List of songs recorded by U2

U2 live in Glasgow in 2015. L–R: The Edge, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr. and Adam Clayton

U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. The band formed in 1976 and released their debut EP Three in 1979 exclusively in Ireland. ^[1] Following the release of their single "Another Day" in 1980, U2 signed a recording contract with Island Records, ^[2] and released their first album, Boy , later that year. The band has since released 15 full-length studio albums, the most recent being Songs of Surrender in 2023. As of 2023 ^[update] , U2 have released 436 songs.

Songs

Contents

• 0–9
• A
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• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
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• Notes
• References
• External links

Key

†	Released as a commercial single
‡	Released as a commercial non-album single

Name of song, writer(s), original release and year of release

Song	Writer(s)	Original release	Year	Ref.	Notes
"4th of July"	U2	The Unforgettable Fire	1984	[3]
"11 O'Clock Tick Tock" ‡	U2	"11 O'Clock Tick Tock" single	1980	[4]
"13 (There Is a Light)"	U2	Songs of Experience	2017	[5]
"40"	U2	War	1983	[6]
"Acrobat"	U2	Achtung Baby	1991	[7]
"Ahimsa" feat. A. R. Rahman	U2 A. R. Rahman	"Ahimsa" single	2019	[8]	[lower-alpha 1]
"Alex Descends Into Hell for a Bottle of Milk / Korova 1"	Bono The Edge	"The Fly" single	1991	[7]
"All Along the Watchtower"	Bob Dylan	Rattle and Hum	1988	[9]	[lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3]
"All Because of You" †	U2	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb	2004	[10]
"All I Want Is You" †	U2	Rattle and Hum	1988	[9]
"Always"	U2	"Beautiful Day" single	2000	[11]
"Always Forever Now" as Passengers	U2 Brian Eno	Original Soundtracks 1	1995	[12]
"Amazing Grace" feat. Soweto Gospel Choir	John Newton William Walker	Duals	2011	[13]	[lower-alpha 2]
"American Soul"	U2	Songs of Experience	2017	[5]
"Angel of Harlem" †	U2	Rattle and Hum	1988	[9]
"Angels Too Tied to the Ground"	U2	War (2008 deluxe edition)	2008	[6]
"Another Day" ‡	U2	"Another Day" single	1980	[4]
"Another Time, Another Place"	U2	Boy	1980	[4]
"Are You Gonna Wait Forever?"	U2	"Vertigo" single	2004	[14]
"Atomic City"	U2 Debbie Harry Giorgio Moroder	"Atomic City" single	2023	[15]
"Babyface"	U2	Zooropa	1993	[7]
"Bad"	U2	The Unforgettable Fire	1984	[3]
"The Ballad of Ronnie Drew"‡ feat. The Dubliners, Kíla, A Band of Bowsies	U2 The Dubliners Kíla Robert Hunter Simon Carmody	"The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" single	2008	[13]
"Bang a Gong (Get It On)" feat. Elton John	Marc Bolan	AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex	2020	[16]	[lower-alpha 4]
"Bass Trap"	U2	"The Unforgettable Fire" single	1985	[3]
"Beach Sequence" as Passengers	U2 Brian Eno	Original Soundtracks 1	1995	[12]
"Beat on the Brat"	Joey Ramone Johnny Ramone Dee Dee Ramone	We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to Ramones	2003	[17]	[lower-alpha 5]
"Beautiful Day" †	U2	All That You Can't Leave Behind	2000	[18]
"Beautiful Ghost / Introduction to Songs of Experience"	U2 William Blake	Unreleased & Rare	2004	[19]
"Because the Night" feat. Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Roy Bittan	Bruce Springsteen Patti Smith	The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts	2010	[20]	[lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 6]
"Big Girls Are Best"	U2	"Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" single	2001	[21]
"The Blackout"	U2	Songs of Experience	2017	[5]
"Blow Your House Down"	U2	Achtung Baby (20th Anniversary deluxe edition)	2011	[7]
