The Complete U2

~ Release by U2 (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

iTunes exclusive.

Per https://www.u2songs.com/discography/u2_the_complete_u2_digital_box_set:

There were a number of errors in the set:

  • “Stories for Boys” is not the version from “Three” but rather the version from the compilation “Just for Kicks”. This was not fixed in the iTunes Plus release, and is present in international versions.
  • The first drum beat on “Sunday Bloody Sunday” from the “War” and “The Best of 1990 – 2000” folder was cut off in the USA release – Apple claimed that was as the record label intended.
  • “Corpse (These Chains are Way Too Long)”, “New York (Live from Farmclub.com)” were both faulty, the first would skip or stop when played on an iPod, the second would crash iTunes. Both were fixed early on.
  • “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (Temple Bar Remix)” was actually “Paint it Black” when downloaded. This was fixed within the first month.
  • “A Sort of Homecoming (Live from Wembley)” on “Wide Awake in America” was only 0:12 in length. This was fixed within the first month.
  • “Discotheque” on “Pop” was the 5:11 single version not the 5:19 album version, this was fixed on international releases.
  • “Lemon (The Perfecto Mix)” on “Melon” and the “Lemon” single was the live version from “Hasta La Vista Baby” and not the remixed version. This was fixed within the first month.
  • “Where the Streets Have No Name” in the single of that name was the 4:38 edit from “The Best of 1990 – 2000” and not the original single mix. This was never fixed.
  • The tracks “Lemon (Momo’s Reprise)” and “Lemon (Momo’s Beats)” were actually the same track and were actually “Lemon (Momo’s Reprise)”. This was never fixed.
  • “Even Better Than the Real Thing” isn’t the album version on “Achtung Baby” it’s actually the single version. This was never fixed.
  • “Bad” on “The Best of 1980 – 1990” is not the edit found on that actual release, but is the full version from “The Unforgettable Fire” album. This was never fixed.
  • “When Love Comes to Town” is not the edit found on “The Best of 1980 – 1990” in that directory, but is rather the version found on “Rattle and Hum”. This was never fixed.
  • “Mysterious Ways” is also not the edit found on “The Best of 1980 – 1990” in that directory, but is rather the version found on “Achtung Baby”. This was never fixed.

In the 256kbps set that was released in 2009 as part of iTunes Plus a number of additional errors cropped up:

  • The version of “Sunday Bloody Sunday” in the USA release continues to have the initial drum beat cut out, this was not fixed in the US, but was elsewhere.
  • On the 256kbps set “Electrical Storm (William Orbit Radio Edit)” was actually the “Band Version” which was included elsewhere in the set. This mistake was present on all international copies and was never fixed.
  • On the USA release several tracks were mislabeled, “Last Night on Earth (First Night in Hell)” was actually “Pop Muzik (PopMart Mix)” and “Numb (The Soul Assassins Mix)” was one of the “Happiness is a Warm Gun” remixes. This was fixed in international versions as they became available, and those countries actually received “Last Night on Earth” and “Numb”
  • On the 256kbps set in the US “All I Want is You (Album Version)” in the “All I Want is You” folder is actually “Unchained Melody”. In the 128kbps set it had been correct.
  • “Night and Day (Steel String Remix)” in the 256kbps set was actually “Satellite of Love” in the USA.

As of Dec. 20, 2007 the set was removed from the iTunes stores worldwide, and is no longer available for purchase. The set was made available in iTunes Plus at 256kbps on May 23, 2009, even though you could no longer purchase the tracks, you could upgrade them for a fee.

