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This is a comprehensive list of covers of U2 songs. U2
U2

U2 are a rock music band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. .The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency....
 is an Irish
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
 rock band
Band (music)

In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform songs. The following articles concern types of musical bands:...
 that formed in 1976, and whose members are Adam Clayton
Adam Clayton

Adam Charles Clayton , is the Bass guitar of the rock music band U2. Clayton has resided in County Dublin since the time his family moved to Malahide when he was five years old in 1965....
, Bono
Bono

Paul David Hewson , also known by his stage name Bono, is the main vocalist of the Ireland rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Ali Hewson, and the future members of U2....
, The Edge
The Edge

David Howell Evans , more widely known by his nickname and stage name The Edge , is a British people Irish people musician known best as the guitarist, keyboardist, and main backing vocalist for the Ireland rock band U2....
, and Larry Mullen Jr. U2 have been one of the most popular acts in the world since the mid-1980s
1980s

The 1980s or the Eighties or the 80s or the years between the 70s and the 90s, was the decade that ran from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 1989....
. U2 has sold more than 140 million albums worldwide.

U2 formed in 1976
1976 in music

Events...
 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. By the mid-1980s, however, the band had become a top international act, noted for their anthemic
Arena rock

Arena rock, also called stadium rock or anthem rock, is a loosely-defined term describing an era of rock music. It was spawned from heavy metal music, hard rock, and progressive rock in the 1970s by bands such as Styx , Boston , Journey and Foreigner ....
 sound, Bono's impassioned vocals, and The Edge's textural
Texture (music)

Texture is one of the basic elements of music. People use texture to describe the amount of rhythms played at a specific time. In music, texture also means the overall quality of sound of a piece , most often indicated by the number of melody in the music and by the relationship between these voices ....
 guitar playing.






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This is a comprehensive list of covers of U2 songs. U2
U2

U2 are a rock music band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. .The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency....
 is an Irish
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
 rock band
Band (music)

In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform songs. The following articles concern types of musical bands:...
 that formed in 1976, and whose members are Adam Clayton
Adam Clayton

Adam Charles Clayton , is the Bass guitar of the rock music band U2. Clayton has resided in County Dublin since the time his family moved to Malahide when he was five years old in 1965....
, Bono
Bono

Paul David Hewson , also known by his stage name Bono, is the main vocalist of the Ireland rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Ali Hewson, and the future members of U2....
, The Edge
The Edge

David Howell Evans , more widely known by his nickname and stage name The Edge , is a British people Irish people musician known best as the guitarist, keyboardist, and main backing vocalist for the Ireland rock band U2....
, and Larry Mullen Jr. U2 have been one of the most popular acts in the world since the mid-1980s
1980s

The 1980s or the Eighties or the 80s or the years between the 70s and the 90s, was the decade that ran from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 1989....
. U2 has sold more than 140 million albums worldwide.

U2 formed in 1976
1976 in music

Events...
 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. By the mid-1980s, however, the band had become a top international act, noted for their anthemic
Arena rock

Arena rock, also called stadium rock or anthem rock, is a loosely-defined term describing an era of rock music. It was spawned from heavy metal music, hard rock, and progressive rock in the 1970s by bands such as Styx , Boston , Journey and Foreigner ....
 sound, Bono's impassioned vocals, and The Edge's textural
Texture (music)

Texture is one of the basic elements of music. People use texture to describe the amount of rhythms played at a specific time. In music, texture also means the overall quality of sound of a piece , most often indicated by the number of melody in the music and by the relationship between these voices ....
 guitar playing. Their success as a live act was greater than their success at selling records, until their 1987
1987 in music

See also:* :Category:Record labels established in 1987...
 album, The Joshua Tree
The Joshua Tree

The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Republic of Ireland rock music band U2, released 9 March 1987 on Island Records. Recording sessions took place from July to November 1986 at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland....
, increased the band's stature "from heroes to superstars," according to Rolling Stone.

"40"

"40" is the tenth and final track from U2's 1983
1983 in music

Events*Publication of A Generative Theory of Tonal Music by Fred Lerdahl and Ray Jackendoff.*February 6 - Madonna released her first ever album after signing to Warner Bros.....
 album, War
War (album)

War is the third studio album by Republic of Ireland rock and roll band U2, released on . The album has come to be regarded as U2's first overtly political album, in part because of songs like "Sunday Bloody Sunday ", "New Year's Day ", as well as the title, which stems from the band's perception of the world at the time; Bono stated that...
. It is the final single from the album, released solely in Germany in 1983.

Year Covered by Album
2000 The Section Strung out on U2
2001 dc Talk
DC Talk

DC Talk is the first studio album released from DC Talk. This is the most hip hop oriented of all of their albums....
 Solo
Solo (dc Talk album)

Solo is the eighth studio album from dc Talk that consists entirely of the band's solo efforts with the exception of one number performed by the entire band, a live-performance Cover_version of U2 "40"_....
2004 Starfield
Starfield

Starfield is a Canada Contemporary Christian music group from Winnipeg, Manitoba. The group had songs and albums that charted in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States....
 In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa
In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa

In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa is a benefit album, recorded by Contemporary Christian music, with a portion of the proceeds going to help the AIDS pandemic in HIV/AIDS in Africa....
2005 The Frames
The Frames

The Frames are an influential Ireland musical band based mainly in Dublin. Founded in 1990, the group has released six albums and appeared in numerous music videos....
 Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3
Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3

Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 3 is an Ireland charity two-disc album featuring a variety of artists performing Acoustic music cover versions....


A Sort of Homecoming

"A Sort of Homecoming
A Sort of Homecoming (U2 song)

"A Sort of Homecoming" is the first track of U2's 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire. A live version of the track is found on 1985's four-track EP, Wide Awake in America....
" is the first track of U2's 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire
The Unforgettable Fire

The Unforgettable Fire is the fourth studio album by Republic of Ireland rock music band U2, released in 1984. Far more ambient and abstract than the hard-hitting War , it was at the time the band?s most marked change in direction, featuring atmospheric sounds and lyrics Bono has described as "sketches"....
. A live version of the track is found on 1985's four-track EP, Wide Awake in America
Wide Awake in America

Wide Awake in America is a four-track Extended play by the Republic of Ireland rock music band U2, released in 1985. It combines two live performances of songs from the group's 1984 album The Unforgettable Fire with two B-sides from the era, which had previously been available only in the United Kingdom....
.

Year Covered by Album
2005 Hazel Kaneswaran Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3


Acrobat

"Acrobat
Acrobat (song)

"Acrobat" is the eleventh track from U2's 1991 in music album, Achtung Baby. Although a fan favorite, it is the only song from the album that was never played live....
" is the eleventh track from U2's 1991
1991 in music

See also:* 1991 in music * :Category:Record labels established in 1991...
 album, Achtung Baby
Achtung Baby

Achtung Baby is the seventh studio album by Republic of Ireland rock music band U2. It was released on 19 November 1991, nearly two years after lead vocalist Bono announced the band would have to "go away and dream it all up again", following the mixed response to 1988's Rattle and Hum and their own sense of musical stagnation....
. It is the only song from the album that was never played live.

Year Covered by Album
2000 Kane
Kane (Dutch band)

Kane is a Netherlands rock band. The group consists of the two original members, Dinand Woesthoff and Dennis van Leeuwen . Their music can be described as "guitar Rock music" and is inspired by U2....
 With or Without You
With or Without You (Kane album)

With or Without You is a live CD/DVD U2 tribute album recorded by the Dutch band Kane . The DVD was filmed on September 20, 2000 at Plan C in Rotterdam....
2001 People Mover Even Better than the Real Thing


All I Want Is You

"All I Want Is You" is the 17th song on U2's 1988 album, Rattle and Hum
Rattle and Hum

Rattle and Hum is the name of both an album and a companion motion picture recorded by Republic of Ireland rock music band U2. Both were released in 1988....
 and was released in 1989 as the album's fourth and final single. It is the closing song from the movie Rattle and Hum.

Year Covered by Album
1999 Absolute Rock A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
1999 Mission UK We Will Follow: A Tribute to U2
We Will Follow: A Tribute to U2

We Will Follow: A Tribute to U2 is a U2 tribute album recorded by various artists in May 1998. It was first released on July 13, 1999, and was re-released in 2006....
1999 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is a British orchestra based in London. It tours widely, and is sometimes referred to as "Britain's national orchestra"....
 Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2

Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2 is a U2 tribute album recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in May 1998. It was released on April 20, 1999....
1999 Studio 99 The Best of U2: A Tribute
1999 Tufts Beezlebubs Infinity
2000 Kane With or Without You
2000 Stereofeed Strung Out on U2
2001 Pickin' On Pickin' on U2: A Bluegrass Tribute
2001 We Three The Unforgettable Tribute
2002 Bellefire
Bellefire

Bellefire was an Ireland girl group, best known for their 2002 cover version of the U2 song "All I Want Is You #Cover versions". They originally consisted of Kelly Kilfeather , Tara Lee , Cathy Newell and Ciara Newell ....
 After the Rain
After the Rain (album)

After the Rain was the first album by Irish girl group Bellefire, recorded in 2001. It was prevented from being widely released in 2002 by Virgin Records' sudden decision to axe the group....
 and All I Want Is You
2002 Josefin Glenmark The Ethereal Tribute to U2
2003 Exit A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2004 Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay

Jars of Clay is a Grammy Award winning Christian rock band from Franklin, Tennessee. They met at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois. Jars of Clay consists of Dan Haseltine on singer, Charlie Lowell on piano and Keyboard instrument, Stephen Mason on lead guitars and Matthew Odmark on rhythm guitars....
 In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa
2005 Les Paul
Les Paul

Les Paul is an American jazz guitarist and inventor. He is a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar which "made the sound of rock and roll possible." His many recording innovations include overdubbing, Delay such as "sound on sound" and Delay , Phaser , and multitrack recording....
 and Johnny Rzeznik
Johnny Rzeznik

John Joseph Theodore Rzeznik is an United States songwriter, lead guitarist, vocalist and sometime record producer. He is best known as the frontman of rock band the Goo Goo Dolls, of whom he is a founding member and with whom he has recorded eight studio albums....
 American Made World Played
2005 Mark Geary
Mark Geary

Mark Geary, born in Dublin, Ireland in 1973 to a large family with seven siblings. In 1992, Geary emigrated to New York at the age of 19. He gradually established himself as a respected and popular singer-songwriter in that area, playing frequently in venues such as Sin ?....
 Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3
2006 Sugarplum Fairies
Sugarplum Fairies

Sugarplum Fairies are an indie dream pop duo based in Los Angeles, California who mix hushed, melancholic female vocals with European guitar pop and Americana folksiness....
 Country International Records
2007 Rockabye Baby!
Rockabye Baby!

The Rockabye Baby! series creates instrumental lullaby renditions of songs by popular rock bands including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Radiohead, Coldplay, Metallica, and Nirvana....
 Lullaby Renditions of U2


An Cat Dubh

"An Cat Dubh" is the third track from U2's debut album, Boy
Boy (album)

Boy is the debut album from Republic of Ireland rock and roll band U2, released October 20, 1980. Produced by Steve Lillywhite, the album received generally positive reviews....
. It is frequently paired with the following song from the same album, "Into the Heart".

Year Covered by Album
2001 Doom Kounty Electric ChairEven Better than the Real Thing
2005 The Bravery
The Bravery

The Bravery is an United States Rock music band from City of New York that consists of Sam Endicott, John Conway, Anthony Burulcich, Michael Zakarin, and Mike Hindert....
 Fearless
Fearless (The Bravery song)

"Fearless" was the second single by New York City-based United States Indie /alternative rock rock band The Bravery. It is also a track on the band's self-titled debut album The Bravery ....