"Book of Your Heart"	U2	Songs of Experience (deluxe edition)	2017	[5]
"Boomerang I"	U2	"Pride (In the Name of Love)" single	1984	[3]
"Boomerang II"	U2	"Pride (In the Name of Love)" single	1984	[3]
"Boy/Girl"	U2	Three	1979	[4]
"Breathe"	U2	No Line on the Horizon	2009	[22]
"Bullet the Blue Sky"	U2	The Joshua Tree	1987	[23]
"California (There Is No End to Love)"	U2	Songs of Innocence	2014	[24]
"Can't Help Falling in Love"	George David Weiss Hugo Peretti Luigi Creatore	Zoo TV: Live from Sydney	1994	[25]	[lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 7]
"Cartoon World"	U2	Boy (2008 deluxe edition)	2008	[4]	[lower-alpha 2]
"An Cat Dubh"	U2	Boy	1980	[4]
"Cedars of Lebanon"	U2 Brian Eno Daniel Lanois	No Line on the Horizon	2009	[22]
"Cedarwood Road"	U2	Songs of Innocence	2014	[24]
"A Celebration"‡	U2	"A Celebration" single	1982	[26]
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"	Ellie Greenwich Phil Spector	A Very Special Christmas	1987	[27]	[lower-alpha 8]
"City of Blinding Lights" †	U2	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb	2004	[10]
"Corpse (These Chains Are Way Too Long)" as Passengers	U2 Brian Eno	Original Soundtracks 1	1995	[12]
"Crumbs from Your Table"	U2	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb	2004	[10]
"The Crystal Ballroom"	U2	Songs of Innocence (deluxe edition)	2014	[24]
"Daddy's Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car"	U2	Zooropa	1993	[7]
"Dancing Barefoot"	Patti Smith Ivan Kral	"When Love Comes to Town" single	1989	[28]	[lower-alpha 6]
"A Day Without Me"†	U2	Boy	1980	[4]
"Deep in the Heart"	U2	"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" single	1987	[23]
"Desert of Our Love"	U2	The Joshua Tree (20th Anniversary deluxe edition)	2007	[23]
"Desire" †	U2	Rattle and Hum	1988	[9]
"A Different Kind of Blue" as Passengers	U2 Brian Eno	Original Soundtracks 1	1995	[12]
"Dirty Day"	U2	Zooropa	1993	[7]
"Disappearing Act"	U2	The Unforgettable Fire (2009 deluxe edition)	2009	[3]
"Discothèque" †	U2	Pop	1997	[29]
"Do You Feel Loved"	U2	Pop	1997	[29]
"Don't Take Your Guns to Town"	Johnny Cash	"Elevation" single	2001	[30]	[lower-alpha 9]
"Down All the Days"	U2	Achtung Baby (20th Anniversary "Super Deluxe" and "Uber Deluxe" editions)	2011	[7]
"Drowning Man"	U2	War	1983	[6]
"Drunk Chicken / America" feat. Allen Ginsberg	U2 Allen Ginsberg	The Joshua Tree (20th Anniversary deluxe edition)	2007	[23]
"The Electric Co."	U2	Boy	1980	[4]
"Electrical Storm" †	U2	The Best of 1990–2000	2002	[31]
"Elevation" †	U2	All That You Can't Leave Behind	2000	[18]
"Elvis Ate America" as Passengers; feat. Howie B	U2 Brian Eno Howie B	Original Soundtracks 1	1995	[12]
"Elvis Presley and America"	U2	The Unforgettable Fire	1984	[3]
"Endless Deep"	U2	"Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Two Hearts Beat as One" singles	1983	[6]
"Even Better Than the Real Thing" †	U2	Achtung Baby	1991	[7]
"Everlasting Love"	Mac Gayden Buzz Cason	"All I Want Is You" single	1988	[32]	[lower-alpha 10]
"Every Breaking Wave" †	U2	Songs of Innocence	2014	[24]
"Everybody Loves a Winner" feat. Maria McKee	William Bell Booker T. Jones	Achtung Baby (20th Anniversary "Super Deluxe" and "Uber Deluxe" editions)	2011	[7]	[lower-alpha 11]
"Exit"	U2	The Joshua Tree	1987	[23]
"Fast Cars"	U2	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (UK and Japan release)	2004	[10]
"Fez – Being Born"	U2 Brian Eno Daniel Lanois	No Line on the Horizon	2009	[22]
"Fire" †	U2	October	1981	[26]
"The First Time"	U2	Zooropa	1993	[7]
"Flower Child"	U2	Unreleased & Rare	2004	[19]
"The Fly"†	U2	Achtung Baby	1991	[7]
"The Fool"	U2	Early Demos	2004	[19]
"Fortunate Son"	John Fogerty	"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" single	1991	[7]	[lower-alpha 12]
