{"title":"Compilations","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-best-of-1980-1990","title":"The Best Of 1980-1990","description":"U2's first compilation comprised two discs: the first entitled 'The Best of U2 Volume One 1980-1990' consisted of 14 tracks from the Boy to the Rattle and Hum era. The second, entitled 'The B-Sides', was a collection of 15 b-sides from the same era. The two discs were combined into a limited edition double release for the first week of sales. After the first week, the b-sides disc was deleted from the band's catalog. The Canadian release had a numbered, limited edition of 175,000 units pressed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe single disc Best Of peaked at No.5 on the Canadian album charts and No.4 on the US album charts. The combined Best Of\/B-sides reached No.1 and No.2 in Canada and the US, respectively. In the US, U2 had the largest opening week for a greatest hits collection for any group in the Soundscan era. Likewise, in Ireland, the Best Of holds the record for the highest sales in a single week since 1993 when IRMA started keeping records. The album reached No. 1 on Ireland's album charts and stayed in the charts for a total of 76 weeks. In Switzerland, the Best Of reached No.1 on the album charts and stayed in the charts a total of 23 weeks. The Best Of also reached No.1 in Germany. In the United States, the single disc Best Of was certified gold by the RIAA. Whereas the combined Best Of\/B-sides was certified multi-platinum by the RIAA with 2 million units sold. In Australia, the Best Of was certified 5 times platinum by the ARIA. In New Zealand the Best Of entered the charts at No.1 and remained on the chart for 28 weeks and has since achieved Platinum status.","brand":"U2 FC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47005822615701,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/3365\/9285\/files\/600_9c4e7343-f5b6-4f5c-85b1-1a067ea1c08e.jpg?v=1772045824"},{"product_id":"the-best-of-1990-2000-b-sides","title":"The Best Of 1990-2000 \u0026 B-sides","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second volume of U2's Best of Collection, covering the years 1990-2000, will be released on November 4th. A limited edition Best of the B-sides will also be released, along with a new single Electrical Storm and a Best Of 1990 - 2000 DVD.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second volume of U2's Best Of collection will be released by Universal-Island Records on November 4th. Covering the years from 1990 to 2000, its sixteen tracks are the highlights of the albums Achtung Baby, Zooropa, Passengers: Original Soundtracks 1, Pop and All That You Can't Leave Behind. Two brand new tracks have been recorded for this set, Electrical Storm, which will be released as a single, and The Hands That Built America which will feature on the soundtrack to the Martin Scorsese movie The Gangs Of New York, released by Miramax in December 2002.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition, four songs, Discothèque, Gone, Numb and Staring At The Sun have been substantially reworked by producer Mike Hedges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA strictly limited edition run of U2: The Best Of 1990 - 2000 will feature a second cd collection, The Best Of The B-sides, as well as a bonus DVD with exclusive content including the History Mix of U2 in the '90s. This special value set will be available for one week only, after which the A-sides will be sold as a single cd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe single, Electrical Storm, due for release on October 21st will be available on two CDs and a DVD format. The tracklistings are:\u003cbr\u003eCD1 - Electrical Storm (William Orbit Mix) plus two remixes of New York, Nice Mix and Nasty Mix both by KLF's Jimmy Cauty.\u003cbr\u003eCD2 - Electrical Storm and a live medley of Bad, 40 and Where The Streets Have No Name recorded in Boston on the Elevation tour.\u003cbr\u003eDVD - Electrical Storm (William Orbit Mix) and video, exclusive sound bites from the band and a collection of photographs by Anton Corbijn.\u003cbr\u003eThe video for Electrical Storm is directed by Anton Corbijn and features actress Samantha Morton, who stars in Spielberg's Minority Report and received an Oscar nomination for her role in Woody Allen's Sweet And Lowdown.