Angel of Harlem

"Angel of Harlem
Angel of Harlem

"Angel of Harlem" is the second single from U2's 1988 album, Rattle and Hum.It peaked at #9 on the UK singles chart, #8 on the Dutch Top 40, #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks....
" is the second single from U2's 1988 album, Rattle and Hum. It peaked at #9 on the UK singles chart
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
. It is an homage to Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter.Nicknamed Lady Day by her loyal friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing....
.

Year Covered by Album
1999 Absolute Rock A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
1999 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
1999 Studio 99 The Best of U2: A Tribute
2001 David Hay The Unforgettable Tribute
2001 Irish Rock Association A Tribute to U2
2003 Exit A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2004 David Keen, Claire Stanacrone, and Michael Goetz Still Strung Out on U2
2006 10,000 Maniacs
10,000 Maniacs

10,000 Maniacs was a United States-based alternative rock band, formed in 1981 and active with various line-ups through 2007. Their best-known member is Natalie Merchant, who left the band in 1993 to pursue a solo career....
 Live Twenty-Five
Live Twenty-Five

Live Twenty-Five is a 2006 live album by 10,000 Maniacs recorded to commemorate the band's twenty-fifth anniversary and was only sold on tour....
2007 Rockabye Baby!
Rockabye Baby!

The Rockabye Baby! series creates instrumental lullaby renditions of songs by popular rock bands including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Radiohead, Coldplay, Metallica, and Nirvana....
 Lullaby Renditions of U2


Bad

"Bad
Bad (U2 song)

"Bad" is the seventh track from U2's 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire. A song about heroin addiction, it would become a staple of their live set, particularly after a remarkable extended performance at Live Aid in which Bono danced with a girl in the audience....
" is the seventh track from U2's 1984
1984 in music

Events*January 21 - "Relax " by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart; it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top 40....
 album, The Unforgettable Fire. Often considered a fan favorite, it is U2's tenth most frequently performed song in concert. The song is about a heroin addiction.

Year Covered by Album
1992 The Joshua Trio The Fly
1998 Dream Theater
Dream Theater

Dream Theater is an United States progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Myung, John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, before they dropped out to support the band....
 Once in a LIVEtime
Once in a LIVEtime

Once in a LIVEtime is a 2CD live album by progressive metal band Dream Theater, and their second live release, which featured most of the songs from the 1997 album Falling Into Infinity recorded at the Bataclan , France and released in 1998....
 Outakes
2000 The Section Strung out on U2
2001 Luka Bloom
Luka Bloom

Luka Bloom is an accomplished Ireland folk-rock singer-songwriter. He is also the younger brother of Irish folk music singer Christy Moore....
 Keeper of the Flame
2005 Luka Bloom Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3
2007 Marcus Satellite The Marcus Satellite Tribute to U2


Beautiful Day

"Beautiful Day
Beautiful Day

"Beautiful Day" is the first song and lead single from U2's 2000 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind. It was a commercial success, helping launch the album to multi-platinum status, and is one of U2's biggest hits to date....
" is the lead single from U2's 2000 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind
All That You Can't Leave Behind

All That You Can't Leave Behind is the tenth studio album by the Republic Ireland Rock music band U2, released in 2000 by Island Records in the United Kingdom and Interscope Records in the United States The album signaled the band's return to a more traditional sound after their experimentation with alternative rock and electronic dance m...
. It was a huge commercial success, helping to launch the album to multi-platinum status, and is one of U2's biggest hits to date.

Year Covered by Album
2001 David Hay The Unforgettable Tribute
2001 Irish Rock Association A Tribute to U2
2002 Lisa Linehan The Ethereal Tribute to U2
2003 Exit A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2004 Hiro Goto and Adrienne Woods Still Strung out on U2
2004 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Symphonic Rock
2004 Sanctus Real In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa
2007 Axel Rudi Pell
Axel Rudi Pell

Axel Rudi Pell is a Germany guitar player, playing melodic heavy metal. He started off with the band Steeler before leaving to start his solo career in 1989 with the eponymous band Axel Rudi Pell....
 Diamonds Unlocked
Diamonds Unlocked

Diamonds Unlocked is the twelfth album by German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell. It is a cover album released in September/October 2007. The album consists of 10 cover tracks and 1 self-written introduction track....
2007 Rockabye Baby!
Rockabye Baby!

The Rockabye Baby! series creates instrumental lullaby renditions of songs by popular rock bands including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Radiohead, Coldplay, Metallica, and Nirvana....
 Lullaby Renditions of U2


Bullet the Blue Sky

"Bullet the Blue Sky
Bullet the Blue Sky

"Bullet the Blue Sky" is the fourth track from U2's 1987 in music album, The Joshua Tree. Although never released as a single, "Bullet the Blue Sky" has been played at nearly every one of the band's live concerts since its first performance at the opening night of the Joshua Tree Tour on April 2, 1987....
" is the fourth track from U2's 1987
1987 in music

See also:* :Category:Record labels established in 1987...
 album, The Joshua Tree. The song was originally written about the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
' military intervention during the 1980s in the El Salvador Civil War
El Salvador Civil War

The Salvadoran Civil War was between the right-wing military government of El Salvador and the Farabundo Mart? National Liberation Front , a coalition or umbrella organization of five left-wing guerrilla groups....
.

Year Covered by Album
1998 Coptic Rain Discovery
1998 Exit Zoovenir
1998 Human Out of the Dust
1999 P.O.D.
P.O.D.

P.O.D. , is an American Christian Rock music band from San Diego, California. Formed in 1992, the band's line-up consists of vocalist Sonny Sandoval, drummer Noah Bernardo, guitarist Marcos Curiel, and bassist Traa Daniels....
 The Fundamental Elements of Southtown
The Fundamental Elements of Southtown

The Fundamental Elements of Southtown is the major label debut album of nu metal band P.O.D. released on August 24, 1999. It marks their Atlantic Records debut, and went on to become the band's first Music recording sales certification, peaking at No....
2000 Kane With or Without You
2000 Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine
Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine

Richard Cheese, also known as Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine is a cover band and comedy based in Los Angeles, California. Lounge singer Richard Cheese performs popular rock, rap, heavy metal, and pop songs in a swanky lounge music swing band style reminiscent of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Tony Bennett....
 Lounge Against the Machine
2001 Tunnel Fishin' Even Better than the Real Thing
2003 Sepultura
Sepultura

Sepultura is a Brazilian Heavy metal music band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal and thrash metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and their later experiments melding hardcore punk and industrial music with extreme metal provided a blueprint for the groove metal gen...
 Revolusongs
Revolusongs

Revolusongs is an EP of cover songs released by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura in 2003 through SPV GmbH. It was exclusively released in Brazil and Japan....
 and Roorback
Roorback

Roorback is the ninth studio album by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura, released in 2003. It is their first release through SPV GmbH....
2007 Marcus Satellite with Provensen The Marcus Satellite Tribute to U2
2007 Marcus Satellite with JVB The Marcus Satellite Tribute to U2
2007 Queensrÿche
Queensrÿche

Queensr?che is an United States heavy metal music / progressive metal band formed in 1981 in Bellevue, Washington. The band has released ten studio albums and several smaller releases including Extended plays and DVDs and continues to tour and record....
 Take Cover
2008 Vieux Farka Touré
Vieux Farka Touré

Boureima "Vieux" Farka Tour? is a Malian singer and guitarist born in Niafunk?, Mali.Tour? is the son of Malian musician Ali Farka Tour?. Vieux's debut self-titled solo album, released online in fall 2006 and in retail worldwide February 2007, features Ali Farka Tour? and Toumani Diabat? on several tracks....
 In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2


Desire

"Desire" is the lead single from U2's 1988 album, Rattle and Hum. It was their first #1 single in the UK and their first #1 on the newly-instated Modern Rock Tracks
Modern Rock Tracks

Hot Modern Rock Tracks is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the forty most-played songs on modern rock radios, most of which are alternative rock songs....
.

Year Covered by Album
1999 Absolute Rock A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
1999 The Polecats
The Polecats

The Polecats were a new wave music and rockabilly revival band in the late 1970s and early 1980s....
 We Will Follow: A Tribute to U2
1999 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
1999 Studio 99 The Best of U2: A Tribute
2000 Savitri String Quartet Strung Out on U2
2001 David Hay The Unforgettable Tribute
2001 Irish Rock Association A Tribute to U2
2001 Pickin' On Pickin' on U2: A Bluegrass Tribute
2003 Exit A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2007 Rockabye Baby!
Rockabye Baby!

The Rockabye Baby! series creates instrumental lullaby renditions of songs by popular rock bands including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Radiohead, Coldplay, Metallica, and Nirvana....
 Lullaby Renditions of U2
2008 African Underground All-Stars In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2
2008 Nossa Alma Canta I Was Made For Bossa


Discothèque

"Discothèque
Discothèque (song)

"Discoth?que" is the lead single from Ireland rock and roll band U2's 1997 in music album, Pop .The accompanying music video, which was directed by France St?phane Sednaoui, the band performed in atmosphere approximating the inside of a mirrorball....
" is the lead single and opening track from the 1997 album, Pop
Pop (album)

Pop is the ninth studio album by Republic of Ireland rock music band U2, released in March 1997. It is notable for combining elements of popular techno music, dance music, and electronica influences with traditional alternative rock....
. It is the only song from the album to have been played on every tour since it's debut.

Year Covered by Album
1999 Intra-VenusWe Will Follow: A Tribute to U2
1999 Studio 99 The Best of U2: A Tribute
2001 Drag Even Better than the Real Thing
2001 Irish Rock Association A Tribute to U2
2003 Exit A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2007 Marcus Satellite The Marcus Satellite Tribute to U2


Drowning Man

"Drowning Man" is the fifth track on U2's 1983 album, War. Its sound is a departure from the other tracks in War.

Year Covered by Album
1995 Smith & Mighty
Smith & Mighty

Smith & Mighty are a Drum and bass/Trip hop group from Bristol, consisting of Rob Smith , Ray Mighty and Peter D Rose...
 Bass Is Maternal
Bass Is Maternal

Bass Is Maternal is an album by the Bristol-based group Smith & Mighty, originally released on More Rockers in 1995....
1999 Madelyn Iris Madelyn Iris


The Electric Co.

"The Electric Co.
The Electric Co.

"The Electric Co." is the tenth track from U2's debut album, Boy . The song is about psychiatric patients in Ireland who went through electric shock treatment as part of their treatment....
" is the tenth track from U2's debut album, Boy. When performed live it is frequently preceded by the unrecorded song, "The Cry".

Year Covered by Album
2000 Kane With or Without You


Electrical Storm

"Electrical Storm
Electrical storm

Electrical storm may refer to:* A thunderstorm* Electrical Storm, a song by Irish rock group U2 from the compilation album The Best of 1990-2000...
" was the only single from U2's second compilation album, The Best of 1990–2000, and one of the two new songs recorded for that album. The song reached #1 in Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 and several Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
an countries.

Year Covered by Album
2003 Exit A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2


Elevation

"Elevation
Elevation (song)

"Elevation" is the third track and third single release from U2's 2000 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind. Featuring a thunderous beat, a variety of sound effects on the central guitar riff, and an easy rhyming lyric for the audience to shout along with, it was highly effective in its concert-opening role on the Elevation Tour and be...
" is the third track and third single release from U2's 2000 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind. Featuring a thunderous beat, a variety of sound effects on the central guitar riff, and an easy rhyming lyric for the audience to shout along with, it was highly effective in that concert-starting role and became a hit in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Year Covered by Album
2002 Tufts Beezlebubs Punch
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute


Even Better Than the Real Thing

"Even Better Than the Real Thing
Even Better Than the Real Thing

"Even Better Than the Real Thing" is the second song from U2's 1991 album, Achtung Baby and was released in 1992 as the fourth single from the album....
" is the second song from U2's 1991 album, Achtung Baby and was released in 1992 as the fourth single from the album.

