The Best Of 1990-2000
U2
The Best Of 1990–2000 is U2’s second major greatest‑hits compilation, released in November 2002 to summarize the band’s remarkably experimental and successful 1990s period. Where their first hits set focused on the 1980s, this collection gathers 17 tracks (on CD) from Achtung Baby, Zooropa, Pop, and All That You Can’t Leave Behind, along with two new songs and several important soundtrack cuts. The main disc includes “Even Better Than the Real Thing,” “Mysterious Ways,” “Beautiful Day,” “One,” “Stay (Faraway, So Close!),” “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of,” “Until the End of the World,” “The First Time,” and more, presenting a narrative in which U2 reinvented themselves via alternative rock and electronica yet still produced durable, melodic singles.
A distinctive feature of the album is how it folds rarities and new material into the story of the decade. It debuts “Electrical Storm” (in a William Orbit mix) and “The Hands That Built America,” the theme from Martin Scorsese’s film Gangs of New York, both written specifically for the compilation era. It also brings into the U2 canon two mid‑’90s soundtrack tracks that previously sat outside their main albums: “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” from Batman Forever and “Miss Sarajevo,” originally credited to Passengers (U2, Brian Eno, and guests) and featuring Luciano Pavarotti. Several Pop‑era songs—“Discotheque,” “Staring at the Sun,” and “Numb”—are presented in new mixes to tighten and clarify their sound. A limited‑edition version adds a second CD of B‑sides and remixes from the 1990–2000 period, plus a companion DVD of videos and short documentaries, turning the package into both a hits set and an expansive portrait of U2’s most adventurous decade.
The Best Of 1990–2000 is U2’s second major greatest‑hits compilation, released in November 2002 to summarize the band’s remarkably experimental and successful 1990s period. Where their first hits set focused on the 1980s, this collection gathers 17 tracks (on CD) from Achtung Baby, Zooropa, Pop, and All That You Can’t Leave Behind, along with two new songs and several important soundtrack cuts. The main disc includes “Even Better Than the Real Thing,” “Mysterious Ways,” “Beautiful Day,” “One,” “Stay (Faraway, So Close!),” “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of,” “Until the End of the World,” “The First Time,” and more, presenting a narrative in which U2 reinvented themselves via alternative rock and electronica yet still produced durable, melodic singles.
A distinctive feature of the album is how it folds rarities and new material into the story of the decade. It debuts “Electrical Storm” (in a William Orbit mix) and “The Hands That Built America,” the theme from Martin Scorsese’s film Gangs of New York, both written specifically for the compilation era. It also brings into the U2 canon two mid‑’90s soundtrack tracks that previously sat outside their main albums: “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” from Batman Forever and “Miss Sarajevo,” originally credited to Passengers (U2, Brian Eno, and guests) and featuring Luciano Pavarotti. Several Pop‑era songs—“Discotheque,” “Staring at the Sun,” and “Numb”—are presented in new mixes to tighten and clarify their sound. A limited‑edition version adds a second CD of B‑sides and remixes from the 1990–2000 period, plus a companion DVD of videos and short documentaries, turning the package into both a hits set and an expansive portrait of U2’s most adventurous decade.
The Best Of 1990-2000
U2
The Best Of 1990–2000 is U2’s second major greatest‑hits compilation, released in November 2002 to summarize the band’s remarkably experimental and successful 1990s period. Where their first hits set focused on the 1980s, this collection gathers 17 tracks (on CD) from Achtung Baby, Zooropa, Pop, and All That You Can’t Leave Behind, along with two new songs and several important soundtrack cuts. The main disc includes “Even Better Than the Real Thing,” “Mysterious Ways,” “Beautiful Day,” “One,” “Stay (Faraway, So Close!),” “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of,” “Until the End of the World,” “The First Time,” and more, presenting a narrative in which U2 reinvented themselves via alternative rock and electronica yet still produced durable, melodic singles.
A distinctive feature of the album is how it folds rarities and new material into the story of the decade. It debuts “Electrical Storm” (in a William Orbit mix) and “The Hands That Built America,” the theme from Martin Scorsese’s film Gangs of New York, both written specifically for the compilation era. It also brings into the U2 canon two mid‑’90s soundtrack tracks that previously sat outside their main albums: “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” from Batman Forever and “Miss Sarajevo,” originally credited to Passengers (U2, Brian Eno, and guests) and featuring Luciano Pavarotti. Several Pop‑era songs—“Discotheque,” “Staring at the Sun,” and “Numb”—are presented in new mixes to tighten and clarify their sound. A limited‑edition version adds a second CD of B‑sides and remixes from the 1990–2000 period, plus a companion DVD of videos and short documentaries, turning the package into both a hits set and an expansive portrait of U2’s most adventurous decade.
The Best Of 1990–2000 is U2’s second major greatest‑hits compilation, released in November 2002 to summarize the band’s remarkably experimental and successful 1990s period. Where their first hits set focused on the 1980s, this collection gathers 17 tracks (on CD) from Achtung Baby, Zooropa, Pop, and All That You Can’t Leave Behind, along with two new songs and several important soundtrack cuts. The main disc includes “Even Better Than the Real Thing,” “Mysterious Ways,” “Beautiful Day,” “One,” “Stay (Faraway, So Close!),” “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of,” “Until the End of the World,” “The First Time,” and more, presenting a narrative in which U2 reinvented themselves via alternative rock and electronica yet still produced durable, melodic singles.
A distinctive feature of the album is how it folds rarities and new material into the story of the decade. It debuts “Electrical Storm” (in a William Orbit mix) and “The Hands That Built America,” the theme from Martin Scorsese’s film Gangs of New York, both written specifically for the compilation era. It also brings into the U2 canon two mid‑’90s soundtrack tracks that previously sat outside their main albums: “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” from Batman Forever and “Miss Sarajevo,” originally credited to Passengers (U2, Brian Eno, and guests) and featuring Luciano Pavarotti. Several Pop‑era songs—“Discotheque,” “Staring at the Sun,” and “Numb”—are presented in new mixes to tighten and clarify their sound. A limited‑edition version adds a second CD of B‑sides and remixes from the 1990–2000 period, plus a companion DVD of videos and short documentaries, turning the package into both a hits set and an expansive portrait of U2’s most adventurous decade.