"Get On Your Boots" †	U2	No Line on the Horizon	2009	[22]
"Get Out of Your Own Way" †	U2	Songs of Experience	2017	[5]
"Gimme Shelter" feat. Mick Jagger, Fergie, will.i.am	Mick Jagger Keith Richards	The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts	2010	[20]	[lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 13]
"Gloria" †	U2	October	1981	[26]
"God Part II"	U2	Rattle and Hum	1988	[9]
"Gone"	U2	Pop	1997	[29]
"Grace"	U2	All That You Can't Leave Behind	2000	[18]
"The Ground Beneath Her Feet" feat. Daniel Lanois	U2 Salman Rushdie	The Million Dollar Hotel soundtrack	2000	[33]
"Hallelujah Here She Comes"	U2	"Desire" single	1988	[34]
"The Hands That Built America"	U2	The Best of 1990–2000	2002	[31]
"Happiness Is a Warm Gun"	John Lennon Paul McCartney	"Last Night on Earth" single	1997	[35]	[lower-alpha 14]
"Hawkmoon 269"	U2	Rattle and Hum	1988	[9]
"Heartland"	U2	Rattle and Hum	1988	[9]
"Heaven and Hell"	U2	Achtung Baby (20th Anniversary "Super Deluxe" and "Uber Deluxe" editions)	2011	[7]
"Help!"	John Lennon Paul McCartney	¡Released! The Human Rights Concerts – 1986: A Conspiracy of Hope	2014	[36]	[lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 14]
"Helter Skelter"	John Lennon Paul McCartney	Rattle and Hum	1988	[9]	[lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 14]
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" †	U2	Batman Forever soundtrack	1995	[37]
"Holy Joe"	U2	"Discothèque" single	1997	[38]
"I Believe in Father Christmas"	Greg Lake Peter Sinfield	(RED)Wire Vol. 1 Issue 2	2008	[39]	[lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 15]
"I Fall Down"	U2	October	1981	[26]
"I Remember You"	Joey Ramone Johnny Ramone Dee Dee Ramone Tommy Ramone	"Elevation" single	2001	[30]	[lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 5]
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" †	U2	The Joshua Tree	1987	[23]
"I Threw a Brick Through a Window"	U2	October	1981	[26]
"I Will Follow" †	U2	Boy	1980	[4]
"I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" †	U2	No Line on the Horizon	2009	[22]
"I'm Not Your Baby" feat. Sinéad O'Connor	U2	The End of Violence soundtrack	1997	[13]
"If God Will Send His Angels" †	U2	Pop	1997	[29]
"If You Wear That Velvet Dress"	U2	Pop	1997	[29]
"In God's Country" †	U2	The Joshua Tree	1987	[23]
"In a Little While"	U2	All That You Can't Leave Behind	2000	[18]
"Indian Summer Sky"	U2	The Unforgettable Fire	1984	[3]
"Instant Karma!"	John Lennon	Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur	2007	[40]	[lower-alpha 16]
"Into the Heart"	U2	Boy	1980	[4]
"Invisible" ‡	U2	"Invisible" single	2014	[41]	[lower-alpha 1]
"Iris (Hold Me Close)"	U2	Songs of Innocence	2014	[24]
"Is That All?"	U2	October	1981	[26]
"Ito Okashi" as Passengers; feat. Holi	U2 Brian Eno Holi	Original Soundtracks 1	1995	[12]
"J. Swallo"	U2	"Fire" single	1981	[26]
"Jesus Christ"	Woody Guthrie	Folkways: A Vision Shared	1988	[42]	[lower-alpha 17]
"Kite"	U2	All That You Can't Leave Behind	2000	[18]
"Lady with the Spinning Head (UV1)"	U2	"One" single	1991	[7]
"Landlady"	U2	Songs of Experience	2017	[5]
"Last Night on Earth" †	U2	Pop	1997	[29]
"Lemon" †	U2	Zooropa	1993	[7]
"Levitate"	U2	Unreleased & Rare	2004	[19]
"Lights of Home"	U2 Alana Haim Danielle Haim Este Haim Ariel Rechtshaid	Songs of Experience	2017	[5]
"Like a Song..."	U2	War	1983	[6]
"The Little Things That Give You Away"	U2	Songs of Experience	2017	[5]
"Love and Peace or Else"	U2	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb	2004	[10]
"Love Comes Tumbling"	U2	"The Unforgettable Fire" single	1985	[3]
"Love Is All We Have Left"	U2	Songs of Experience	2017	[5]
"Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way" †	U2	Songs of Experience	2017	[5]
"Love Is Blindness"	U2	Achtung Baby	1991	[7]
"Love Rescue Me" feat. Bob Dylan	U2 Bob Dylan	Rattle and Hum	1988	[9]
"Love You Like Mad"	U2	Unreleased & Rare	2004	[19]
"Lucifer's Hands"	U2	Songs of Innocence (deluxe edition)	2014	[24]
"Luminous Times (Hold on to Love)"	U2 Brian Eno	"With or Without You" single	1987	[43]
"MLK"	U2	The Unforgettable Fire	1984	[3]
"Maggie's Farm"	Bob Dylan	Live for Ireland	1986	[44]	[lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3]
"Magnificent" †	U2 Brian Eno Daniel Lanois	No Line on the Horizon	2009	[22]
"A Man and a Woman"	U2	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb	2004	[10]
"Mercy"	U2	Wide Awake in Europe	2010	[45]	[lower-alpha 2]
"Miami"	U2	Pop	1997	[29]
"Miracle Drug"	U2	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb	2004	[10]
"The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)"†	U2	Songs of Innocence	2014	[24]
"Miss Sarajevo" † as Passengers; feat. Luciano Pavarotti	U2 Brian Eno	Original Soundtracks 1	1995	[12]
"Mofo" †	U2	Pop	1997	[29]
"Moment of Surrender"	U2 Brian Eno Daniel Lanois	No Line on the Horizon	2009	[22]
"Mother and Child Reunion"	Paul Simon	Innocence + Experience: Live in Paris	2016	[46]	[lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 18]
"Mothers of the Disappeared"	U2	The Joshua Tree	1987	[23]
"Mysterious Ways" †	U2	Achtung Baby	1991	[7]
"Native Son"	U2	Unreleased & Rare	2004	[19]
"Near the Island"	U2	Achtung Baby (20th Anniversary "Super Deluxe" and "Uber Deluxe" editions)	2011	[7]
"Neon Lights"	Karl Bartos Ralf Hütter Florian Schneider	"Vertigo" single	2004	[14]	[lower-alpha 19]
"New Year's Day" †	U2	War	1983	[6]
"New York"	U2	All That You Can't Leave Behind	2000	[18]
"Night and Day"	Cole Porter	Red Hot + Blue	1990	[47]	[lower-alpha 20]
"No Line on the Horizon"	U2	No Line on the Horizon	2009	[22]
"North and South of the River"	U2 Christy Moore	"Staring at the Sun" single	1997	[48]
"North Star"	U2	Transformers: Dark of the Moon soundtrack [lower-alpha 21]	2011	[49]
"Numb" †	U2	Zooropa	1993	[7]
"The Ocean"	U2	Boy	1980	[4]
"October"	U2	October	1981	[26]
"Oh Berlin"	U2	Achtung Baby (20th Anniversary "Super Deluxe" and "Uber Deluxe" editions)	2011	[7]
"One" †	U2	Achtung Baby	1991	[7]	[lower-alpha 22]
"One Minute Warning" as Passengers	U2 Brian Eno	Original Soundtracks 1	1995	[12]
"One Step Closer"	U2	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb	2004	[10]
"One Tree Hill" †	U2	The Joshua Tree	1987	[23]
"Ordinary Love" †	U2 Brian Burton	Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom soundtrack	2013	[50]
"Original of the Species"	U2	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb	2004	[10]
"Out of Control"	U2	Three	1979	[4]	[lower-alpha 23]
"Paint It Black"	Mick Jagger Keith Richards	"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" single	1991	[7]	[lower-alpha 13]
"Peace on Earth"	U2	All That You Can't Leave Behind	2000	[18]
"People Have the Power" feat. Eagles of Death Metal	Patti Smith Frederick Smith	Innocence + Experience: Live in Paris	2016	[46]	[lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 24]
"The Playboy Mansion"	U2	Pop	1997	[29]
"Please" †	U2	Pop	1997	[29]
"Plot 180" as Passengers	U2 Brian Eno	Original Soundtracks 1	1995	[12]
"Pop Muzik"	Robin Scott	"Last Night on Earth" single	1997	[35]	[lower-alpha 25]
"Pride (In the Name of Love)" †	U2	The Unforgettable Fire	1984	[3]
"Promenade"	U2	The Unforgettable Fire	1984	[3]
"Race Against Time"	U2	"Where the Streets Have No Name" single	1987	[51]
"Raised by Wolves"	U2	Songs of Innocence	2014	[24]
"Red Flag Day"	U2	Songs of Experience	2017	[5]
"Red Hill Mining Town"	U2	The Joshua Tree	1987	[23]
