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[edit] # of videos made

I am fairly certain that there weren't 3 videos made for Vertigo, and I think some of the other numbers of videos made are wrong too. Could someone verify this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.37.30.8 (talk) 16:55, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Missing

What's about the 1980 Live LP "No Surrender"? Look here for Details: http://www.croportal.net/forum/glazba/u2-no-surrender-live-1980-a-13009/ THX

It's a bootleg. --typhoon 17:45, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Messed Up

Hi. I kind of messed up the album bit, by moving "Original Soundtracks No. 1 [Passengers]." Can someone please revert it to the previous edit? Thanks.

Done. --Kristbg 21:14, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks again. 82.38.55.11 13:11, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Nomenclature

EPs are extended-play singles, so they go under the Singles header. Also, not all of their regular singles were necessarily hits.

--typhoon 19:12, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Singles

I've put up entries for every U2 single released. There's not much info on the pages right now, so please help me fill 'em up! Check the entry for If God Will Send His Angels for an example (thanks Typhoon!) --Kristbg 04:29, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] other

updated info for Original of species reference http://www.u2wanderer.org/disco/pr058.html Hyperfeedback 00:52, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Video

I've done basic entires for the live video releases. Can someone add them to the U2 box which appears at the bottom of u2 related articles. Havent figured it out yet!. Probably best goes in "Live and other projects" section Hyperfeedback 11:42, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

All video entries are now updated and added to Template:U2. I also added some producers, like Flood and Jimmy Iovine. --Kristbg 14:21, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks :) Hyperfeedback 14:26, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Gallery

I think I'm going to try switching some of the headers to the gallery layout to save some space, since this page is getting pretty big. The albums will stay like they are (since it's handy to have all the album songs right there to search).

--typhoon 23:56, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

Wow, great job! --Kristbg 01:41, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
I love the gallery layout. It's easy to follow and looks great! Underneath-it-All 21:57, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Switzerland and Austria?

Is it really necessary to include chart positions from these countries? I don't think they're very helpful at gauging the success of a U2 single; I think it would be better to use the space to include positions on the Modern Rock Tracks or Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, or to remove the columns altogether.

Acegikmo1 22:01, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

I agree. --Kristbg 00:06, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
To me it's more logical to include more countries to show the worldwide succes than to show more American charts... But to solve all problems, isn't it better to only include English and American charts on this page, and make a seperate U2 chart positions page, where the Swiss, Austrian, Latvian, Dutch, Modern Rock and Mainstream rock and other charts can be listed? This would make sense to me. (I read this comment about Switzerland and Austria only after I included the Dutch positions...) Pie.er 14:34, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Everlasting Love

"Everlasting love" did chart as a single, although only in the Netherlands. Chart positions, starting week 1 in 1990: 26-17-12-10-15-22-38. I believe (but I'm not sure) it charted as the B-side of the 7 version of "All I Want Is You". But it definitely charted under a different name than "All I Want Is You", which charted 6 months earlier and only reached 12th place. I don't consider it U2's greatest achievement, but facts are facts: it charted as a single. Pie.er 08:21, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

The fact that it charted doesn't make it a single. It was never issued as a standalone single, only as a B-Side (and as a bonus cassette in Australia [1]). Many songs by many artists spend some time in charts without ever being released as singles. U2's own "Until the End of the World" is an example of this (see the Achtung Baby talk page). --Kristbg 13:37, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

OK I can live with that. Pie.er 14:29, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

I am happy enough not to have it, but i dont really understand how it can chart if it is not a single. If it is not single, there are no sale, so what is actually charting? how do they calculate a position. incidently, around this time U2's Everlasting Love got heaps of playback on radio. People loved it. The Australian release of the All I Want is You single was delayed for the Lovetown tour. Even more so, the original Sweetest Thing (as B side) was an even bigger radio hit. people were ringing in for months and was played several time daily. OK, i will stop giving you all interesting but unimportant trivia --Merbabu 22:52, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Assessment

I've rated this as being of 'top' importance for the U2 project - see banner above. But i struggled to give it a B quality as referencing is quite poor. Merbabu 04:27, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] About Instant Karma...

Does anyone know if Instant Karma will be released ever?CRBR 19:47, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Album Art

Would it be possible to include a column of album art, or would that not fall under Fair Use for Wikipedia? Ank329 20:30, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Trying not to hurt feelings here, but U2's discography it's the worst article of any other decent band: not a single picture of any sleeve, how on earth the casual fan that tries to get info on the media available of the U2 music's gonna learn something here?...if you like I would send you scans of my very own albums, either vinyl, cd, or cassette...and change the infobox picture, what kind of ugly picture to show the Best Rock n' roll band in the last 20 years... really you got a lot of computer skills but certainly don't know nothing about photography or even choose one...also, I can provide live shots of concerts I've attended much better than this one (by the way there's at least 4 listing of U2 items right now at eBay with this same picture). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.164.125.62 (talk) 22:31, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Formatting of album listings...

The current version lists the album tracks without breaks - while this condenses the whole section down, it does reduce quick readability (ie, this is a list, not an article of prose). I've placed a version with breaks here in my sandbox - what do people prefer? I prefer the line breaks after each. --Merbabu 01:31, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

I agree, if you want to implement it by all means, do it. Love,Neranei (talk) 02:38, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
OK, thanks. I will wait for a bit more opinion. PS "love?" - aw shucks. :) --Merbabu
 :) You are one of our resident U2 gurus, you deserve a little love! (Do You Feel Loved?) :P Love, Neranei (talk) 03:27, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Ballad of Ronnie Drew

I've temporarily hidden "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" inside of an inline note. I originally removed it entirely, but decided that an inline note would be of better purpose. This is stemming from my confusion of what qualifies as a U2 single. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", "The Saints Are Coming", and "One" with MJB are all listed. However, other collaborations such as "Do They Know It's Christmas?" are not. What exactly qualifies for inclusion on this list, and should "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" be among those that are listed? MelicansMatkin (talk) 23:42, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

U2 discography Well, U2 didn't appear on that single. If they had, I imagine it would have been included. It is not on the list just like the Mission Impossible theme song is not on the list - it was only performed by members of U2, not the band itself. -Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 22:25, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the clarification. MelicansMatkin (talk) 02:01, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

What about guest singles like on The Ramones tribute album? 134.155.22.245 (talk) 16:52, 3 May 2008 (UTC)