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18 Singles
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Released:
November 18 & 21, 2006
Highest chart position:
UK: ? USA: ?
Info:
The third compilation album of songs from U2's career follows in the footsteps
of The Best of 1980 - 1990 and The Best of 1990 - 2000. This time however, the
compilation album focuses on U2's entire body of work from 1979 onwards. It is
released with two new tracks, The Saints are Coming, a song recorded with Green
Day, and Window in the Skies.
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Songs:
1. Beautiful Day (Album Version) (4:05)
2. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Album Version) (4:37)
3. Pride (In the Name of Love) (Album Version) (3:49)
4. With or Without You (Album Version) (4:56)
5. Vertigo (Album Version) (3:10)
6. New Year's Day (Special Version) (4:18)
7. Mysterious Ways (Achtung Baby Album Version) (4:02)
8. Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of (Album Version) (4:32)
9. Where the Streets Have No Name (New Mix) (4:47)
10. Sweetest Thing (Single Mix '98) (3:01)
11. Sunday Bloody Sunday (Album Version) (4:40)
12. One (Album Version) (4:36)
13. Desire (Single Version) (3:00)
14. Walk On (Video Version) (4:29)
15. Elevation (Album Version) (3:49)
16. Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own (Album Version) (5:06)
17. The Saints are Coming (Studio) (3:22)
18. Window In the Skies (Album Version) (4:07)
Bonus Track: I Will Follow (Album Version) (3:37)
DVD Bonus Disc/Bonus Audio Download
1. Vertigo (Live from Milan) (3:54)
2. I Will Follow (Live from Milan) (4:27)
3. Elevation (Live from Milan) (5:52)
4. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Live from Milan) (5:40)
5.All I Want is You (Live from Milan) (4:57)
6. City of Blinding Lights (Live from Milan) (5:58)
7. Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own (Live from Milan) (5:22)
8. Miss Sarajevo (Live from Milan) (7:01)
9. Original Of the Species (Live from Milan)
10. With or Without You (Live from Milan) (6:26)
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Catalog:
USA:
5" CD: Interscope B0008027-02
5" DVD & 5" CD: Interscope B0008028-10 (deluxe book / B0008027-02 / B0008028-10 DVD01)
Europe:
5" CD: Island 0602517135499 (jewel box/sleeve)
5" DVD & 5" CD: Island/Mercury 0602517135932 (deluxe book / 1716917 / 1716919)
12": Mercury 0251713550 (double LP, gatefold cover)
Germany:
5" CD: Mercury 0602517135413 (rounded corner jewel case), Mercury 0602517143098
5" DVD & 5" CD: Mercury 0602517135932
Japan:
5" CD: Mercury UICI-1051, Mercury UICI-1051 (promo w/ sticker)
5" DVD & 5" CD: Mercury UICI-9015 (also in promo copy)
Canada:
5" CD: Island/Mercury 0251713542
5" DVD & 5" CD: Island/Mercury B0008028-10 (deluxe book / B000802810-1 / B000802810-2)
Malaysia:
5" CD: Mercury 0602517135420
Cassette: Mercury 0602517135482
Taiwan:
5" DVD & 5" CD: Mercury 0251713551
Poland:
5" CD: Mercury 0602517135444
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The Saints Are Coming
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Released:
November 6, 2006
Info:
The Saints are Coming is the first single from the compilation album of U2
singles titled simply 18 Singles. The release date for this single is November
6, 2006. The compilation album fulfills their obligations to Island records in
the UK, and this single will be the first release under their new label Mercury
in the UK.
The song "The Saints are Coming" was originally recorded by a Scottish punk
band, the Skids. Green Day and U2 covered the song, and recorded it to support
Music Rising, an organization founded to help return music to New Orleans after
the devestation of Hurricane Katrina in the fall of 2005. The song was produced
by Rick Rubin.
Prior to the release of a studio version of this song, U2 and Green Day
performed on September 25, 2006 at the opening game of the New Orleans Saints
football team. During that performance, The Edge joined Green Day on stage to
peform "Wake Me Up When September Ends", and then the whole band with Green Day
performed "The Saints are Coming", and then a short performance of "Beautiful
Day". This performance live became the b-side for this release. It was also
released as a Digital Single, and early downloaders found they received a
different Rehersal version of the song.
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Tracks:
1. The Saints Are Coming (Studio) (3:22)
The Saints are Coming: U2 and Green Day. Produced by Rick Rubin. Recorded by
Greg Fidelman. Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge.