"Red Light"	U2	War	1983	[6]
"The Refugee"	U2	War	1983	[6]
"Rejoice"	U2	October	1981	[26]
"Rise Up"	U2	The Joshua Tree (20th Anniversary deluxe edition)	2007	[23]
"A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel"	U2	"Angel of Harlem" single	1988	[52]
"Running to Stand Still"	U2	The Joshua Tree	1987	[23]
"The Saints Are Coming"† feat. Green Day	Richard Jobson Stuart Adamson	U218 Singles	2006	[53]	[lower-alpha 26]
"Salomé"	U2	"Even Better Than the Real Thing" single	1991	[7]
"Satellite of Love"	Lou Reed	"One" single	1991	[7]	[lower-alpha 27]
"Saturday Night"	U2	Boy (2008 deluxe edition)	2008	[4]
"Scarlet"	U2	October	1981	[26]
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" ‡ feat. Paul McCartney	John Lennon Paul McCartney	"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" single	2005	[54]	[lower-alpha 14] [lower-alpha 1]
"Seconds"	U2	War	1983	[6]
"Shadows and Tall Trees"	U2	Boy	1980	[4]
"She's a Mystery to Me"	Bono The Edge	"All Because of You" single	2005	[55]	[lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 28]
"The Showman (Little More Better)"	U2	Songs of Experience	2017	[5]
"Silver and Gold"	Bono	"Where the Streets Have No Name" single	1987	[51]
"Sixty Seconds in Kingdom Come"	U2	"The Unforgettable Fire" single	1985	[3]
"Sleep Like a Baby Tonight"	U2	Songs of Innocence	2014	[24]
"Slow Dancing"	U2	"Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" single	1993	[56]	[lower-alpha 29]
"Slug" as Passengers	U2 Brian Eno	Original Soundtracks 1	1995	[12]
"Smile"	U2	Unreleased & Rare	2004	[19]
"So Cruel"	U2	Achtung Baby	1991	[7]
"Some Days Are Better Than Others"	U2	Zooropa	1993	[7]
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" †	U2	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb	2004	[10]
"Song for Someone" †	U2	Songs of Innocence	2014	[24]
"A Sort of Homecoming"	U2	The Unforgettable Fire	1984	[3]
"Soon"	U2 Brian Eno Daniel Lanois	"Soon" single [lower-alpha 30]	2010	[57]
"Spanish Eyes"	U2	"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" single	1987	[23]
"Speed of Life"	U2	Boy (2008 deluxe edition)	2008	[4]
"Springhill Mining Disaster"	Peggy Seeger	The Late Late Show Tribute to The Dubliners	2008	[58]	[lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 31]
"Stand Up Comedy"	U2	No Line on the Horizon	2009	[22]
"Staring at the Sun" †	U2	Pop	1997	[29]
"Stateless"	U2	The Million Dollar Hotel soundtrack	2000	[33]
"Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" †	U2	Zooropa	1993	[7]
"Stories for Boys"	U2	Three	1979	[4]	[lower-alpha 23]
"Stranger in a Strange Land"	U2	October	1981	[26]
"Street Mission"	U2	Early Demos	2004	[19]
"Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" †	U2	All That You Can't Leave Behind	2000	[18]
"Summer of Love"	U2	Songs of Experience	2017	[5]
"Summer Rain"	U2	"Beautiful Day" single	2000	[11]
"Sun City" feat. Little Steven, Lou Reed, Rubén Blades, Nona Hendryx	Little Steven	¡Released! The Human Rights Concerts – 1986: A Conspiracy of Hope	2014	[36]	[lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 32]
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" †	U2	War	1983	[6]
"Surrender"	U2	War	1983	[6]
"Sweet Fire of Love" Robbie Robertson feat. U2	Robbie Robertson U2	Robbie Robertson	1987	[59]
"Sweetest Thing"	U2	"Where the Streets Have No Name" single	1987	[51]	[lower-alpha 33]
"Testimony" Robbie Robertson feat. U2	Robbie Robertson	Robbie Robertson	1987	[59]
"Theme from Let's Go Native" as Passengers	U2 Brian Eno	Original Soundtracks 1	1995	[12]
"Theme from The Swan" as Passengers	U2 Brian Eno	Original Soundtracks 1	1995	[12]
"Things to Make and Do"	U2	"A Day Without Me" single	1980	[4]
"This Is Where You Can Reach Me Now"	U2	Songs of Innocence	2014	[24]