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"U2 FC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47005823139989,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/3365\/9285\/files\/600_f7e3bbbf-b036-4440-9197-8b9afb120cd8.jpg?v=1772045826"},{"product_id":"the-best-of-1980-1990-2002-deluxe","title":"The Best Of 1980-1990 (2002) - Deluxe","description":"","brand":"U2 FC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47005823729813,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/3365\/9285\/files\/600_92c79198-af53-4b67-a442-c3a5363318d7.jpg?v=1772045822"},{"product_id":"u218-singles-deluxe","title":"U218 Singles Deluxe","description":"U218 Singles' released in 2006, was the 'definitive best of', the first single disc collection to span the band's career from Boy (1980) to How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004). At the same time, U218 Videos was released, a  DVD featuring music videos from throughout U2's career. Featuring sixteen singles from the more than forty then released by the band, the album also included two new songs both recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London in September 2006 and produced by Rick Rubin. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The Saints Are Coming', a cover of the 1978 Skids track, was recorded with Green Day, debuted live a few days later at the reopening of the New Orleans Dome and proceeds from worldwide sales went to Music Rising, a charity set up by Edge to 'help bring the music back to New Orleans' .  Released as a 2 track CD, maxi CD, and DVD single, the b-side was a performance of Tower of Song, recorded with Leonard Cohen, for the movie 'Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Window In the Skies' was a brand new U2 song, written and recorded at Abbey Road and released as a single in early 2007. It was described by Bono as 'a psychedelic pop song with 6\/8 timing, you never hear that. It's very, very rare.'  Nominated in the 'Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals' category at the 2007 Grammy Awards, the band performed 'Window' live for the first time in Japan on the Vertigo 06 Tour.","brand":"U2 FC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47005824385173,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/3365\/9285\/files\/600_479513e4-884a-4158-9dd1-73035d2946b2.jpg?v=1772045825"},{"product_id":"the-best-of-1990-2000","title":"The Best Of 1990-2000","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second volume of U2's Best of Collection, covering the years 1990-2000, was released on November 4th, 2002. A limited edition 'Best of the B-sides' was also released, along with a new single Electrical Storm and , the following month, a 'Best Of 1990 - 2000' DVD.This second volume of U2's Best Of collection covered the years from 1990 to 2000 and its sixteen tracks are highlights of the albums Achtung Baby, Zooropa, Passengers: Original Soundtracks 1, Pop and All That You Can't Leave Behind. Two brand new tracks were also recorded for this set, Electrical Storm and The Hands That Built America featured on the soundtrack to the Martin Scorsese movie The Gangs Of New York. In addition, four songs, Discotheque, Gone, Numb and Staring At The Sun were substantially reworked by producer Mike Hedges.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"U2 FC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47005824811157,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/3365\/9285\/files\/600_862359e2-9a37-4b64-94a0-42a4180b9a4b.jpg?v=1772045822"},{"product_id":"u218-singles","title":"U218 Singles","description":"U218 Singles' released in 2006, was the 'definitive best of', the first single disc collection to span the band's career from Boy (1980) to How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004). At the same time, U218 Videos was released, a  DVD featuring music videos from throughout U2's career. Featuring sixteen singles from the more than forty then released by the band, the album also included two new songs both recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London in September 2006 and produced by Rick Rubin. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The Saints Are Coming', a cover of the 1978 Skids track, was recorded with Green Day, debuted live a few days later at the reopening of the New Orleans Dome and proceeds from worldwide sales went to Music Rising, a charity set up by Edge to 'help bring the music back to New Orleans' .  Released as a 2 track CD, maxi CD, and DVD single, the b-side was a performance of Tower of Song, recorded with Leonard Cohen, for the movie 'Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Window In the Skies' was a brand new U2 song, written and recorded at Abbey Road and released as a single in early 2007. It was described by Bono as 'a psychedelic pop song with 6\/8 timing, you never hear that. It's very, very rare.'  Nominated in the 'Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals' category at the 2007 Grammy Awards, the band performed 'Window' live for the first time in Japan on the Vertigo 06 Tour.","brand":"U2 FC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47005825695893,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/3365\/9285\/files\/600_e40f4f5d-206b-43a7-96bf-cec2da5f4a03.jpg?v=1772045825"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.u2.com\/collections\/compilations.oembed","provider":"U2.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}