1980–2006, new material recorded in September 2006 with Rick Rubin in France and at Abbey Road Studios
Genre
Post-punk
roots rock
alternative rock
Length
74:35
Label
Mercury, Interscope
Producer
Steve Lillywhite, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Jimmy Iovine, Jacknife Lee, Rick Rubin
U2 chronology
U218 Videos (2006)
U218 Singles (2006)
Live from Paris (2007)
Singles from U218 Singles
"The Saints Are Coming" Released: 31 October 2006
"Window in the Skies" Released: 1 January 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
Allmusic
[2]
Entertainment Weekly
B−[3]
Pitchfork
7.0/10[4]
Rolling Stone
[5]
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]
^Lomas, Michael (10 January 2007). "U2: U218 Singles". PopMatters. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: U218 Singles – U2". Allmusic. United States. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
^Endelman, Michael (24 November 2011). "Music Review: U218 Singles (2006) – U2". Entertainment Weekly. No. 908. ISSN 1049-0434. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
^Richardson, Mark (29 November 2006). "U2: 18 Singles". Pitchfork.
^Greene, Andy (27 November 2006). "Music Review: U2 – U218 Singles". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media.
^"Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2006" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2008.
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