"The Three Sunrises"	U2	"The Unforgettable Fire" single	1985	[3]
"Tomorrow"	U2	October	1981	[26]
"Touch"	U2	"11 O'Clock Tick Tock" single	1980	[4]
"Tower of Song" feat. Leonard Cohen	Leonard Cohen	Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man soundtrack	2006	[60]	[lower-alpha 34]
"Trash, Trampoline, and the Party Girl"	U2	"A Celebration" single	1982	[26]	[lower-alpha 35]
"Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop)"	U2	"New Year's Day" single	1983	[6]
"Trip Through Your Wires"	U2	The Joshua Tree	1987	[23]
"The Troubles"	U2	Songs of Innocence	2014	[24]
"Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World"	U2	Achtung Baby	1991	[7]
"Twilight"	U2	"Another Day" single	1980	[4]	[lower-alpha 23]
"Two Hearts Beat as One" †	U2	War	1983	[6]
"Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad"	Bono The Edge	"If God Will Send His Angels" single	1997	[61]
"Ultraviolet (Light My Way)"	U2	Achtung Baby	1991	[7]
"Unchained Melody"	Alex North Hy Zaret	"All I Want Is You" single	1988	[32]	[lower-alpha 36]
"The Unforgettable Fire"†	U2	The Unforgettable Fire	1984	[3]
"United Colours" as Passengers	U2 Brian Eno	Original Soundtracks 1	1995	[12]
"Unknown Caller"	U2 Brian Eno Daniel Lanois	No Line on the Horizon	2009	[22]
"Until the End of the World"	U2	Achtung Baby	1991	[7]
"Van Diemen's Land"	U2	Rattle and Hum	1988	[9]
"Vertigo" †	U2	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb	2004	[10]
"Viva Davidoff" as Passengers	U2 Brian Eno	"Miss Sarajevo" single	1995	[62]
"Volcano"	U2	Songs of Innocence	2014	[24]
"Wake Up Dead Man"	U2	Pop	1997	[29]
"Walk On" †	U2	All That You Can't Leave Behind	2000	[18]
"Walk to the Water"	U2	"With or Without You" single	1987	[43]
"The Wanderer" feat. Johnny Cash	U2	Zooropa	1993	[7]
"Wave of Sorrow (Birdland)"	U2	The Joshua Tree (20th Anniversary deluxe edition)	2007	[23]
"What's Going On"	Al Cleveland Renaldo Benson Marvin Gaye	Spotify Singles	2017	[63]	[lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 37]
"When I Look at the World"	U2	All That You Can't Leave Behind	2000	[18]
"When Love Comes to Town" † feat. B.B. King	U2	Rattle and Hum	1988	[9]
"Where Did It All Go Wrong?"	U2	"Even Better Than the Real Thing" single	1991	[7]
"Where the Streets Have No Name" †	U2	The Joshua Tree	1987	[23]
"Where Is the Love?" feat. The Black Eyed Peas	William Adams Justin Timberlake Jaime Gomez Allan Pineda Printz Board Michael Fratantuno George Pajon J. Curtis	The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts	2010	[20]	[lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 38]
"White as Snow"	Traditional; arr. U2 Brian Eno Daniel Lanois	No Line on the Horizon	2009	[22]
"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" †	U2	Achtung Baby	1991	[7]
"Wild Honey"	U2	All That You Can't Leave Behind	2000	[18]
"Window in the Skies" †	U2	U218 Singles	2006	[53]
"Winter"	U2	Linear soundtrack [lower-alpha 21]	2009	[64]
"Wire"	U2	The Unforgettable Fire	1984	[3]
"With a Shout (Jerusalem)"	U2	October	1981	[26]
"With or Without You" †	U2	The Joshua Tree	1987	[23]
"Xanax and Wine"	U2	Unreleased & Rare	2004	[19]
"XXX" Kendrick Lamar feat. U2	Kendrick Duckworth Michael Williams II Dacoury Natche Mark Spears Anthony Tiffith U2	Damn	2017	[65]
"Yahweh"	U2	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb	2004	[10]
"Yoshino Blossom"	U2	The Unforgettable Fire (2009 deluxe edition)	2009	[3]
"You're the Best Thing About Me" †	U2	Songs of Experience	2017	[5]
"Your Blue Room" as Passengers	U2 Brian Eno	Original Soundtracks 1	1995	[12]
"Your Song Saved My Life" †	U2	Sing 2 soundtrack	2021	[66]
"Zoo Station"	U2	Achtung Baby	1991	[7]
"Zooropa"	U2	Zooropa	1993	[7]

