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Compilation · 5 November 2002

The Best of 1990–2000

U2's second retrospective follows the experiments and reinventions of the 1990s and adds Electrical Storm and The Hands That Built America.

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Inside the recording

Producers
Steve Lillywhite, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, William Orbit, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Flood, Nellee Hooper, Paul Barrett, Howie B
Engineering & mixing
Mike Hedges (new mixes); original recording and mixing teams vary by track
Recording locations
Multiple original sessions and later remix sessions
In the studio
Mix differences are part of the release: the compilation should not silently substitute every original album master.

Selected credits, not an exhaustive personnel list. Release credits — U2SongsPersonnel & background — Wikipedia

Tracks

Core 16-track international programme

  1. Even Better Than the Real ThingStudio Version
  2. Mysterious WaysBest of 1990 - 2000 Version
  3. Beautiful DayStudio Version
  4. Electrical StormWilliam Orbit Mix
  5. OneStudio Version
  6. Miss SarajevoRadio Edit
  7. Stay (Faraway, So Close!)Studio Version
  8. Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out OfStudio Version
  9. GoneNew Mix - Mike Hedges
  10. Until the End of the WorldStudio Version
  11. The Hands that Built AmericaStudio Version
  12. DiscothèqueNew Mix - Mike Hedges
  13. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill MeSoundtrack Version
  14. Staring at the SunNew Mix - Mike Hedges
  15. NumbNew Mix - Mike Hedges
  16. The First TimeStudio Version

Track list & edition differences — U2Songs

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Chart positions

  • UK Albums — single-disc edition peak: 37 Source
  • UK Albums — & B-Sides edition peak: 2 Source
  • US Billboard 200 — single-disc edition peak: 34 Source
  • US Billboard 200 — & B-Sides edition peak: 3 Source

Certifications

Grammys & other honours

No work-specific award win has been verified for this entry. This is not a claim that none exists.

Selected documented achievements, not a worldwide exhaustive register. Certifications are award levels, not current sales estimates. Song and video awards appear on the relevant song pages and are not automatically credited to the album.

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Documented

Some Pop tracks were remixed for this set. The Fly is a territorial bonus track, and the B-sides edition has an additional disc.

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