Year Covered by Album
1998 Sharp Kiddie Zoovenir
1999 Absolute Rock A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
1999 Bang TangoWe Will Follow: A Tribute to U2
1999 Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive (band)

Dead or Alive are a United Kingdom New Wave music band from Liverpool that rose to popularity during the 1980s, and evolved from the late 1970s band Nightmares in Wax....
 We Will Follow: A Tribute to U2
1999 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
1999 Studio 99 The Best of U2: A Tribute
2001 Kyle The Unforgettable Tribute
2003 Exit A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2005 Jack L Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3


The Fly

"The Fly" is the seventh song on U2's 1991 album, Achtung Baby and was released as the album's first single. It has been described as "the sound of four men chopping down the Joshua Tree." The song's subject is that of a phone call from someone in Hell
Hell

In many religious traditions, Hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife, often in the underworld. Religions with a linear Divinity history often depict Hell as endless ....
 who enjoys being there and telling the person on the other line what he has learned. "The Fly" was an introduction to the sonic and electronic experimentation that would dominate U2's 1990s work.

Year Covered by Album
1998 Blake Carringtons Zoovenir
1999 Absolute Rock A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
1999 Studio 99 The Best of U2: A Tribute
2003 Exit A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute


Gloria

"Gloria
Gloria (U2 song)

"Gloria" is the opening track and second single from U2's 1981 album, October . It features a chorus in Latin, from the liturgical "Gloria in Excelsis Deo." It was one of their lowest-charting singles , peaking at #55 on the UK singles chart....
" was the second single and opening track from U2's 1981 album, October.

Year Covered by Album
2004 Audio Adrenaline In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa
2004 David Keen Still Strung Out on U2


God Part II

"God Part II
God Part II

"God Part II" is the fourteenth track from U2's 1988 album, Rattle and Hum. It was written as a sequel of sorts to John Lennon's "God ", having the same kind of lyrical structure....
" is the fourteenth track from U2's 1988 album, Rattle and Hum. The song is a departure from the sound of the album's other studio recordings, and is an introduction to the darker sound the band would adopt for the release of their next album, Achtung Baby.

Year Covered by Album
2007 Marcus Satellite The Marcus Satellite Tribute to U2


Grace

"Grace
All That You Can't Leave Behind

All That You Can't Leave Behind is the tenth studio album by the Republic Ireland Rock music band U2, released in 2000 by Island Records in the United Kingdom and Interscope Records in the United States The album signaled the band's return to a more traditional sound after their experimentation with alternative rock and electronic dance m...
" is the final track from U2's 2000 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind.

Year Covered by Album
2004 Nichole Nordeman In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa


Heartland

"Heartland
Rattle and Hum

Rattle and Hum is the name of both an album and a companion motion picture recorded by Republic of Ireland rock music band U2. Both were released in 1988....
" is the thirteenth track from U2's 1988
1988 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988....
 album, Rattle and Hum. Unlike the other studio tracks from the album, "Heartland" was leftover from The Joshua Tree sessions.

Year Covered by Album
2005 Bell X1 Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3


Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" is a 1995 single by U2 from the Batman Forever soundtrack album. It reached number two on the UK singles chart, number sixteen on the Billboard Hot 100, and number one on the Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts....
" is a single by U2 from the Batman Forever
Batman Forever

Batman Forever is a 1995 superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman. Joel Schumacher directed the film, which stars Val Kilmer as Batman, as well as Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman and Chris O'Donnell....
 soundtrack album, released in 1995. It was also included on the compilation album, The Best of 1990-2000.

Year Covered by Album
1996 The Starlite Singers 100 Hollywood Movie Hits
1997 The Countdown Singers Best of Today's Movie Hits
1998 Groove Tunnel Zoovenir
2001 Irish Rock Association A Tribute to U2
2002 The Brown Derbies Hybrid
2002 Cactus Jack
Cactus Jack (band)

Cactus Jack is a Serbia hard rock band....
 DisCover
DisCover (album)

DisCover is the first album by Serbia hard rock band Cactus Jack . Album features nineteen cover songs. Album was recorded on Cactus Jack concert in Coupe club in Pancevo....
2003 Exit A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2004 Cactus Jack Natur all
Natur all

Natur all is the first studio album released by Serbia hard rock band Cactus Jack ."Model donjeg ve?a" is a cover of U2 song "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"....


I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" is the second track from U2's 1987 album The Joshua Tree, and was released as the album's second single....
" is the second track from U2's 1987 album The Joshua Tree, and was released as the album's second single. The song grew from another song called "Under the Weather Girls", from which Larry Mullen, Jr.'s drum track was used as a foundation. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" is the most frequently covered
Cover version

In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition of a previously recorded, commercially released song.In its current use, it can sometimes have a pejorative meaning — implying that the original recording should be regarded as the definitive version, usually in the sense of an "authentic" rendition, and all...
 U2 song.

Year Covered by Album
1990 The Chimes
The Chimes (band)

The Chimes were a successful dance music Trio from Scotland, featuring singer Pauline Henry with Mike_Peden and James Locke. They are best known for their hits "Heaven " and a cover version of U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," which became a United Kingdom Top 40 hit single....
 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
1990 Phil CoulterRecollections
1991 Badesalz
Badesalz

Badesalz is a comedy duo from the German state of Hesse, founded in the early 1980s by Hendrik "Henni" Nachtsheim and Gerd Knebel as "Badesalz Theater"....
 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
1991 Big Daddy Cutting Their Own Groove
1991 Negativland
Negativland

Negativland is an experimental music and sound collage band which originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1970s. They took their name from a Neu! song, while their record label is named after another Neu! song....
 U2
U2 (EP)

U2 is an Extended play by the experimental music and sound collage band Negativland, released in 1991. The EP and the band gained notoriety when lawyers representing Island Records, the record label of the band U2, sued over misleading artwork and the use of unauthorized sampling ....
1992 Robin Crow Electric Cinema
1992 Cecilio & Kapono
Cecilio & Kapono

Cecilio & Kapono are a Hawaiian music duo formed in 1973, comprising Henry Kapono Ka?aihue and Cecilio David Rodriguez, who have released 14 albums to date....
 Summerlust
1993 The Brown Derbies Hat Trick
1993 Tufts Beelzebubs Vince
1994 Booker T. & The M.G.s That's The Way It Should Be
That's the Way It Should Be

That's The Way It Should Be was the final album by Booker T. & the MGs...
1995 Marva Wright I Still Haven't Found
1996 David Agnew and David Downes Celtic Moods: Fir Na Keol
1997 Dale Ann Bradley East Kentucky Morning
1998 The Chosen Zoovenir
1998 James McNally Everybreath
1999 Absolute Rock A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
1999 New Voices of Freedom Rockspel
1999 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
1999 Studio 99 The Best of U2: A Tribute
2000 Cloning Einstein Cloning Einstein
2000 The Countdown Singers 80's Chartbusters
2000 Savitri String Quartet Strung Out on U2
2001 Kyle The Unforgettable Tribute
2001 Pickin' On Pickin' on U2: A Bluegrass Tribute
2002 Friend 'N Fellow Taxi
2002 Mele The Ethereal Tribute to U2
2003 Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler

Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh people Rock music singer. Born Gaynor Hopkins, she is recognisable by her highly distinctive, husky voice....
 Heart Strings
Heart Strings

Heart Strings may refer to:* An album by singer Bonnie Tyler, Heart Strings .* A live album by singer Moya Brennan, Heart Strings ....
2003 Cher
Cher

Cher is an American pop music singer-songwriter, actor, film director and recording industry. She has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame....
 Live! The Farewell Tour
Live! The Farewell Tour

Live! The Farewell Tour is the only live album up to date by Cher. The album was recorded at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Florida, United States on a show from her Living Proof: The Farewell Tour....
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2003 TGD Na zywo
2005 Juliet Turner
Juliet Turner

Juliet Turner is a Northern Irish people singer/songwriter. She comes from Tummery, near Omagh, County Tyrone, and has been a part of the Dublin music scene since she started recording in 1996....
 Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3
2006 Journey South
Journey South

Journey South are a musical duo originating from Middlesbrough, England, consisting of brothers Carl and Andy Pemberton. They initially performed in pubs and clubs throughout Great Britain for over eight years prior to achieving third place fame on the British television talent show, The X Factor in 2005....
 Journey South
Journey South (album)

Journey South is the eponymous debut album from The X Factor finalists Journey South. It was released on 20 March 2006 and entered the UK Album Chart on 26 March 2006 at #1....
2007 Marcus Satellite The Marcus Satellite Tribute to U2
2007 Rockabye Baby!
Rockabye Baby!

The Rockabye Baby! series creates instrumental lullaby renditions of songs by popular rock bands including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Radiohead, Coldplay, Metallica, and Nirvana....
 Lullaby Renditions of U2
2007 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Performs #1 Hits
2008 Cheikh Lô
Cheikh Lô

Cheikh N'Digel L? is a Senegal musician. He was born in the town of Bobo Dioulasso in Burkina Faso. L? began playing drums and singing at an early age....
 In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2


I Will Follow

"I Will Follow
I Will Follow

"I Will Follow" is the opening track from U2's debut album, Boy . It was written by Bono after the tragic death of his mother, who died of a brain hemorrhage at the funeral of her father....
" is the opening track from U2's debut album, Boy. It was written by Bono about the tragic death of his mother, who died of a brain hemorrhage at the funeral of her father.

Year Covered by Album
1998 Doug Pinnick The Mother of all Tribute Albums
1999 Spahn Ranch
Spahn Ranch (band)

Spahn Ranch was an electro-industrial group from Los Angeles. Active from 1992 to 2000, the band was well known in a sub-genre of industrial music for its fusion of Electronic dance music, Industrial Music and gothic music music....
 We Will Follow: A Tribute to U2
2000 Kane With or Without You
2000 Savitri String Quartet Strung Out on U2
2001 Army of Halfwits The Unforgettable Tribute
2005 Fear Factory Transgression
2006 The Upper Room
The Upper Room (band)

The Upper Room were a rock music Band based in Brighton, England. Sony Records were brought to the band's studio via mutual friends and they were signed in time for their first single, "All Over This Town", in summer 2004....
 Other People's Problems (Japanese Edition)
2007 Marcus Satellite The Marcus Satellite Tribute to U2
2007 WAZ Master


If God Will Send His Angels

"If God Will Send His Angels
If God Will Send His Angels

"If God Will Send His Angels" is the fifth single from U2's 1997 album, Pop . It was also featured on the City of Angels soundtrack....
" is the fifth single from U2's 1997 album, Pop. It was featured on the City of Angels
City of Angels

City of Angels is an English language chick flick film directed by Brad Silberling in 1998 in film. The film stars Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan....
 soundtrack.

Year Covered by Album
1999 Movie Sound Orchestra Movie Hits
2001 Irish Rock Association A Tribute to U2
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute


In a Little While

"In a Little While
In a Little While

"In a Little While" is the sixth track from U2's 2000 in music album All That You Can't Leave Behind....
" is the sixth track from U2's 2000
2000 in music

See also:* 2000 in music * :Category:Musical groups established in 2000* :Category:Record labels established in 2000...
 album All That You Can't Leave Behind.

Year Covered by Album
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2005 Hanson
Hanson (band)

Hanson is an American pop rock Band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Oklahoma by brothers Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, and Zac Hanson. They are best known for the 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere that earned three Grammy nominations....
 The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric
The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric

The Best of Hanson Live & Electric is Hanson 's third live album and is the second live album to be released under their independent record label 3CG Records....


