About the artist
U2 are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in the late 1970s, consisting of Bono (vocals), The Edge (guitar, keyboards), Adam Clayton (bass) and Larry Mullen Jr. (drums). Emerging from the post-punk scene, they built a sound defined by The Edge's shimmering, effects-driven guitar textures and Bono's soaring, emotive vocals, paired with lyrics that mix spiritual searching, personal reflection and social commentary. Albums like War and The Unforgettable Fire established them as a major arena act in the early 1980s.
The band reached global superstardom with The Joshua Tree (1987), whose songs such as «With or Without You» and «Where the Streets Have No Name» became genre-defining anthems, followed by the more experimental, dance- and industrial-influenced Achtung Baby (1991). Across five decades U2 have continuously reinvented their sound while retaining their core lineup, moving between earnest anthemic rock and more electronic, ironic phases, and remaining one of the most consistently successful touring acts in rock history.
Beyond music, the band — and Bono in particular — became known for high-profile activism around debt relief, AIDS and human rights, which has often intertwined with their public image and songwriting. Their catalog, spanning hits like «One», «Beautiful Day» and «Sunday Bloody Sunday», remains a cornerstone of modern rock.
Popular tracks
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With or Without You
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One
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I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
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Sunday Bloody Sunday
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Pride (In the Name of Love)
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Beautiful Day
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Where the Streets Have No Name
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All I Want Is You
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New Year’s Day
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Every Breaking Wave
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Get Out of Your Own Way
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Vertigo
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Song for Someone
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You’re The Best Thing About Me
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Bad
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Ordinary Love
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Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of
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Elevation
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The Troubles
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American Soul
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Mysterious Ways
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The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)
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Bullet the Blue Sky
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Sleep Like a Baby Tonight
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Running to Stand Still
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Iris (Hold Me Close)
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Walk On
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Summer of Love
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Raised By Wolves
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One Tree Hill
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California (There Is No End to Love)
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Sweetest Thing
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Invisible
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Until the End of the World
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In God’s Country
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Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way
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I Will Follow
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Miss Sarajevo
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Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
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Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own
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Atomic City
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American Obituary
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“40”
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City of Blinding Lights
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The Fly
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Lights of Home
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13 (There Is a Light)
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Desire
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Cedarwood Road
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Volcano
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Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
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The Little Things That Give You Away
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Party Girl
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The Unforgettable Fire
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Love Is All We Have Left
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Love Is Blindness
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The Blackout
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Red Hill Mining Town
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Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
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Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
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This Is Where You Can Reach Me Now
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Song of the Future
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In a Little While
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So Cruel
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October
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Gloria
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Landlady
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Red Flag Day
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Acrobat
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The Saints Are Coming
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MLK
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The Wanderer
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Peace on Earth
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Angel of Harlem
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Exit
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Pride
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Kite
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Lemon
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When Love Comes to Town
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Even Better Than the Real Thing
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Mothers of the Disappeared
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Zoo Station
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Numb
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Love Rescue Me
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A Sort of Homecoming
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Ahimsa
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The Tears of Things
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Zooropa
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Staring at the Sun
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Trip Through Your Wires
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The Showman (Little More Better)
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Your Song Saved My Life
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Magnificent
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Yours Eternally
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Book of Your Heart
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Tryin’ to Throw Your Arms Around the World
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Van Diemen’s Land
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Moment of Surrender
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Original of the Species
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The Wanderer (Short Version)
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Discography
Days Of Ash EP
2026
How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb
2024
Sweetest Thing (Remastered 2024)
2024
Staring At The Sun (Remastered 2024)
2024
Discothèque (Remastered 2024)
2024
Songs Of Surrender
2023
You’re The Best Thing About Me - EP
2022
The Virtual Road – PopMart Live From Mexico City EP (Remastered 2021)
2021
The Virtual Road – U2 Go Home: Live From Slane Castle Ireland EP (Remastered 2021)
2021
All That You Can’t Leave Behind (20th Anniversary Edition / Super Deluxe / Remastered 2020)
2020
The Eternal Remixes
2019
Summer of Love (Club Remixes)
2018
Summer of Love (Remixes)
2018
Lights Of Home EP
2018
Spotify Singles
2017
Songs of Experience
2017
Songs Of Experience (Album Sampler)
2017
Every Breaking Wave
2015
Songs of Innocence
2014
Songs Of Innocence (Deluxe)
2014
Achtung Baby: B-Sides and Bonus Tracks
2011
Achtung Baby: Über Remixes
2011
Achtung Baby: Unter Remixes
2011
Achtung baby deluxe
2011
Duals
2011
No Line on the Horizon
2009
The Unforgettable Fire (Deluxe Edition)
2009
Medium, Rare & Remastered
2009
Magnificent (Remixes)
2009
Boy (Deluxe Edition)
2008
U218 Singles
2006
U218 Singles (Smile - Bonus Track)
2006
Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own
2005
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
2004
The Best Of 1990-2000 & B-Sides
2002
7 [EP]
2002
Children of the Revolution
2002
All That You Can’t Leave Behind
2000
The Best of 1980-1990 & B-Sides
1998
If God Will Send His Angels
1997
Please - Single
1997
Please: PopHeart Live EP
1997
Last Night on Earth
1997
Pop
1997
Melon - Remixes For Propaganda
1995
Zooropa
1993
Achtung Baby
1991
Contract Demos
1990
All I Want Is You - Single
1989
Rattle and Hum
1988
Where The Streets Have No Name - Single
1987
The Joshua Tree
1987
Wide Awake in America [EP]
1985
The Unforgettable Fire
1984
Under a Blood Red Sky
1983
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1983
War
1983
New Year’s Day
1983
October
1981
Boy
1980
11 O’Clock Tick Tock (Single)
1980
Three [EP]
1979