Notes

1. Released in a digital format only
2. Released as a live concert recording only
3. Bob Dylan cover
4. T. Rex cover
5. Ramones cover
6. Patti Smith Group cover
7. Elvis Presley cover
8. Darlene Love cover
9. Johnny Cash cover
10. Robert Knight cover
11. William Bell cover
12. Creedence Clearwater Revival cover
13. The Rolling Stones cover
14. The Beatles cover
15. Greg Lake cover
16. John Lennon/Yoko Ono cover
17. Woody Guthrie cover
18. Paul Simon cover
19. Kraftwerk cover
20. Cole Porter cover
21. Featured in the film, but has not been separately released
22. Re-recorded with Mary J. Blige for The Breakthrough (2006) and released as a commercial single
23. Re-recorded for Boy (1980)
24. Patti Smith cover
25. M cover
26. The Skids cover
27. Lou Reed cover
28. Roy Orbison cover
29. Re-recorded feat. Willie Nelson for the "If God Will Send His Angels" single (1997)
30. Single released exclusive as part of the U2360° at the Rose Bowl super deluxe box set
31. Peggy Seeger cover
32. Artists United Against Apartheid cover
33. Re-recorded as "Sweetest Thing" (The Single Mix) for The Best of 1980–1990 (1998) and released as a commercial single
34. Leonard Cohen cover
35. Also released as "Party Girl"
36. Todd Duncan cover
37. Marvin Gaye cover
38. The Black Eyed Peas cover