In God's Country

"In God's Country
In God's Country

"In God's Country" is the seventh track and fourth single from U2's 1987 in music album, The Joshua Tree. Bono has stated that he originally began writing the lyrics about Ireland, but in the end it became about United States of America....
" is the seventh track and fourth single from U2's 1987
1987 in music

See also:* :Category:Record labels established in 1987...
 album, The Joshua Tree. A live version of the song appears in the U2 rockumentary
Rockumentary

The term 'rockumentary' is a neologism denoting a program on television or film documentary film about Rock music or its musicians. It is a portmanteau of the words "rock" and "documentary." The term was used by Bill Drake in the 1969 History of Rock & Roll radio broadcast, and by Rob Reiner in the 1984 mockumentary film This Is Spinal...
, Rattle and Hum.

Year Covered by Album
1998 Caedmon's Call The Guild Collection Vol. 2
2001 Deep Mosey Even Better than the Real Thing
2001 Pickin' On Pickin' on U2: A Bluegrass Tribute
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2004 Hiro Goto and Adrienne Woods Still Strung Out on U2
2005 Tribe of Heaven
Tribe of Heaven

Tribe of Heaven is a collaboration between Mark Roebuck and Dave Matthews, recorded in 1989.Dave Matthews was a fellow bartender to Mark Roebuck, and assisted Roebuck in writing and recording an entire album....
 (Dave Matthews
Dave Matthews

David John Matthews is a South African-United States Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band, but he has also worked as a solo artist, and with other musicians such as Tim Reynolds and Trey Anastasio....
 and Mark Roebuck
Mark Roebuck

Mark Roebuck is a composer and musician living in Charlottesville, Virginia. Born in Petersburg, Virginia, Roebuck originally moved to Charlottesville in the late 1970s to attend the University of Virginia....
)		 Imagine We Were


Last Night on Earth

"Last Night on Earth
Last Night on Earth

"Last Night on Earth" is the third single from U2's 1997 album, Pop . The song features excerpts from "Trayra Boia," written by Nan? Vasconcelos and Denise Milan....
" is the third single from U2's 1997 album, Pop. The song features excerpts from "Trayra Boia," written by Naná Vasconcelos
Naná Vasconcelos

Nan? Vasconcelos is a Brazilian people Latin jazz percussionist, vocalist and berimbau player, most notable for his works with Pat Metheny, Don Cherry , Egberto Gismonti, and Gato Barbieri....
 and Denise Milan.

Year Covered by Album
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute


Lemon

"Lemon" is the fourth song and second single from U2's 1993 album, Zooropa
Zooropa

Zooropa is the eighth studio album by the Republic of Ireland rock music band U2. Originally intended as an Extended play, it was recorded between legs of the Zoo TV Tour and released on 6 July 1993 by Island Records as a full-length album....
. This song, more than any previous U2 song, showcases Bono's falsetto
Falsetto

The term falsetto refers to the vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the modal voice and overlapping with it by approximately one octave....
 skills, aided by atmospheric vocals from The Edge.

Year Covered by Album
2001 Jay Buchanan Even Better than the Real Thing


Like a Song...

"Like a Song...
War (album)

War is the third studio album by Republic of Ireland rock and roll band U2, released on . The album has come to be regarded as U2's first overtly political album, in part because of songs like "Sunday Bloody Sunday ", "New Year's Day ", as well as the title, which stems from the band's perception of the world at the time; Bono stated that...
" is the fourth track from U2's 1983 album, War. It was only ever played live once.

Year Covered by Album
1990 Believer Sanity Obscure
Sanity Obscure

Sanity Obscure is the second album by the Christian thrash metal band Believer , published in 1990 by R.E.X. Records and a year later by Roadrunner Records....


Love Is Blindness

"Love Is Blindness
Love is Blindness

"Love Is Blindness" is the twelfth and final song from U2's 1991 album, Achtung Baby.Bono described the Edge's guitar solo as "a more eloquent prayer than anything I could write."...
" is the twelfth and final song from U2's 1991
1991 in music

See also:* 1991 in music * :Category:Record labels established in 1991...
 album, Achtung Baby. Much of the album relates to love gone wrong, in one form or another; the lyrics to "Love Is Blindness" reflect this theme, juxtaposing love and violent imagery.

Year Covered by Album
1996 Cassandra Wilson
Cassandra Wilson

Cassandra Wilson is an American jazz musician, vocalist, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. She has won two Grammy Awards....
 New Moon Daughter
New Moon Daughter

New Moon Daughter is a Jazz album by Cassandra Wilson, released in 1995. It reached number 1 on the Billboard charts Top Jazz Albums chart in 1996....
2000 Kane With or Without You
2001 Emou Still...Pretty Good Year
2001 Trespassers William Even Better than the Real Thing
2004 Sixpence None the Richer
Sixpence None the Richer

Sixpence None the Richer is a Grammy-nominated United States Christian pop/rock band that formed in New Braunfels, Texas, eventually settling in Nashville, Tennessee....
 In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa
2005 The Devlins
The Devlins

The Devlins are an alternative rock band originating from Dublin, Ireland. Their most recognized songs are "Waiting", featured in remix form on the 2002 Six Feet Under , but originally from their 1997 release "Waiting" and "World Outside" which was included in the 2004 drama Closer and also used in HBO advertisements for their original p...
, featuring Sharon Corr
Sharon Corr

Sharon Helga Corr is a musician and member of the Irish pop-rock band The Corrs. She plays the violin, piano and sings backing vocals.Sharon Corr began learning the violin when she was 6 years old....
 Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3
2006 The Devlins Rescue Me
Rescue Me (soundtrack)

Rescue Me is the official soundtrack to the American dark comedy TV show by the Rescue Me . The official soundtrack was released on May 8, 2006 on Nettwerk records....
2008 Waldemar Bastos
Waldemar Bastos

Waldermar Bastos is an Angolan musician who combines Afropop, Portuguese music , and Brazilian influences....
 In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2


Love Rescue Me

"Love Rescue Me
Love Rescue Me

"Love Rescue Me" is the eleventh track from U2's 1988 in music album, Rattle and Hum. It is a collaboration between the band and Bob Dylan, who also provides vocals to the recording....
" is the eleventh track from U2's 1988
1988 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988....
 album, Rattle and Hum. It is a collaboration between the band and Bob Dylan, who also provides vocals to the recording.

Year Covered by Album
2005 Rosey
Rosey

Rosey can refer to:...
 Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3


Miss Sarajevo

"Miss Sarajevo
Miss Sarajevo

"Miss Sarajevo" is the only single from the 1995 album Original Soundtracks 1 by U2 and Brian Eno, under the pseudonym Passengers. Luciano Pavarotti makes a guest vocal appearance, singing the opera solo....
" is the only single from the 1995 album Original Soundtracks 1
Original Soundtracks 1

Original Soundtracks 1 is a 1995 album recorded by U2 and Brian Eno, as a side project, under the pseudonym Passengers. It is a collection of songs written for mostly imaginary movies ....
 by U2, under the pseudonym
Pseudonym

A pseudonym, , is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name. In some cases, pseudonyms are adopted because it is part of a cultural or organizational tradition, as in the case of Religious names used by members of some religious orders and "cadre names" used by Communist party leaders such as Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin....
 Passengers. Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti Italian orders of merit was an Italian opera tenor, who also crossed over into popular music. He was the most commercially successful tenor of all....
 makes a guest vocal appearance, singing the opera solo. It also appears on the compilation album, The Best of 1990-2000.

Year Covered by Album
1996 Messengers, featuring J. Gross Miss Sarajevo
1999 George Michael
George Michael

Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou , best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning, England singer-songwriter, who has had a career as frontman of the duo Wham! as well as a soul music-influenced, solo Pop music musician....
 Songs from the Last Century
Songs from the Last Century

Songs from the Last Century is an album of cover versions by singer George Michael and acclaimed Record producer Phil Ramone, released in December 1999 in music)....
2008 Jahlila Gotta Be Me


MLK

"MLK
MLK (song)

"MLK" is the tenth and final track of U2's 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire. A lullaby to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., it is a short, pensive piece with simple lyrics....
" is the tenth and final track of U2's 1984
1984 in music

Events*January 21 - "Relax " by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart; it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top 40....
 album, The Unforgettable Fire. A lullaby
Lullaby

A lullaby is a soothing song, usually sung to children before they go to sleep, with the intention of speeding that process. As a result they are often simple and repetative....
 to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was an United States pastor, activist and prominent leader in the African-American African-American Civil Rights Movement ....
, it is a short, pensive piece with simple lyrics.

Year Covered by Album
1988 Joan Baez
Joan Baez

Joan Chandos Baez is a Mexican-United States folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style. Many of her songs are Topical song and deal with social issues....
 Recently
Recently (Joan Baez album)

Recently was a 1987 album by Joan Baez. At the time of its release, it was the performer's first album of new material issued in the U.S. in eight years....
 and Brothers in Arms
1993 Kings Singers Good Vibrations
1999 Ohlone Choral Singers A Few of Our Favorite Things


Mothers of the Disappeared

"Mothers of the Disappeared" is the eleventh and final track from U2's 1987
1987 in music

See also:* :Category:Record labels established in 1987...
 album, The Joshua Tree. It was written about the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, the mothers of the thousands of "disappeared" people who opposed the Videla
Jorge Rafael Videla

Jorge Rafael Videla Redondo was the 43rd President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981. He came to power in a coup d'?tat that deposed Isabel Mart?nez de Per?n....
 and Galtieri coup d'état
Coup d'état

A coup d??tat , often simply called a coup, is the sudden unconstitutional overthrow of a government by a part of the state establishment – usually the military – to replace the branch of the stricken government, either with another civil government or with a military government....
 that overtook Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
 in 1976, who were kidnapped and never seen again.

Year Covered by Album
2001 Pickin' On Pickin' on U2: A Bluegrass Tribute
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2005 Paddy Casey
Paddy Casey

Patrick "Paddy" Casey is an Ireland singer-songwriter from Dublin. From an early age he spent a great deal of his time learning his craft by busking on the streets of Dublin and Galway....
 Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3


Mysterious Ways

"Mysterious Ways
Mysterious Ways (song)

"Mysterious Ways" is the eighth track on U2's 1991 album, Achtung Baby and was released as the album's second single. When the covers to "Even Better Than the Real Thing", "The Fly ", "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses", and "Mysterious Ways" are arranged, a picture of the band members driving a Trabant is formed....
" is the eighth track on U2's 1991 album, Achtung Baby and was released as the album's second single.

Year Covered by Album
1993 KMFDM
KMFDM

KMFDM is a Germany industrial rock/industrial metal band led by founding member Sascha Konietzko. They have sold over 2 million records worldwide....
 Shut Up Kitty and Agogo
Agogo (album)

Agogo is a rarities album by KMFDM. Agogo comprises numerous tracks either previously unreleased, released on other compilations, or otherwise not widely available....
1998 Blue Plastic Zoovenir
1999 New Voices of Freedom Rockspel
1999 Studio 99 The Best of U2: A Tribute
2000 Stereofeed Strung Out on U2
2000 Tufts Amalgamates Juice
2001 Pickin' On Pickin' on U2: A Bluegrass Tribute
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2004 tobyMac and Sarah Kelly
Sarah Kelly

Sarah Kelly is a Christian contemporary artist from Rockford, Illinois, Illinois. She is signed to Gotee Records, a Christian label under EMI. Kelly is a two time Grammy Award nominee for albums "Take Me Away" and Where The Past Meets Today in the category of Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album....
 In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa
In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa

In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa is a benefit album, recorded by Contemporary Christian music, with a portion of the proceeds going to help the AIDS pandemic in HIV/AIDS in Africa....
2008 Angélique Kidjo
Angélique Kidjo

Ang?lique Kidjo is a Grammy Award-winning Beninese singer-songwriter, noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos....
 In The Name of Love: Africa Celebrates U2


New Year's Day

"New Year's Day
New Year's Day (song)

"New Year's Day" is the third song and lead single from U2's 1983 album, War . The song is driven by Adam Clayton's distinctive bassline and The Edge's keyboard....
" is the third song and lead single from U2's 1983 album, War. The song is driven by Adam Clayton's distinctive bassline and The Edge's keyboard. It was the band's first hit single, breaking the top ten in the UK
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 and charting on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
 for the first time in their career. In 2004, Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J....
 magazine placed the single at number 427 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time was the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2004, a year after the magazine published its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time....
.

