U2 - U218 Singles (Compilation) (2006)

U2 - U218 Singles (Compilation) (2006)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1. "Beautiful Day"   4:05

2. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"   4:38

3. "Pride (In the Name of Love)"   3:48

4. "With or Without You"   4:56

5. "Vertigo"   3:10

6. "New Year's Day" (Japanese single version)   4:17

7. "Mysterious Ways"   4:02

8. "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of"   4:46

10. "Sweetest Thing"   3:00

11. "Sunday Bloody Sunday"   4:35

13. "Desire"   2:59

14. "Walk On"   4:26

15. "Elevation"   3:47

16. "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own"   5:05

17. "The Saints Are Coming" (with Green Day)   3:21

18. "Window in the Skies"   4:08

Total length:   74:35

UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan only

1. "I Will Follow"   3:36

Total length:   78:15

U218 Singles is a greatest hits album by Irish rock band U2, released in November 2006. In most markets, the album contains 18 songs: 16 of their most successful and popular singles, and two new songs. The 17th track is a cover version of the Skids' "The Saints Are Coming", recorded with Green Day to benefit Hurricane Katrina charities. The 18th and closing track was a new song entitled "Window in the Skies". In some markets such as the United Kingdom, an extra song, "I Will Follow", was included as the opening track. A DVD compilation of music videos from throughout the group's career entitled U218 Videos was released concurrent to U218 Singles.

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 albums chart on 9 December 2006 at number 12 with sales of 134,000 copies. It spent 45 weeks on the chart. Despite not being released until November 2006, it was the seventh-highest-selling album in the world that year.[6]