References

Footnotes

1. DeRiso, Nick (1 September 2014). "35 Years Ago: U2 Releases Debut EP '3'". Ultimate Classic Rock . Retrieved 10 May 2017.
2. "Another Day". U2.com. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
3. The Unforgettable Fire (2009 edition) (Deluxe edition booklet). U2. Interscope Records. 2009. LC00268.
4. Boy (2008 edition) (Deluxe edition booklet). U2. Interscope Records. 2008. B0010946-02.
5. Songs of Experience (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 2017.
6. War (2008 edition) (Deluxe edition booklet). U2. Interscope Records. 2008. B0010949-02.
7. Achtung Baby (20th Anniversary edition) (Super deluxe edition booklet). U2. Island Records. 2011. 2779370.
8. "Ahimsa" (Media notes). U2 and A. R. Rahman. Island Records. 2019.
9. Rattle and Hum (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 1988.
10. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 2004.
11. "Beautiful Day" (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 2000.
12. Original Soundtracks 1 (Media notes). Passengers. Island Records. 1995.
13. Duals (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 2011. U2.COM6.
14. "Vertigo" (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 2004.
15. Starkey, Arun (29 September 2023). "U2 release new single 'Atomic City'". Far Out . Retrieved 23 October 2023.
16. AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex (Media notes). Various artists. BMG Records. 2020.
17. We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to Ramones (Media notes). Various artists. DV8/Columbia Records. 2003.
18. All That You Can't Leave Behind (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 2000.
19. The Complete U2 (Media notes). U2. Interscope Records. 2004.
20. The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (Media notes). Various artists. Time Life. 2010.
21. "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 2000.
22. No Line on the Horizon (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 2009.
23. The Joshua Tree (20th Anniversary edition) (Deluxe edition booklet). U2. Interscope Records. 2008. B0010304-00.
24. Songs of Innocence (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 2014.
25. Zoo TV: Live from Sydney (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 1994.
26. October (2008 edition) (Deluxe edition booklet). U2. Interscope Records. 2008. B0010948-02.
27. A Very Special Christmas (Media notes). Various artists. A&M Records. 1987.
28. "When Love Comes to Town" (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 1988.
29. Pop (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 1997.
30. "Elevation" (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 2001.
31. The Best of 1990–2000 (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 2002.
32. "All I Want Is You" (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 1988.
33. The Million Dollar Hotel (Media notes). Various artists. Island Records. 2000.
34. "Desire" (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 1988.
35. "Last Night on Earth" (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 1997.
36. ¡Released! The Human Rights Concerts – 1986: A Conspiracy of Hope (Media notes). Various artists. Shout! Factory. 2014.
37. Batman Forever (Media notes). Various artists. Atlantic Records. 1995.
38. "Discothèque" (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 1997.
39. Kreps, Daniel (3 December 2008). "U2 Premiere 'Father Christmas' to Kick Off (RED)WIRE". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
40. Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur (Media notes). Various artists. Warner Bros. Records. 2007.
41. Hampp, Andrew (4 February 2014). "U2 Raises Over $3 Million For (RED) With 'Invisible' Free Download". Billboard . Retrieved 13 February 2015.
42. Folkways: A Vision Shared (Media notes). Various artists. Columbia Records. 1988.
43. "With or Without You" (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 1987.
44. Live for Ireland (Media notes). Various artists. MCA Records. 1986.
45. Wide Awake in Europe (Media notes). U2. Interscope Records. 2010.
46. Innocence + Experience: Live in Paris (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 2016.
47. Red Hot + Blue (Media notes). Various artists. Chrysalis Records. 1990.
48. "Staring at the Sun" (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 1997.
49. Pajot, S. (30 June 2011). "U2 Debuts 'North Star' From Transformers: Dark of the Moon at Miami Show". Miami New Times . Retrieved 9 February 2015.
50. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (Media notes). Various artists. Decca Records. 2013.
51. "Where the Streets Have No Name" (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 1987.
52. "Angel of Harlem" (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 1988.
53. U218 Singles (Media notes). U2. Interscope Records. 2006.
54. "Chart Beat". Billboard . 14 July 2005. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
55. "All Because of You" (Media notes). U2. Interscope Records. 2005.
56. "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 1993.
57. "Audio: Listen to U2's 'Soon,' outtake left over from the 'No Line on the Horizon' sessions". Slicing Up Eyeballs . 30 June 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
58. The Late Late Show Tribute to The Dubliners (Media notes). Various artists. Celtic Airs. 2008.
59. Robbie Robertson (Media notes). Robbie Robertson. Geffen Records. 1987.
60. | Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (Media notes). Various artists. Sony BMG. 2006.
61. "If God Will Send His Angels" (Media notes). U2. Island Records. 1997.
62. "Miss Sarajevo" (Media notes). Passengers. Island Records. 1995.
63. McGee, Matt (12 December 2017). "U2 releases two songs under 'Spotify Singles' feature". @U2. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
64. Linear (Media notes). U2. Interscope Records. 2009.
65. Damn (Media notes). Kendrick Lamar. Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records. 2017.
66. Minsker, Evan (3 November 2021). "U2 Share New Song "Your Song Saved My Life": Listen". Pitchfork . Retrieved 26 July 2022.

Bibliography

• McGee, Matt (2008). U2: A Diary. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN   978-1-84772-108-2.
• Stokes, Niall (2005). U2: Into the Heart – The Stories Behind Every Song (3rd ed.). New York: Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN   978-1-56025-765-3.
• U2 (2006). McCormick, Neil (ed.). U2 by U2 . New York: HarperCollins. ISBN   978-0-00-719668-5.

External links

• U2 Lyrics by Title – U2.com
• U2 by Song Title – U2Wanderer.org