Year Covered by Album
1995 Gigi D'Agostino
Gigi D'Agostino

Luigino Celestino Di Agostino, better known as Gigi D'Agostino, is an Italy DJ, remixer and music producer. In 1986 he started his career as a disc-jockey spinning Italo Disco, and releasing his first mix "Psychodelic"....
 New Year's Day
1997 Route 401 D.J. Mix '97: Volume 1
1999 2fabiola 2000 Radio Mix
1999 Frontline Assembly with Tiffany
Tiffany (singer)

Tiffany Renee Darwish , known popularly as Tiffany, is an United States singing who had a number of teen pop hits during the late-1980s. Since then she has performed in a variety of genres, from country to dance, both in America and other countries....
 We Will Follow: A Tribute to U2
1999 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
2000 Savitri String Quartet Strung out on U2
2001 Vee The Unforgettable Tribute
2003 Exit A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2005 Aslan
Aslan (rock band)

Aslan are an Irish rock band from Dublin, well-known for their rock melodies and introspective lyrics. The band consists of:*Christy Dignam *Joe Jewell ...
 Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3
2007 Rockabye Baby!
Rockabye Baby!

The Rockabye Baby! series creates instrumental lullaby renditions of songs by popular rock bands including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Radiohead, Coldplay, Metallica, and Nirvana....
 Lullaby Renditions of U2


Numb

"Numb
Numb (U2 song)

"Numb" is the third track from U2's 1993 album, Zooropa and was released as the album's first single. The song is a repeating, monotonous mantra spoken by The Edge with a drumbeat sampled from the Leni Riefenstahl film Olympia ....
" is the third track from U2's 1993 album, Zooropa, and was released as the album's first single.

Year Covered by Album
1999 Die Krupps
Die Krupps

Die Krupps [] is a Germany industrial rock/electronic body music band, formed in 1980 by J?rgen Engler and Bernward Malaka in D?sseldorf....
 We Will Follow: A Tribute to U2


The Ocean

"The Ocean
The Ocean (U2 song)

"The Ocean" is the seventh track of U2's debut album, Boy . The song is U2's shortest, at just over a minute and a half in length. Adam Clayton's bassline is one of the most notable elements of the song....
" is the seventh track of U2's debut album, Boy. The song is U2's shortest, at just over a minute and a half in length.

Year Covered by Album
2001 Mega Maniac Even Better than the Real Thing


October

"October" is the seventh and title track from U2's 1981 album, October. It is a departure from U2's classic sound, as it is a quiet, almost instrumental piece. It was included as a hidden track on The Best of 1980-1990.

Year Covered by Album
1999 Rosetta Stone
Rosetta Stone (band)

Rosetta Stone were a UK based band formed in the mid/late 1980s by Porl King and Karl North , plus their drum machine and synthesiser rack nicknamed "Madame Razor"....
 We Will Follow: A Tribute to U2
2005 The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy (band)

The Divine Comedy are a pop music from Northern Ireland fronted by Neil Hannon....
 Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3


One

"One
One (U2 song)

"One" is the third single from U2's 1991 in music album, Achtung Baby, and was released in 1992 in music. While recording Achtung Baby, there was a rift between band members over the direction of the band's sound....
" is the third song from U2's 1991 album, Achtung Baby, and was released as a single in 1992. Tensions during the recording of the album almost prompted U2 to break-up until the band rallied around the writing of "One". It is widely considered to be one of the band's greatest songs and is consistently featured in lists of the greatest songs of all time, including Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J....
s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, where it placed #36, and #1 on Q Magazine's list of the 1001 Greatest Songs of All-Time.

Year Covered by Album
1995 Automatic Baby
Automatic Baby

Automatic Baby was briefly formed by members of the bands U2 and R.E.M.. It was co-formed by Mike Mills , Michael Stipe , both from R.E.M., and Larry Mullen Jr....
 Live X II - One Life
Live X

Live X refers to concerts hosted by the Atlanta, Georgia-based radio station WNNX , generally performed in an unplugged style....
1995 Mica Paris One
1998 The Straightjackets Zoovenir
1999 Absolute Rock A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
1999 Information Society
Information Society (band)

Information Society is a United States band originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, primarily consisting of Kurt Harland , Paul Robb, and James Cassidy ; the latter two reconvened the band in 2006, initially with Christopher Anton as lead vocalist, then with Harland rejoining them as lead vocalist in 2007....
 We Will Follow: A Tribute to U2
1999 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
1999 Studio 99 The Best of U2: A Tribute
2000 Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Primarily a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll , as well as blues, folk music and Gospel music....
 American III: Solitary Man
American III: Solitary Man

American III: Solitary Man is the third album in the American series by Johnny Cash.Between Unchained and Solitary Man, Cash's health declined due to various ailments, and he was even hospitalized for pneumonia....
2000 Kane With or Without You
2001 Aaron Kaplan Even Better than the Real Thing
2001 E-Clypse The Unforgettable Tribute
2001 Pickin' On Pickin' on U2: A Bluegrass Tribute
2002 Mele The Ethereal Tribute to U2
2003 Jarvis Church Peace Songs
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2004 Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker

John Robert "Joe" Cocker OBE is an England rock /blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty human voice and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles....
 Heart & Soul
Heart & Soul (album)

Heart & Soul is an album by Joe Cocker, released in 2004....
2004 David Keen Still Strung out on U2
2004 Jimmy Little
Jimmy Little

Jimmy Little Order of Australia is an Australian Aborigine musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist, whose career has spanned six decades. For many years he was the only Aboriginal star on the Australian music scene....
 Life's What You Make It
2004 Tait
Tait (band)

Tait is a Christian rock band formed by Michael Tait, one of the members of the legendary Christian band, dc Talk....
 In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa
2004 Warren Haynes
Warren Haynes

Warren Haynes is an United States Rock and Blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter of Gov't Mule and long time member of the Allman Brothers Band....
 Live at Bonnaroo
Live from Bonnaroo 2004

This live album by Warren Haynes was recorded at the Bonnaroo Music Festival on June 15, 2003. It is Warren Haynes' third release as a solo artist....
2004 Wendy Matthews
Wendy Matthews

Wendy Matthews is an Australian-based adult alternative Pop music singer who has won seven Australian Recording Industry Association awards and achieved a number of hit records in the 1990s....
 Café Naturale
Café Naturale

Caf? Naturale is the seventh album by Australian singer Wendy Matthews....
2005 Cowboy Junkies
Cowboy Junkies

Cowboy Junkies are a Canada alternative rock band. The group was formed in Toronto in 1985 by Michael Timmins , Margo Timmins and Peter Timmins , and Alan Anton ....
 Early 21st Century Blues
Early 21st Century Blues

Early 21st Century Blues is an album by the Canada Rock music band Cowboy Junkies, released in 2005.The album features two original songs and covers of material by Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, George Harrison and Richie Havens....
2005 Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club
Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club

Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club is an alternative rock musical group from Dublin, Ireland. An Emotional Fish were formed in 1988 and consisted of Gerard Whelan , Martin Murphy , David Frew , and Enda Wyatt ....
 Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3
2006 Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige

Mary Jane Blige is a nine-time Grammy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American R&B music singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor who has sold more than forty eight million albums worldwide....
 The Breakthrough
The Breakthrough

The Breakthrough is the Grammy Award-winning seventh studio album by American contemporary R&B-soul music singer Mary J. Blige, released in December 2005 on Geffen Records....
2007 Rockabye Baby!
Rockabye Baby!

The Rockabye Baby! series creates instrumental lullaby renditions of songs by popular rock bands including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Radiohead, Coldplay, Metallica, and Nirvana....
 Lullaby Renditions of U2
2008 Keziah Jones
Keziah Jones

Keziah Jones is a singer-songwriter and guitarist. He describes his musical style as ?Blufunk?, which is a fusion between raw blues elements and hard, edgy funk rhythms....
 In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2
2009 Jason and deMarco
Jason and deMarco

Jason Warner and deMarco DeCiccio are the members of an openly gay Secular and Christian musical duo.They have released the following CDs:...
 Safe


One Tree Hill

"One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill (song)

"One Tree Hill" is the ninth track and final single from U2's 1987 in music album, The Joshua Tree. The single was released exclusively in New Zealand in 1988 in music where it went to number one....
" is the ninth track and final single from U2's 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. The single was released as a single exclusively in New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
 in 1988, where it reached number one. The title of the song refers to One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill, New Zealand

One Tree Hill is a 182 metre volcanic peak located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is an important memorial place for both Maori and other New Zealanders....
, a volcanic peak in Auckland
Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban areas of New Zealand with over 1.3 million residents, percent of the country's population....
, New Zealand.

Year Covered by Album
1993 Mortal Recorded Live: Vol. 5
1994 Tufts Amalgamates Unexpected Guests
2001 Pickin' On Pickin' on U2: A Bluegrass Tribute


Party Girl

"Party Girl" was released as a B-side to U2's 1982 single, A Celebration
A Celebration

"A Celebration" was a non-album single released by U2 between the October and War albums in 1982. It is probably better known for its B-side, "Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl" , which has become a fan favorite throughout the years....
. It was originally known as "Trash, Trampoline, and the Party Girl", although it's name was shortened to "Party Girl" on subsequent releases on Under a Blood Red Sky
Under a Blood Red Sky

Under a Blood Red Sky is a live album by Republic of Ireland rock music band U2, produced by Jimmy Iovine and released in 1983. Along with its companion concert film, Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky, the release helped establish U2's reputation as a remarkable live band, making the band a popular live college rock act....
 and the bonus DVD on the 20th anniversary re-release of The Joshua Tree
The Joshua Tree

The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Republic of Ireland rock music band U2, released 9 March 1987 on Island Records. Recording sessions took place from July to November 1986 at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland....
.

Year Covered by Album
1998 Automobile Zoovenir


Please

"Please
Please (U2 song)

"Please" is the fourth single from U2's 1997 album, Pop .As "Sunday Bloody Sunday ", the song is about The Troubles in Northern Ireland. The single cover for this song features the pictures of four Northern Irish politicians ? Gerry Adams, David Trimble, Ian Paisley, and John Hume ....
" is the fourth single from U2's 1997 album, Pop. Two months before the release of the single, a live version of "Please" from the PopMart Tour
Popmart Tour

The PopMart Tour, often referred to as simply PopMart, was a worldwide concert tour by the Republic of Ireland Rock music band U2. Launched in support of the group's 1997 album, Pop , the tour's concerts were performed in stadiums from 1997 through 1998....
 was released on the Please: Popheart Live EP.

Year Covered by Album
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute


Pride (In the Name of Love)

"Pride (In the Name of Love)
Pride (In the Name of Love)

"Pride " is the second song on U2's 1984 album The Unforgettable Fire and was released as the album's first single. Written about Martin Luther King, Jr., "Pride" is one of the band's most recognized songs, and appeared as the opening track on the compilation The Best of 1980-1990, and on the 2006 compilation U218 Singles....
" is the second song on U2's 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire and was released as the album's first single. Written about Martin Luther King, Jr., "Pride" is one of the band's most recognized songs.

