mix than the "Window in the Skies" (single version) featured on promo releases

• "I Will Follow" is a bonus track featured on UK and Australia releases of the album as the first track.
• "Smile" from the How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions is an iTunes-exclusive bonus track. This track was previously released on the Unreleased & Rare album from the digital box set, "The Complete U2."

[edit] Chart positions and sales

Country	Peak position	Certification	Sales
Austria	2
Australia	1	3x Platinum [7]	210,000+
Brazil		Gold	50,000+
Canada		Platinum [8]	100,000+
Finland	10
Hungary		Platinum [9]	10,000+
Ireland		6x Platinum [10]	90,000+
Japan		Gold [11]	100,000+
Mexico	5	Gold [12]	50,000+
Mexico (DVD)	8	Gold [13]	10,000+
Netherlands		Gold [14]	35,000+
New Zealand	1	4x Platinum	60,000+
Norway	5
Poland		2x Platinum [15]	80,000+
Portugal		Platinum	20,000+
Spain		Platinum [16]	100,000+
Sweden	4
Switzerland	1	Platinum [17]	30,000+
United Kingdom	1	2x Platinum [18]	600,000+
United States	12	Gold	847,000

Preceded by Dancing in the Street: the Songs of Motown II by Human Nature	Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album 27 November 2006 – 4 December 2006	Succeeded by Boned! by The Twelfth Man
Preceded by Love by The Beatles	United World Chart number-one album January 27, 2007	Succeeded by Made in Twenty (20) by BoA

[edit] Vertigo: Live from Milan DVD

Vertigo: Live from Milan
Video by U2
Released	17 November 2006
Recorded	21 July 2005, San Siro, Milan, Italy
Genre	Rock
Length	57:00
Label	Mercury, Interscope
Director	Hamish Hamilton
Producer	Ned O'Hanlon
U2 video chronology
Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago (2006) Vertigo: Live from Milan (2006) U218 Videos (2006)

A bonus live DVD entitled Vertigo: Live from Milan is included in the deluxe edition of the U218 Singles. The DVD features a highlight of ten songs from the band's 25-song set^[19] in Milan, Italy during the Vertigo Tour in 2005. On the iTunes Store deluxe edition of the album, these songs are featured as bonus audio tracks, except for "Original of the Species."

[edit] Track listing

1. "Vertigo"
2. "I Will Follow"
3. "Elevation"
4. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
5. "All I Want Is You"
6. "City of Blinding Lights"
7. "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own"
8. "Miss Sarajevo"
9. "Original of the Species"
10. "With or Without You"

[edit] Audio

• PCM Stereo
• Dolby Digital 5.1
• DTS 5.1

[edit] References

1. ^ U2.com | Official News
2. ^ U2 Achtung | News | U218 Singles (mise à jour)
3. ^ U2 Live Concert - Exclusive Live Music - AOL Music
4. ^ http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPreorder?id=204104302&s=143444
5. ^ Global Album Chart
6. ^ Billboard Top 200
7. ^ ARIA
8. ^ CRIA
9. ^ mahasz.hu - Arany- és platinalemezek
10. ^ IRMA
11. ^ RIAJ Certifications Awards November 2006
12. ^ AMPROFON
13. ^ AMPROFON
14. ^ NVPI
15. ^ ZPAV
16. ^ PROMUSICAE
17. ^ IFPI Switzerland
18. ^ BPI
19. ^ U2 Milan, 2005-07-21, San Siro, Vertigo Tour - U2 on tour

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