The Complete U2

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It is the first major release of a purely digital online box set by any recording artist.<ref name="Mac World"/> It contained the complete set of U2 albums, singles, live, rare and previously unreleased material from 1978 to 2004, with a total of 446 songs. This was accompanied by a PDF containing album art, track listings, and band commentary.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the US it originally retailed for $149.99, but a $50 coupon was included with the U2 Special Edition iPods from the fourth-generation iPod. The video-capable U2 iPods included a code for a 33-minute video of live band performances and interviews. As of 20 December 2007, the set was no longer available for sale.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Disc list

Disc	Title	Type	Length	Tracks
1	"Another Day"	single	Template:Sort	2
2	Three	EP	Template:Sort	3
3	"11 O'Clock Tick Tock"	single	Template:Sort	2
4	"A Day Without Me"	single	Template:Sort	2
5	"I Will Follow"	single	Template:Sort	2
6	Boy	studio album	42:13	11
7	"Fire"	single	18:11	4
8	"Gloria"	single	Template:Sort	2
9	October	studio album	41:08	11
10	"A Celebration"	single	Template:Sort	2
11	"New Year's Day"	single	18:10	4
12	War	studio album	43:08	10
13	"Two Hearts Beat as One"	single	18:05	5
14	Under a Blood Red Sky	live album	33:25	8
15	"Pride (In the Name of Love)"	single	19:12	5
16	The Unforgettable Fire	studio album	42:19	10
17	"The Unforgettable Fire" & B-Sides	single	17:27	4
18	Wide Awake in America	EP	20:43	4
19	"With or Without You"	single	14:18	3
20	The Joshua Tree	studio album	50:11	11
21	"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"	single	12:21	3
22	"Where the Streets Have No Name"	single	16:20	4
23	"Desire"	single	12:39	3
24	Rattle and Hum	double album	Template:Sort	17
25	"Angel of Harlem"	single	14:32	3
26	"When Love Comes to Town"	single	15:46	3
27	"All I Want Is You"	single	10:43	2
28	"The Fly"	single	14:33	3
29	Achtung Baby	studio album	55:29	12
30	"Mysterious Ways" & Remixes	single	13:22	7
31	"One"	single	15:27	3
32	"Even Better Than the Real Thing"	single	18:19	4
33	"Even Better Than the Real Thing" Remixes	single	37:15	6
34	"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"	single	21:27	4
35	Zooropa	studio album	51:21	10
36	"Lemon" Remixes	single	59:45	9
37	"Stay (Faraway, So Close!)"	single	19:50	4
38	Melon	remix album	47:01	7
39	Original Soundtracks 1	studio album	58:08	14
40	"Miss Sarajevo"	single	19:30	4
41	"Discothèque"	single	14:42	3
42	"Discothèque" Remixes	single	Template:Sort	10
43	Pop	studio album	Template:Sort	12
44	"Staring at the Sun"	single	14:42	3
45	"Staring at the Sun" Remixes	single	16:34	3
46	"Last Night on Earth"	single	14:01	3
47	"Please"	single	48:48	9
48	"If God Will Send His Angels"	single	22:29	5
49	"Mofo" Remixes	single	37:40	5
50	"Sweetest Thing"	single	22:25	5
51	The Best of 1980–1990	greatest hits	Template:Sort	15
52	"Beautiful Day"	single	20:07	5
53	All That You Can't Leave Behind	studio album	53:09	12
54	Hasta la Vista Baby!	live album	Template:Sort	14
55	"Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of"	single	36:06	7
56	"Elevation"	single	19:42	4
57	"Elevation" Remixes	single	31:15	5
58	"Walk On"	single	20:59	4
59	"Electrical Storm"	single	32:05	5
60	The Best of 1990–2000	greatest hits	Template:Sort	17
61	"Vertigo"	single	Template:Sort	2
62	"Vertigo" Remixes	single	18:36	4
63	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb	studio album	52:58	12
64	Unreleased & Rare	compilation	Template:Sort	18
65	Live from Boston 1981	live album	54:34	13
66	Live from the Point Depot	live album	Template:Sort	21
67	Early Demos	EP	13:14	3
Total:	20 albums 3 EPs		28:00:00 (approx.)	446

Digital box set-exclusive albums

The following albums are only officially available as part of this set:

Unreleased & Rare

Unreleased & Rare is a compilation of unreleased and rare tracks. Most of the previously unreleased songs were from the band's All That You Can't Leave Behind and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions. The album Medium, Rare & Remastered, released in 2009, contains similar tracks.

Live from Boston 1981

Live from Boston 1981 is a live album recorded during U2's Boy Tour at Boston's Paradise Rock Club on Template:Start date. Some of the tracks on this album have been originally released on other singles previous to the release of this album.

Live from the Point Depot

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Live from the Point Depot is the first official release of the band's widely bootlegged New Year's Eve show at Dublin's Point Depot in 1989.

Early Demos

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See also

• U2 discography
• List of U2 songs

External links

• Complete track listing of all 446 songs, with a discussion of excluded and redundant tracks