Year Covered by Album
1987 Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson

Barbara Ruth Dickson OBE is a Scotland singer whose hits include "I Know Him So Well" and "January February". She is also a two-time Olivier Award-winning actress with roles including Anita Braithwaite in TV's 'Band of Gold' and the original Mrs Johnstone in Willy Russell's long-running musical 'Blood Brothers'....
 After Dark
1990 West Angeles Church of God Little Saints in Praise
1991 C&C Music Factory Pride (In the Name of Love)
1993 Kingston Club Pride (In the Name of Love)
1994 Tufts Beelzebubs House
1997 The Brown Derbies Nightcap
1997 Hapa In the Name of Love
1998 Inbetweendays Zoovenir
1999 Absolute Rock A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
1999 Razed in Black
Razed in Black

Razed in Black is an electronic music act created by Romell Regulacion . The band was formed in Hawaii in 1994, and quickly got the attention of the Cleopatra Records record label....
 We Will Follow: A Tribute to U2
1999 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
2000 Kane With or Without You
2000 United Colours of Sound Pride
2001 Fiction Bailey Even Better than the Real Thing
2001 Kyle The Unforgettable Tribute
2001 Irish Rock Association A Tribute to U2
2001 Pickin' On Pickin' on U2: A Bluegrass Tribute
2003 Exit A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
2003 Sandtown Based on a True Story
2003 Signal Hill Live at the Lower Deck 2
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2004 Delirious?
Delirious?

Delirious? are an English people Christian rock and Contemporary worship music band, featuring Martin Smith on vocals and guitar, Stuart Garrard on guitar and backing vocals, Jon Thatcher on bass guitar, Tim Jupp on keys and piano, and Paul Evans on drums and percussion....
 In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa
2004 David Keen Still Strung Out on U2
2006 Flyleaf
Flyleaf

Flyleaf is a Hard Rock band, formed in the Temple, Texas and Belton, Texas regions in 2000. They performed around the United States in 2003 until releasing their eponymous debut album, Flyleaf , in 2005....
 with Richard Patrick
Richard Patrick

Richard Patrick is an United States rock musician. He is the frontman for the band Filter , a founding member of the supergroup Army of Anyone, and has served as a touring guitarist for Nine Inch Nails....
 Family Values Tour 2006
Family Values Tour 2006 CD

The Family Values Tour 2006 CD is a live album released on December 26, 2006 by Firm Music to commemorate the fourth iteration of the Family Values Tour initially started in 1998 by Korn....
2006 Nouvelle Vague Bande à Part
Bande à part

Bande ? part is a 1964 in film film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. It is released as Band of Outsiders in North America; its French title derives from the phrase faire bande ? part, which means "to do something apart from the group."...
2006 Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvin

Shawn Colvin is a Grammy Award-winning United States singing, songwriter and musician....
 These Four Walls
These Four Walls

These Four Walls is a 2006 album by Shawn Colvin....
2007 Marcus Satellite The Marcus Satellite Tribute to U2
2008 Soweto Gospel Choir
Soweto Gospel Choir

Soweto Gospel Choir is a South African gospel music group.The group was formed in Soweto, South Africa by David Mulovhedzi and Beverly Bryer, two choir directors....
 In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2


Promenade

"Promenade
Promenade (song)

"Promenade" is the closing track on side one of U2's 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire. It is a short ambient song with a pronounced Van Morrison feel to it....
" is the fifth track on U2's 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire.

Year Covered by Album
2001 Calla
Calla (band)

Calla is an indie rock band formed in North Texas in 1997. The band has been based in Brooklyn, New York for most of its existence....
 Scavengers
Scavengers (album)

Scavengers, the second album from New York City-based Calla....


Red Hill Mining Town

"Red Hill Mining Town
Red Hill Mining Town

"Red Hill Mining Town" is the sixth track from U2's 1987 album, The Joshua Tree.The song was initially intended to be the second single from the Joshua Tree album....
" is the sixth track from U2's 1987 album, The Joshua Tree.

Year Covered by Album
1996 Dream Theatre International Fanclub Christmas Album


Running to Stand Still

"Running to Stand Still
Running to Stand Still

"Running to Stand Still" is the fifth track from U2's 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. It is a soft, slow, piano-based song about a heroin-addicted woman from the Ballymun Flats area of Dublin, shown in the lyric "I see seven towers/But I only see one way out." The woman's addiction is reflected in lines such as "She runs through the streets/...
" is the fifth track from U2's 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. It is a soft, slow, keyboard-based song about a heroin
Heroin

Heroin is a opioid synthesized from morphine, a derivative of the opium poppy. It is the 3,6-acetate ester of morphine . The white crystalline form is commonly the hydrochloride salt diacetylmorphine hydrochloride, however heroin Freebase may also appear as a white powder....
-addicted woman from the Ballymun Seven Towers
Ballymun Flats

The Ballymun Flats tower block complex in Ballymun, Dublin is scheduled for excavation.The Ballymun Flats were built in the 1960s to accommodate the rising population, and particularly to accommodate former residents of inner-city areas which were being cleared in the process of 1960s 'urban slum clearances'....
 area of Dublin.

Year Covered by Album
2000 Kane With or Without You
2001 Doom Kounty Electric ChairEven Better than the Real Thing
2002 Mele The Ethereal Tribute to U2
2005 Mickey Harte
Mickey Joe Harte

Mickey Joe Harte or now simply known as Mickey Harte is a professional singer-songwriter from Lifford, County Donegal, Ireland. He was chosen to represent Ireland in the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest with "We've Got the World" ....
 Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3
2009 Elbow War Child: Heroes
Heroes (2009 album)

Heroes is a 2009 charity album devoted to the War Child charity's aid efforts in war-stricken areas, such as Iraq, Uganda, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo....


Seconds

"Seconds
Seconds (song)

"Seconds" is the second track on U2's 1983 in music album, War .It is the first song in the band's history not sung solely by Bono, as The Edge sings the first two stanzas....
" is the second track on U2's 1983 album, War. The track contains a clip from the 1982 documentary Soldier Girls
Soldier Girls

Soldier Girls is a 1981 documentary film by Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill about several women training in the United States of America army....
, and is the first song by the band not sung solely by Bono; The Edge sings the first two stanzas.

Year Covered by Album
2005 Mundy
Mundy

Mundy is an Ireland singer-songwriter. "Mundy" is a nickname given to Enright, as it not only refers to his name Edmund, but it is how he pronounces the word "Mundy"....
 Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3
2005 Rogue Wave
Rogue Wave (band)

Rogue Wave is an indie rock band from Oakland, California, , and headed by Zach Schwartz who created the band after losing his job in the Dot-com company bust....
 iTunes Exclusive EP
2008 Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars is a band from Sierra Leone which was formed by a group of refugees displaced to Guinea during the Sierra Leone Civil War....
 In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2


Silver and Gold

"Silver and Gold
Where the Streets Have No Name

"Where the Streets Have No Name" is a song by Irish rock music U2, from their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. It was released August 1987 as the third single from The Joshua Tree....
" was originally written by Bono in support of the Artists United Against Apartheid
Artists United Against Apartheid

Artists United Against Apartheid was a 1985 protest group founded by activism and performer Steven Van Zandt to protest apartheid in South Africa, that produced the song "Sun City " and the album Sun City that year....
 project. It was recorded in 1985 by Bono, as well as Keith Richards
Keith Richards

Keith Richards is an England guitarist, songwriter, singer, record producer and a founding member of The Rolling Stones. As a guitarist, Richards is mostly known for his innovative rhythm guitar playing....
 and Ron Wood
Ron Wood

Ronald David "Ronnie" Wood is an England Rock music guitarist and bassist best known as a member of The Rolling Stones and Faces ....
 of The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock music band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards....
. U2 later re-recorded and released the track as a B-side for their 1987 single, "Where the Streets Have No Name".

Year Covered by Album
2007 Marcus Satellite The Marcus Satellite Tribute to U2


So Cruel

"So Cruel" is the sixth track from U2's 1991 album, Achtung Baby.

Year Covered by Album
2002 Mele The Ethereal Tribute to U2
2005 Erin McKeown
Erin McKeown

Erin McKeown is a multi-instrumentalist and folk-rock singer/songwriter.McKeown began her career in the folk music scene. She released her first album, Monday Morning Cold, on her own label , travelling throughout New England while still a student at Brown University in order to promote the record....
 Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3


Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own

"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own
Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own

"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" is the second single from U2's 2004 album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. Originally titled "Tough", the song is about Bono's relationship with his dying father....
" is the second single from U2's 2004 album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. It was released in the United Kingdom in February, 2005, and debuted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
. The song won Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

U2 holds the record for most awards with a total of 7....
 and Song of the Year
Grammy Award for Song of the Year

The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Award, if not in all of the American music industry. It has been awarded since 1959 to the composer of the song in question....
 at the 2006 Grammy Awards
Grammy Awards of 2006

The 48th Annual Grammy Awards was a ceremony honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning September 15, 2004 and ending September 14, 2005....
.

Year Covered by Album
2008 Vusi Mahlasela
Vusi Mahlasela

Vusi Sidney Mahlasela Ka Zwane is a Basotho South African singer-songwriter.His music is generally described as "African folk". His work was an inspiration to many in the anti-apartheid movement....
 In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2


Staring at the Sun

"Staring at the Sun" is the second single from U2's 1997 album, Pop. It peaked at #3 on the UK singles chart
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
 and #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks
Modern Rock Tracks

Hot Modern Rock Tracks is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the forty most-played songs on modern rock radios, most of which are alternative rock songs....
.

Year Covered by Album
2001 Irish Rock Association A Tribute to U2
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute


Stay (Faraway, So Close!)

"Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
Stay (Faraway, So Close!)

"Stay " is the fifth track from U2's 1993 album, Zooropa, and was released as the album's third single on November 22, 1993. It achieved notable success in the UK, where it reached #4, but had a very short chart run, and also Australia, where it reached #5....
" is the fifth track from U2's 1993 album, Zooropa, and was released as the album's third single on November 22, 1993. It was released on the soundtrack for the Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders

Ernst Wilhelm Wenders is a Germany film director, playwright, author, photographer and film producer....
 film, Faraway, So Close!
Faraway, So Close!

Faraway, So Close! is a 1993 in film film by German director Wim Wenders. The screenplay is by Wenders, Richard Reitinger and Ulrich Zieger....
.

Year Covered by Album
1994 Al Hirt
Al Hirt

Alois Maxwell Hirt was an United States trumpeter and bandleader.Hirt was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of a police officer, and was known as "Al" or "Jumbo." At the age of six, he was given his first trumpet, which had been purchased at a local pawnshop....
 Brit Awards 1994
2001 Irish Rock Association A Tribute to U2
2002 Craig Armstrong and Bono As If to Nothing
As If to Nothing

As If to Nothing is the second independent album by Scottish composer Craig Armstrong , featuring collaborations with Bono of U2, Mogwai, Photek, Evan Dando, King Crimson, and former The Big Dish vocalist Steven Lindsay....
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute


Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of

"Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of
Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of

"Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" is the second single from U2's 2000 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind. The song is characterized by gospel music-tinged melodies and saccharine lead guitar part....
" is a single release from U2's 2000 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind. It won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

The Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal has been awarded since 1966. The award had several minor name changes:...
 in 2002.

Year Covered by Album
2001 Irish Rock Association A Tribute to U2
2002 Josephin Glenmark The Ethereal Tribute to U2
2003 Exit A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2004 Hiro Goto and Adrienne Woods Still Strung out on U2


Sunday Bloody Sunday

"Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday (song)

"Sunday Bloody Sunday" is the opening track and third single from U2's 1983 album, War . The song is noted for its militaristic drumbeat, simple but harsh guitar, and melodic harmonies....
" is the opening track and third single from U2
U2

U2 are a rock music band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. .The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency....
's 1983 album, War
War (album)

War is the third studio album by Republic of Ireland rock and roll band U2, released on . The album has come to be regarded as U2's first overtly political album, in part because of songs like "Sunday Bloody Sunday ", "New Year's Day ", as well as the title, which stems from the band's perception of the world at the time; Bono stated that...
. The song is noted for its militaristic drumbeat, simple but harsh guitar, and melodic harmonies. One of U2's most overtly political songs, its lyrics describe the horror felt by an observer of The Troubles
The Troubles

The Troubles was a period of ethno-political conflict in Northern Ireland which spilled over at various times into England, the Republic of Ireland and Continental Europe....
 in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

conventional_long_name = Northern Ireland|native_name= Tuaisceart ?ireannNorlin Airlann|motto =|image_map = Europe location N-IRL2.png...
.