2. The Saints Are Coming (Live From New Orleans) (3:27)
The Saints are Coming (Live from New Orelans): U2 and Green Day. Recorded using
the Westwood 1 Mobile. Mixed by Bob Ezrin. Engineered by Biff Dawes and Chris
Dugan. Horns arranged by Bob Ezrin and Rupert Christie. Trumpets: Derrick
"Kabuky" Shezbie, Glen Andrews, Gregory Davis, Shannon Haynes. Trombones: Troy
"Shorty" Andrews, Stafford Agee, "Big" Sam Williams, Reginald Stuart.
Sousaphones: Phillip Frasier. Robert Expino. Executive Producer: Bob Ezrin.
Performance courtesy of the NFL.
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Catalog:
UK:
5" CD: Island 1713137 (slimline jewel case)
7": Mercury 1713138 (picture sleeve / limited to 10,000 copies)
Europe:
5" CD: Island/Mercury 00602517131361 (cardboard sleeve)
Japan:
5" CD: Island UICI5023 (slimline jewel case)
Canada:
5" CD: Island/Mercury 0251713137 (slimline jewel case)
Australia:
5" CD: Mercury 1713137 (slimline jewel case)
Germany:
5" CD: Mercury 1713136 (cardboard sleeve), Mercury 1713137 (slimline jewel case)
Mexico:
5" CD: Mercury 1713136 (cardboard sleeve)
New Zealand:
5" CD: Mercury 1713137 (slimline jewel case)
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Window In The Skies
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Released:
January 1, 2007
Info:
Window in the Skies was the second and final single released from the 18 Singles
compilation album. It was newly recorded by Rick Rubin for inclusion in this
compilation.
The single was released in Europe on New Year's Day 2007. Due to this being the
holiday season in other areas, there were delays in the single arriving in other
regions, appearing on January 16 in Canada and expected on February 7 in Japan.
After the release of The Saints are Coming just as a single CD, this release
once again returned to the format of two audio CDs and a DVD which U2 have been
following since 2001. The B-Sides were two tracks taken from live performances
during the 2006 Vertigo tour, and the track U2 recorded with Leonard Cohen for
inclusion in the film "Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man" which was previously
released on the soundtrack to the film.
As part of the promotion for this single, a cardboard wallet was made available
by mail to residents of the UK who had previously registered with Island
Records. These were sent out by mail and were not available in other regions.
Shipped flat, they could be folded into a box which would hold the two CDs and
the DVD released in the UK. The front of the wallet and the back of the wallet
both feature similar artwork to the single.
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Tracks:
1. Window in the Skies (Single Version) (4:01)
Window in the Skies (Single Version): Produced by Rick Rubin. Engineered by
Greg Fidelman. Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge. Assisted by Keith Armstrong. Mixed
at Resonate Music Studios, Burbank, CA. String Arrangement by Dawn Kenny.
Keyboards by Terry Lawless.
2. Zoo Station (Live from Buenos Aires, March 2006) (4:34)
Zoo Station (Live from River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires): Produced and mixed
by Richard Rainey. Additional engineering by Drew Griffiths. Recorded at River
Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 2006.
3. Kite (Live from Sydney, November 2006) (8:05)
Kite (Live from Telstra Stadium, Sydney): Recorded by Robbie Adams. Mixed by
Carl Glanville. Didgeridoo player: Tim Moriarty. Recorded at Telstra Stadium,
Sydney, Australia, 11th November, 2006.
4. Tower of Song (featuring Leonard Cohen) ()
5. The Saints are Coming (Video) (3:21)
The Saints are Coming (Video): Directed by Chris Milk. Produced by Barbara
Benson for @ Radical Media. Performed by U2 and Green Day. Written by Richard
Jobson and Stuart Adamson. Audio produced by Rick Rubin. Recorded by Greg
Fidelman. Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge. Wurlitzer by Terry Lawless.
6. Tower of Song (Video) (6:01)
Tower of Song (From the Film 'Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man') (Video): Performed
by U2 and Leonard Cohen. Written by Leonard Cohen. Produced by The Edge and
Lian Lunson. Recorded and mixed by Robbie Adams. A clip taken from the feature
film "Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man", a film by Lian Lunson. Provided through the
courtesy of Lions Gate Films.
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Catalog:
UK:
5" CD: Island 1718124 (slimline jewel case), Island 1718125 (regular jewel case), Mercury 1718122
Europe:
5" CD: Mercury U2WINDOW1 (promo/slimline jewel case)
5" DVD: Mercury 1718125 (jewel case)
Canada:
5" CD: Island 0251718124 (slimline jewel case)
Germany:
5" CD: Mercury 1718124 (slimline jewel case), Mercury 1718122 (slimline jewel case), Mercury 1720553 (cardboard sleeve)
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