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"Pride (In the Name of Love) " is a song by Irish rock band U2. The second track on the band's 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire , it was released as the album's lead single in September 1984. Written about Martin Luther King Jr., the song received mixed critical reviews at the time, but it was a major commercial success for the band and has since become one of the band's most popular songs. " Pride " appeared on the compilation The Best of 1980-1990 as the opening track, and on the 2006 compilation U218 Singles . Read more about the song

" Staring at the Sun " is the second single from U2's 1997 album, Pop . It peaked at No. 3 on the UK singles chart, No. 1 on the Modern Rock Tracks, No. 2 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks, and No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100. Read more about the song

" Even Better Than the Real Thing " is the second song on U2's 1991 album Achtung Baby. It was released as the album's fourth single on 8 June 1992. " Even Better Than the Real Thing " originated from a chorus guitar riff that the Edge composed in Los Angeles during the Rattle and Hum sessions. Read more about the song

"The Unforgettable Fire" is a song by rock band U2. The fourth song on their 1984 album The Unforgettable Fire , it was released as the album's second single in April 1985. The band cite an art exhibition by victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that was held at The Peace Museum in Chicago as inspiration for the song. It became the band's third Top 10 hit in the United Kingdom, reaching #6 on the UK Singles Chart and #8 on the Dutch singles chart, but it was yet to break them into the United States. Read more about the song

" I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For " is a song by the Irish rock band U2. It is the second track from their 1987 album The Joshua Tree and was released as the album's second single in May 1987. The song was a hit, becoming the band's second consecutive number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 while peaking at number six on the UK Singles Chart. Read more about the song

" When Love Comes to Town" is the 12th song on U2's 1988 album, Rattle and Hum , where it was recorded at the historic Sun Studio in Memphis as a duet between U2 and B.B. King. It was released as the album's third single in 1989 and reached number 1 in the Irish Singles Chart, number 6 in the UK singles chart, number 10 in the Dutch Top 40 and number 2 in the US Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Read more about the song

" Discothèque " is the lead single from Irish rock band U2's 1997 album, Pop . It peaked at number one in many countries' charts, including the UK Singles Chart. The song received mixed reviews from critics. Read more about the song

" One " is a song by the Irish rock band U2. It is the third track from their 1991 album Achtung Baby , and it was released as the record's third single in March 1992. During the album's recording sessions at Hansa Studios in Berlin, conflict arose between the band members over the direction of U2's sound and the quality of their material. Tensions almost prompted the band to break up until they achieved a breakthrough with the improvisation of " One "; the song was written after the band members were inspired by a chord progression that guitarist The Edge was playing in the studio. The lyrics, written by lead singer Bono, were inspired by the band members' fractured relationships and the German reunification. Although the lyrics ostensibly describe "disunity", they have been interpreted in other ways. Read more about the song

"New Year's Day" is a song by rock band U2. It is on their 1983 album War and it was released as the album's lead single in January 1983. Written about the Polish Solidarity movement, " New Year's Day " is driven by Adam Clayton's distinctive bassline and The Edge's piano and guitar playing. It was the band's first UK hit single, peaking at no. 10, also becoming the band's first international hit, reaching for example no. 9 in Norway, no. 11 on the Dutch Top 40, no. 17 in Sweden and charting on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States (just missing the Top 50) for the first time in their career. Read more about the song

" Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses " began as a demo that the band recorded at STS Studios in 1990. The band worked on it during the formal Achtung Baby sessions, including several failed attempts at Hansa Studios in Berlin. This produced several versions of the song and about a dozen mixes. However, the original demo remained their preferred version. Producer Jimmy Iovine, in particular, expressed his preference for the demo version when lead vocalist Bono played it for him. During the group's time recording in Dublin in 1991, producer Steve Lillywhite was brought on to provide a " fresh pair of ears " and mix the song. The album version most closely resembles the original demo. Read more about the song

" 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. It also appears on U2's compilation, The Best of 1990-2000 , and was covered by George Michael on his album, Songs from the Last Century . While the song did not reach the Billboard Hot 100, it reached No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart and was a top-ten hit in many other European countries. Bono, the band's lead vocalist, cites " Miss Sarajevo " as his favourite U2 song. Read more about the song

"Mysterious Ways " is a song by the rock band U2. It is the eighth track from their 1991 album Achtung Baby and was released as the album's second single on 25 November 1991. The song reached the top ten of the singles charts in several countries, including the band's native Ireland, where it went to number one. In the United States, the song topped the Modern Rock Tracks and Album Rock Tracks charts and peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. Read more about the song

" With or Without You " is a song by the Irish rock band U2. It is the third track from their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree , and was released as the album's first single on 21 March 1987. The song was the group's most successful single at the time, becoming their first number-one hit in both the United States and Canada by topping the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and the RPM national singles chart for one week. Read more about song