Year Covered by Album
1990 Phil CoulterRecollections
1996 Corale Italo Magic Dance Hits Super Mix 96
1998 Echo Hollow
Echo Hollow

Echo Hollow is an United States Christian metal musical band founded by Tourniquet ex-members Guy Ritter and Gary Lenaire in 1996. Echo Hollow has released two studio albums, Diet of Worms in 1998 and Superficial Intelligence in 2004....
 The Mother of all Tribute Albums
1998 Liar Zoovenir
1999 Electric Hellfire Club
Electric Hellfire Club

The Electric Hellfire Club is an industrial metal band mixing elements of glam metal, industrial techno, gothic rock, psychedelia, black metal lyrical themes and experimental noise....
 We Will Follow: A Tribute to U2
1999 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
2001 Evergreen Terrace Losing All Hope Is Freedom
Losing All Hope Is Freedom

Losing All Hope Is Freedom is the debut album released by the metalcore band Evergreen Terrace . The title is drawn from the novel Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk....
2001 Ignite A Place Called Home
A Place Called Home

A Place Called Home may refer to:* A Place Called Home , a 2000 album by Ignite* "A Place Called Home", a song by PJ Harvey from the 2000 album Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea...
2001 Lance Angelus Even Better than the Real Thing
2004 Evergreen Terrace Writer's Block
2004 The Living End
The Living End

The Living End is an Australian punk rock band from Melbourne, Victoria , formed in 1994. The current lineup consists of Chris Cheney , Scott Owen and Andy Strachan ....
 From Here On In
From Here On In

From Here on In is a singles compilation by Australian punk rock band The Living End. The new tracks were recorded at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne, Australia, and the other tracks were re-mastered at 301 Studios....
2004 Pillar
Pillar (band)

Pillar is a Grammy-nominated Christian rock band currently located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Pillar's early albums were funk influenced rock, they then moved into a rapcore style on Above and Fireproof....
 In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa
2004 Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Grammy Award-winning American Rock music band formed in Los Angeles, California, California, in 1983. For most of the band's existence, the members are vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Flea , and drummer Chad Smith....
 Live in Hyde Park
Live in Hyde Park

Live in Hyde Park is the first live album?and double album?released by the Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded over three record-breaking nights at Hyde Park, London, in London on June 19th, June 20 and June 25 2004....
2005 Damien Dempsey
Damien Dempsey

Damien Dempsey is an Irish people singer and songwriter who mixes traditional Irish folk stylism with contemporary lyrics to deliver social comment on the positive and negative aspects arising from Ireland's Celtic Tiger society....
 Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3
2005 Funeral for a Friend
Funeral for a Friend

Funeral for a Friend are a Welsh post-hardcore band, from Bridgend, Wales, UK, formed in 2001. The band's lineup currently consists of five members and have created four studio albums....
 Monsters
2005 Lisa Bresnan Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3
2005 Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine
Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine

Richard Cheese, also known as Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine is a cover band and comedy based in Los Angeles, California. Lounge singer Richard Cheese performs popular rock, rap, heavy metal, and pop songs in a swanky lounge music swing band style reminiscent of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Tony Bennett....
 Aperitif for Destruction
Aperitif for Destruction

Ap?ritif for Destruction is the fourth album from Richard Cheese, released May 24, 2005. The album title and artwork are take-offs of Guns N' Roses' 1987 album, Appetite for Destruction....
2007 Paramore
Paramore

Paramore is an American Rock music band that formed in Franklin, Tennessee, Tennessee in 2004 consisting of Hayley Williams , Josh Farro , Taylor York , Jeremy Davis , and Zac Farro ....
 Misery Business
Misery Business

"Misery Business" is the first single from Paramore's second album, Riot!. "Misery Business" was the third Paramore video to be directed by Shane Drake, and was nominated for the "Best Video" award at the Kerrang! Awards 2007, but lost to Fall Out Boy's "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"....
2007 Rockabye Baby!
Rockabye Baby!

The Rockabye Baby! series creates instrumental lullaby renditions of songs by popular rock bands including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Radiohead, Coldplay, Metallica, and Nirvana....
 Lullaby Renditions of U2
2007 Saul Williams
Saul Williams

Saul Stacey Williams is an American poet, writer, actor and musician known for his blend of poetry and alternative hip hop and for his leading role in the 1998 independent film Slam ....
 The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!
The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!

The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! is the third album by Saul Williams, released on November 1, 2007. Williams worked closely with Trent Reznor on the album....
2008 Ba Cissoko
Ba Cissoko

Ba Cissoko is a Guinean world music band, featuring four members, two of which are playing the traditional kora . The other two band members play percussions and bass, respectively....
 In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2
2009 Colin Munroe Is the Unsung Hero


Sweetest Thing

"Sweetest Thing", sometimes titled "The Sweetest Thing", is a B-side to the "Where the Streets Have No Name" single. It was re-recorded and released as a single for the 1998 ncompilation album The Best of 1980-1990
The Best of 1980-1990

The Best of 1980?1990 is the first greatest hits compilation by Music of Ireland rock music band U2, released in November 1998. It mostly contains the group's hit singles from the eighties but also mixes in some live staples as well as one new recording....
. The song was written by Bono as an apology to his wife for forgetting her birthday during the creation of The Joshua Tree.

Year Covered by Album
2001 Irish Rock Association A Tribute to U2
2003 Exit A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2005 St. Fiachra's Junior School Choir Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3
2007 Rockabye Baby!
Rockabye Baby!

The Rockabye Baby! series creates instrumental lullaby renditions of songs by popular rock bands including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Radiohead, Coldplay, Metallica, and Nirvana....
 Lullaby Renditions of U2


The Three Sunrises

"The Three Sunrises
Wide Awake in America

Wide Awake in America is a four-track Extended play by the Republic of Ireland rock music band U2, released in 1985. It combines two live performances of songs from the group's 1984 album The Unforgettable Fire with two B-sides from the era, which had previously been available only in the United Kingdom....
" is a track from the 1985 EP Wide Awake in America
Wide Awake in America

Wide Awake in America is a four-track Extended play by the Republic of Ireland rock music band U2, released in 1985. It combines two live performances of songs from the group's 1984 album The Unforgettable Fire with two B-sides from the era, which had previously been available only in the United Kingdom....
.
Year Covered by Album
2007 Marcus Satellite The Marcus Satellite Tribute to U2


Tomorrow

"Tomorrow" is the sixth track on 1981's October album.

Year Covered by Album
1996 Bono
Bono

Paul David Hewson , also known by his stage name Bono, is the main vocalist of the Ireland rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Ali Hewson, and the future members of U2....
 and Adam Clayton
Adam Clayton

Adam Charles Clayton , is the Bass guitar of the rock music band U2. Clayton has resided in County Dublin since the time his family moved to Malahide when he was five years old in 1965....
 Common Ground: Voices of Modern Irish Music


Trip Through Your Wires

"Trip Through Your Wires" is the eighth track on The Joshua Tree.
Year Covered by Album
2001 Pickin' On Pickin' on U2: A Bluegrass Tribute


Two Hearts Beat as One

"Two Hearts Beat as One
Two Hearts Beat As One

"Two Hearts Beat as One" is the seventh track on U2's 1983 album, War . It was released as the album's second single but only in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, as opposed to "Sunday Bloody Sunday ", which was released only in the mainland of Europe....
" is the seventh track on U2's 1983 album, War. It was released as the album's second single but only in the US, UK and Australia.

Year Covered by Album
1999 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
2001 Danny Dean and the Homewreckers Even Better than the Real Thing
2007 Marcus Satellite The Marcus Satellite Tribute to U2


The Unforgettable Fire

"The Unforgettable Fire
The Unforgettable Fire (song)

"The Unforgettable Fire" is the fourth track on U2's 1984 The Unforgettable Fire and was released as the album's second single. The song was inspired by an art exhibition of the same name by victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki....
" is the fourth track from the 1984 album of the same name, and was released in 1985 as the album's second and last single.

Year Covered by Album
1999 Absolute Rock A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
1999 Studio 99 The Best of U2: A Tribute
2000 Kane With or Without You
2001 Irish Rock Association A Tribute to U2
2003 Exit A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute


Until the End of the World

"Until the End of the World
Until the End of the World (song)

"Until the End of the World" is the fourth track from U2's 1991 album, Achtung Baby. The lyrics describe a conversation between Jesus Christ and Judas Iscariot....
" is the fourth track from U2
U2

U2 are a rock music band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. .The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency....
's 1991 album, Achtung Baby
Achtung Baby

Achtung Baby is the seventh studio album by Republic of Ireland rock music band U2. It was released on 19 November 1991, nearly two years after lead vocalist Bono announced the band would have to "go away and dream it all up again", following the mixed response to 1988's Rattle and Hum and their own sense of musical stagnation....
. The song is repudiated to describe a conversation between Jesus Christ and Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariot

'Judas Iscariot', "Yehuda" was, according to the New Testament, one of the twelve original Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Among the twelve, he was apparently designated to keep account of the "accountant" , but he is most traditionally known for his role in Jesus' betrayal into the hands of Roman authorities....
. It has been played on every tour since its debut.

Year Covered by Album
1999 Absolute Rock A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
1999 Studio 99 The Best of U2: A Tribute
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute


Van Diemen's Land

"Van Diemen's Land
Van Diemen's Land (song)

"Van Diemen's Land" is the second track from U2's 1988 album, Rattle and Hum. A quiet song, in a folk music style, it is one of only four songs with lead vocals by The Edge ....
" is the second track from the 1988 album Rattle and Hum. It is one of only four U2 songs which features lead vocals by The Edge.

Year Covered by Album
2005 George Murphy Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3


Vertigo

"Vertigo" is the lead single and opening track for the 2004 album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. The track was an international hit, winning three Grammy awards at the 2005 event and being featured in an iPod commercial.

Year Covered by Album
2005 Elvis & Kevin Doyle Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3


Walk On

"Walk On
Walk On (song)

"Walk On" is the fourth single from U2's 2000 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind. The uplifting anthem was written about Aung San Suu Kyi, but became a popular after the September 11, 2001 attacks for its inspiring message....
" is the fourth single and track from the album All That You Can't Leave Behind. Written about and dedicated to Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi Companion of the Order of Australia ; born 19 June 1945 in Rangoon, is a pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma, and a noted prisoner of conscience and advocate of nonviolence resistance....
, the track is banned in Burma, and those caught with possession of either the single for this song or the album could face a prison
Prison

A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or internment and usually deprived of a range of personal Freedom ....
 sentence lasting between three and twenty years. The title for All That You Can't Leave Behind stems from the opening lyrics in the song.

Year Covered by Album
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2003 Darlene Zschech
Darlene Zschech

Darlene Joyce Zschech is an Australian Charismatic movement/Pentecostal worship leader and singer-songwriter who primarily writes Contemporary Christian musics....
 Kiss of Heaven
Kiss of Heaven

Kiss of Heaven is the debut solo album of Hillsong Church's worship pastor, Darlene Zschech....


When Love Comes to Town

"When Love Comes to Town
When Love Comes to Town

"When Love Comes to Town" is the 12th song on U2's 1988 album, Rattle and Hum. It was released as the album's third single in 1989. It was recorded as a duet between U2 and B....
" was a collaboration between U2 and B.B. King, and was released as a single for the album Rattle and Hum.