Annotation last modified on 2026-08-28 19:39 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶Digital Media: Another Day
2▶Digital Media: Three EP
3▶Digital Media: 11 O’Clock Tick Tock
4▶Digital Media: A Day Without Me
5▶Digital Media: I Will Follow
6▶Digital Media: Boy
7▶Digital Media: Fire
8▶Digital Media: Gloria
9▶Digital Media: October
10▶Digital Media: A Celebration
11▶Digital Media: New Year’s Day
12▶Digital Media: War
13▶Digital Media: Two Hearts Beat as One
14▶Digital Media: Under a Blood Red Sky
15▶Digital Media: Pride (In the Name of Love)
16▶Digital Media: The Unforgettable Fire
17▶Digital Media: The Unforgettable Fire & B-Sides
18▶Digital Media: Wide Awake in America
19▶Digital Media: With or Without You
20▶Digital Media: The Joshua Tree
21▶Digital Media: I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
22▶Digital Media: Where the Streets Have No Name
23▶Digital Media: Desire
24▶Digital Media: Rattle and Hum
25▶Digital Media: Angel of Harlem
26▶Digital Media: When Love Comes to Town
27▶Digital Media: All I Want Is You
28▶Digital Media: The Fly
29▶Digital Media: Achtung Baby
30▶Digital Media: Mysterious Ways & Remixes
31▶Digital Media: One
32▶Digital Media: Even Better Than the Real Thing
33▶Digital Media: Even Better Than the Real Thing Remixes
34▶Digital Media: Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
35▶Digital Media: Zooropa
36▶Digital Media: Lemon Remixes
37▶Digital Media: Stay (Faraway, So Close)
38▶Digital Media: Melon Remixes for Propaganda
39▶Digital Media: Original Soundtracks 1
40▶Digital Media: Miss Sarajevo
41▶Digital Media: Discothèque
42▶Digital Media: Discothèque Remixes
43▶Digital Media: Pop
44▶Digital Media: Staring at the Sun
45▶Digital Media: Staring at the Sun Remixes
46▶Digital Media: Last Night on Earth
47▼Digital Media: Please
#TitleRatingLength
1Please (single, strings version)
engineer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
producer:
Howie B
mixer:
Howie B and Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
strings arranger:
Craig Armstrong (Scottish score composer)
recording of:
Please
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing International BV (Global Licensing & Royalty Review division, Universal Music Publishing Group)
55:49
2Dirty Day (Junk Day)
recording engineer and mixer:
Robbie Adams and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
additional producer:
Duke Erikson (member of Garbage) and Butch Vig
producer:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans), Brian Eno and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
cello:
Mary Gaines (cellist)
synthesizer:
Brian Eno
remixer:
Duke Erikson (member of Garbage) and Butch Vig
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music International B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1997)
additionally produced at:
Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, United States
remixed at:
Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, United States
recording of:
Dirty Day
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
2.654:41
3Dirty Day (Bitter Kiss)
additional producer:
Duke Erikson (member of Garbage) and Butch Vig
producer:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans), Brian Eno and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
Robbie Adams and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
cello:
Mary Gaines (cellist)
remixer:
Duke Erikson (member of Garbage) and Butch Vig
recording of:
Dirty Day
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
4:32
4I’m Not Your Baby (Skysplitter dub)
engineer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
producer:
Howie B and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
Howie B
recording of:
I’m Not Your Baby
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
U2 (Irish rock band)
5:47
5Please (live from Rotterdam)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
recorded at:
Feyenoord Stadium in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1997-07-18)
live recording of:
Please (on 1997-07-18)
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing International BV (Global Licensing & Royalty Review division, Universal Music Publishing Group)
7:12
6Where the Streets Have No Name (live from Rotterdam)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
recorded at:
Feyenoord Stadium in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1997-07-18)
live recording of:
Where the Streets Have No Name (on 1997-07-18)
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Taiyo Music Inc., Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International (SESAC)
6:33
7With or Without You (live from Edmonton)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
recorded at:
Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (on 1997-06-14)
live recording of:
With or Without You (on 1997-06-14)
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Taiyo Music Inc., U2 Music, Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing International B.V. (Global Licensing & Royalty Review division, Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
4:41
8Staring at the Sun (live from Rotterdam)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
recorded at:
Feyenoord Stadium in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1997-07-18)
live recording of:
Staring at the Sun (on 1997-07-18)
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music, Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal Music Publishing International BV (Global Licensing & Royalty Review division, Universal Music Publishing Group)
5:33
9Please (USA edit)
recording of:
Please
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing International BV (Global Licensing & Royalty Review division, Universal Music Publishing Group)
3:55
48▶Digital Media: If God Will Send His Angels
49▶Digital Media: Mofo Remixes
50▶Digital Media: Sweetest Thing
51▶Digital Media: The Best of 1980-1990
52▶Digital Media: Beautiful Day
53▶Digital Media: All That You Can’t Leave Behind
54▶Digital Media: Hasta la Vista Baby!
55▶Digital Media: Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of
56▶Digital Media: Elevation
57▶Digital Media: Elevation Remixes
58▶Digital Media: Walk On
59▶Digital Media: Electrical Storm
60▶Digital Media: The Best of 1990-2000
61▶Digital Media: Vertigo
62▶Digital Media: Vertigo Remixes
63▶Digital Media: How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
64▶Digital Media: Unreleased & Rare
65▶Digital Media: Live From Boston 1981
66▶Digital Media: Live From the Point Depot
67▶Digital Media: Early Demos