| We Will Follow: A Tribute to U2 | |
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| Compilation album by Various | |
| Released | July 13, 1999 |
| Recorded | CTS Studios, London, May 1998 |
| Genre | Rock, alternative |
| Label | Cleopatra Records |
We Will Follow: A Tribute to U2 is a U2 tribute album recorded by various artists in May 1998. [1] It was first released on July 13, 1999, and was re-released in 2006. [2]
We Will Follow covers material from nine U2 albums: Boy , October , War , The Unforgettable Fire , The Joshua Tree , Rattle and Hum , Achtung Baby , Zooropa , and Pop .
| Track no. | Title | Performed by | Length |
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| 1 | "With or Without You" | Heaven 17 | 4:56 |
| 2 | "One" | Information Society | 4:59 |
| 3 | "New Year's Day" | Front Line Assembly with Tiffany | 5:00 |
| 4 | "Pride" | Razed in Black | 4:19 |
| 5 | "Even Better Than the Real Thing" | Dead or Alive | 4:25 |
| 6 | "I Will Follow" | Spahn Ranch | 3:37 |
| 7 | "All I Want Is You" | Mission UK | 5:00 |
| 8 | "Sunday Bloody Sunday" | Electric Hellfire Club | 4:29 |
| 9 | "October" | Rosetta Stone | 4:30 |
| 10 | "Numb" | Die Krupps | 4:33 |
| 11 | "Where the Streets Have No Name" | Silverbeam with Ann Louise | 3:46 |
| 12 | "Even Better Than the Real Thing (Julian Beeston Mix)" | Bang Tango | 4:54 |
| 13 | "Desire" | The Polecats | 3:26 |
| 14 | "Discotheque (Suspiria Mix)"* | Intra-Venus | 5:00 |
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