Year Covered by Album
1999 Absolute Rock A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
1999 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
1999 Studio 99 The Best of U2: A Tribute
2001 Irish Rock Association A Tribute to U2
2003 Exit A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2004 Todd Agnew
Todd Agnew

Todd Agnew is a Christian musician and songwriter who has recently appeared in the Contemporary Christian market. His songs primarily consist of a Rock music/Indie blend that separates him from most mainstream Contemporary Christian singers....
 In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa
2005 Declan O'Rourke
Declan O'Rourke

Declan O'Rourke is a platinum record singer/songwriter from Ballyfermot Dublin, Republic of Ireland.At the age of 13, when living in Australia with his family, O'Rourke was given his first guitar by a priest in Kyabram who recognised his potential and love for music; Hence the title of his debut album "Since Kyabram", which was released...
 Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3
2009 Third Day
Third Day

Third Day is a Contemporary Christian music and Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell and guitarist Mark Lee ....
 featuring Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay

Jars of Clay is a Grammy Award winning Christian rock band from Franklin, Tennessee. They met at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois. Jars of Clay consists of Dan Haseltine on singer, Charlie Lowell on piano and Keyboard instrument, Stephen Mason on lead guitars and Matthew Odmark on rhythm guitars....
, Switchfoot
Switchfoot

Switchfoot is an American alternative rock band from San Diego, California, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman , Tim Foreman , Chad Butler , Jerome Fontamillas , and Drew Shirley ....
, and Robert Randolph		 Live Revelations


Where the Streets Have No Name

"Where the Streets Have No Name
Where the Streets Have No Name

"Where the Streets Have No Name" is a song by Irish rock music U2, from their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. It was released August 1987 as the third single from The Joshua Tree....
" is the third single from the 1987 album The Joshua Tree. The track's signature is a repeating guitar arpeggio
Arpeggio

In music, an arpeggio is a broken Chord where the notes are played or sung in sequence, one after the other, rather than ringing out simultaneously....
 utilizing a delay effect that is played at the beginning and end of the song. The song's frequent chord and time changes caused problems in playing the song correctly; the difficulty was so great that producer Brian Eno
Brian Eno

Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno , is an England musician, composer, record producer, music theory and singer, who, as a solo artist, is best known as the People known as the father or mother of something of ambient music....
 attempted to erase the track. Drummer Larry Mullen Jr.
Larry Mullen Jr.

Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Mullen, Jr. is the drummer for the Irish rock music band U2. He is the founder of U2, which was originally known as "The Larry Mullen Band" at its inception....
 later said of the song, "It took so long to get that song right, it was difficult for us to make any sense of it. It only became a truly great song through playing live. On the record, musically, it's not half the song it is live."

Year Covered by Album
1991 Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys are an English people electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main Singing, Keyboard instruments and occasionally guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally on vocals....
 How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?
How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?

"How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" is, together with AA-side "Where the Streets Have No Name#Pet Shop Boys", the third single from Pet Shop Boys' album Behaviour ....
1998 Tom Nordahl Zoovenir
1999 Absolute Rock A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
1999 Studio 99 The Best of U2: A Tribute
2000 Kane With or Without You
2001 Liftoff Even Better than the Real Thing
2001 Pickin' On Pickin' on U2: A Bluegrass Tribute
2003 Exit A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2004 Chris Tomlin
Chris Tomlin

Christopher Dwayne Tomlin is a GMA Dove Award winning Christian worship leader and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas, Texas, United States. He is a former staff member at Austin Stone Community Church and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords....
 In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa
2004 Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Carlton

Vanessa Lee Carlton is an United States soft rock/Piano pop singer, songwriter, and pianist. She is best known for the single "A Thousand Miles" from her debut album, Be Not Nobody which was released April 30, 2002, and certified platinum album in the U.S....
 Harmonium
Harmonium (Vanessa Carlton album)

Harmonium is the second album by American pop music singer-pianist Vanessa Carlton, released by A&M Records in the United States on November 9, 2004 ....
2005 Avalanch
Avalanch

Avalanch is a Spain heavy metal musicpower metal band formed in Asturias in 1993.Led by composer, producer and guitar player Alberto Rionda, the band has released 5 studio albums, plus a handful of compilations, DVDs and English versions of their works....
 Mother Earth
2007 Marcus Satellite The Marcus Satellite Tribute to U2
2007 Rockabye Baby!
Rockabye Baby!

The Rockabye Baby! series creates instrumental lullaby renditions of songs by popular rock bands including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Radiohead, Coldplay, Metallica, and Nirvana....
 Lullaby Renditions of U2
2008 Tony Allen In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2


Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses

"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses

"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" is the fifth track on U2's 1991 album, Achtung Baby, and was released in 1992 as the album's fifth and final single....
" was released in 1992 as the fifth and final single for the 1991 album Achtung Baby.

Year Covered by Album
1999 Absolute Rock A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
1999 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
1999 Studio 99 The Best of U2: A Tribute
2001 Statica Even Better than the Real Thing
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2005 Picturehouse
Picturehouse (band)

Picturehouse are an Ireland band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland....
 Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3
2005 Tom Baxter
Tom Baxter

Tom Baxter is a singer-songwriter based in London. Born in, Ipswich, Suffolk, he grew up in Suffolk with a sister Vashti and a brothers and also a singer-songwriter, and with both parents regulars on the folk music circuit....
 Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3
2006 Apoptygma Berzerk
Apoptygma Berzerk

Apoptygma Berzerk is a Norway musical group. They have achieved success with a unique brand of upbeat, danceable synthpop, and haunting ballads backed with electronic rhythms, winning awards and top-10 spots in Germany and Scandinavia....
 Sonic Diary


Wild Honey

"Wild Honey
All That You Can't Leave Behind

All That You Can't Leave Behind is the tenth studio album by the Republic Ireland Rock music band U2, released in 2000 by Island Records in the United Kingdom and Interscope Records in the United States The album signaled the band's return to a more traditional sound after their experimentation with alternative rock and electronic dance m...
" is the seventh track on the 2000 album All That You Can't Leave Behind.

Year Covered by Album
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute


Wire

"Wire
Wire (song)

"Wire" is the third track on U2's 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire. Described by Bono as the "hypodermic needle of the album", it features a fast-paced rhythm section and The Edge's classic ringing guitar sound....
" is the third track on U2's 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire. Described by Bono
Bono

Paul David Hewson , also known by his stage name Bono, is the main vocalist of the Ireland rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Ali Hewson, and the future members of U2....
 as the "hypodermic needle
Hypodermic needle

A hypodermic needle is a hollow needle commonly used with a syringe to Injection substances into the body. They may also be used to take liquid samples from the body, for example taking blood from a vein in venipuncture....
 of the album", it features a fast-paced rhythm section
Rhythm section

A rhythm section is the musicians in a popular music musical band or musical ensemble who establish the rhythmic pulse of a song or musical piece, and who lay down the chordal structure....
 and The Edge
The Edge

David Howell Evans , more widely known by his nickname and stage name The Edge , is a British people Irish people musician known best as the guitarist, keyboardist, and main backing vocalist for the Ireland rock band U2....
's classic ringing guitar sound. It was one of the first songs by the band that detailed drug addiction, a theme present in later songs such as "Bad" and "Running to Stand Still".

Year Covered by Album
2007 Marcus Satellite The Marcus Satellite Tribute to U2


With or Without You

"With or Without You
With or Without You

"With or Without You" is the lead single from U2's 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. It has since become highly-acclaimed as one of the band's most popular songs....
" is the lead single
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
 from U2
U2

U2 are a rock music band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. .The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency....
's 1987 album, The Joshua Tree
The Joshua Tree

The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Republic of Ireland rock music band U2, released 9 March 1987 on Island Records. Recording sessions took place from July to November 1986 at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland....
. It has since become highly-acclaimed as one of the band's most popular songs. Released as a single in March 1987, it became the group's first American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 #1 hit.

Year Covered by Album
1997 Mary Kiani
Mary Kiani

Mary Kiani is a Scotland singer, born 1960, who first had chart-topper songs as singer for dance music act The Time Frequency in the early 1990s and later a solo career....
 Long Hard Funky Dreams
Long Hard Funky Dreams

Long Hard Funky Dreams is the title of Scottish dance music singer Mary Kiani's debut album and album track from it.The album was released on January 27, 1997....
1998 Apocalypse Cow Zoovenir
1999 Absolute Rock A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
1999 Heaven 17
Heaven 17

Heaven 17 are a British synthpop band originating from the city of Sheffield in the early 1980s....
 We Will Follow: A Tribute to U2
1999 Studio 99 The Best of U2: A Tribute
2000 Hamish Cowan Looking for Alibrandi (Original Soundtrack)
2000 Kane With or Without You
2001 Kyle The Unforgettable Tribute
2001 Pickin' On Pickin' on U2: A Bluegrass Tribute
2001 The Relatives Even Better than the Real Thing
2001 Hikaru Utada Utada Hikaru Unplugged
2002 Josefin Glenmark The Ethereal Tribute to U2
2003 Gregorian
Gregorian (band)

Gregorian is a Germany Band , headed by Frank Peterson, performing Gregorian chant-inspired versions of modern pop music and rock music songs. Because it features both vocal harmony and instrumental accompaniment, the music cannot be considered true Gregorian chant....
 Masters of Chant Chapter IV
Masters of Chant Chapter IV

Masters of Chant IV is the fifth album by German band Gregorian ....
2003 Exit A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2
2003 Studio 99 U2: A Tribute
2004 GRITS
Grits

Grits is a Native Americans in the United States maize-based food common in the Southern United States, consisting of coarsely ground maize. Grits can also be made from wheat....
 & Jadyn Maria
Jadyn Maria

Jadyn Maria is a pop singer born in Puerto Rico....
 In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa
2005 The Walls
The Walls

The Walls are an Ireland Rock music band. They were formed in 1998 by two ex-members of The Stunning....
 Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3
2006 Keane
Keane

Keane are an English rock music band, first established in Battle, East Sussex, East Sussex in 1995, and taking their current name in late 1997....
 BBC Radio One Live Lounge Vol. 1
2007 Marcus Satellite The Marcus Satellite Tribute to U2
2007 Rockabye Baby!
Rockabye Baby!

The Rockabye Baby! series creates instrumental lullaby renditions of songs by popular rock bands including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Radiohead, Coldplay, Metallica, and Nirvana....
 Lullaby Renditions of U2
2007 Sitti Navarro
Sitti Navarro

Sitti Navarro or simply Sitti ,"Queen Of Bossa Nova" is a Filipino people bossa nova artist. She is of Maranao descent and is best known for her soothing voice and her album, Caf? Bossa, which became a best-seller domestically....
 My Bossa Nova
My Bossa Nova

My Bossa Nova is the second studio album of Philippine bossa nova singer Sitti Navarro. Unlike her previous studio effort Caf? Bossa, the album focused on more recent songs and had very few "traditional" bossa nova songs....
2008 Les Nubians
Les Nubians

Les Nubians is an R&B Grammy-nominated duo composed of sisters H?l?ne and C?lia Faussart from Paris, France. In 1985 the sisters moved with their parents to Chad....
 ''In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2''
2008 Wayne Hussey
Wayne Hussey

Wayne Hussey is a British musician, best known as a member of Mission UK and The Sisters of Mercy.Hussey grew up in Bristol. His early influences included Marc Bolan and his band, T....
 ''Bare
Bare (Wayne Hussey album)

Bare is a solo studio album by Wayne Hussey, released in 2008. It contains a mixture of songs by The Mission and cover versions, plus one new song, "One Thing Leads to Another"....
''


See also

  • U2
    U2

    U2 are a rock music band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. .The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency....
  • U2 discography
    U2 discography

    The discography of the Irish rock music band U2 consists of twelve studio albums, seven live albums, five compilation albums, fifty-eight Single s, and seven extended plays ....