| U218 Singles | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 20 November 2006[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1980–2006, new material recorded in September 2006 with Rick Rubin in France and at Abbey Road Studios | |||
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| Length | 74:35 | |||
| Label | Mercury, Interscope | |||
| Producer | Steve Lillywhite, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Jimmy Iovine, Jacknife Lee, Rick Rubin | |||
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| Singles from U218 Singles | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| 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.