U218 Videos Explained

U218 Videos
Type:	video
Artist:	U2
Cover:	U218videos.jpg
Recorded:	1983–2005
Genre:	Rock
Length:	149 mins
Label:	Mercury / Interscope
Producer:	Ned O'Hanlon
Prev Title:	Zoo TV Live
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	U218 Singles
Next Year:	2006

U218 Videos is a music video compilation DVD by U2 from 2006, released the same day as its companion compilation album U218 Singles. The video collection features their most popular videos, beginning with "New Year's Day" in 1983 and ending with "The Saints Are Coming" in 2006. The DVD features videos from the band's two previous music video compilations, The Best of 1980–1990 and The Best of 1990–2000, as well as several videos that have never been previously released. The main section of the DVD contains 19 videos, including two videos for both "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" and "Walk On". The DVD also contains bonus material with two documentaries, The Making of "Vertigo" and A Story of One, as well as seven additional music videos.

Track listing

1. "Beautiful Day" (All That You Can't Leave Behind, September 2000)
   • Directed by Jonas Åkerlund
2. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (The Joshua Tree, May 1987)
   • Directed by Barry Devlin
3. "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (The Unforgettable Fire, November 1984)
   • Directed by Donald Cammell
4. "With or Without You" (The Joshua Tree, March 1987)
   • Directed by Meiert Avis
5. "Vertigo" (How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, November 2004)
   • Directed by Alex and Martin
6. "New Year's Day" (War, January 1983)
   • Directed by Meiert Avis
7. "Mysterious Ways" (Achtung Baby, November 1991)
   • Directed by Stéphane Sednaoui
8. "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" (U.S. version) (All That You Can't Leave Behind, January 2001)
   • Directed by Joseph Kahn
9. "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" (International version)
   • Directed by Kevin Godley
10. "Where the Streets Have No Name" (The Joshua Tree, August 1987)
    • Directed by Meiert Avis
11. "Sweetest Thing" (The Best of 1980–1990, November 1998)
    • Directed by Kevin Godley
12. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (War, March 1983)
    • Directed by Gavin Taylor ()
13. "One" (Achtung Baby, March 1992)
    • Directed by Anton Corbijn
14. "Desire" (Rattle and Hum, September 1988)
    • Directed by Richard Lowenstein
15. "Walk On" (International version) (All That You Can't Leave Behind, November 2001)
    • Directed by Jonas Åkerlund
16. "Walk On" (U.S. version)
    • Directed by Liz Friedlander
17. "Elevation" (All That You Can't Leave Behind, July 2001)
    • Directed by Joseph Kahn
18. "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" (How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, February 2005)
    • Directed by Phil Joanou
19. "The Saints Are Coming" (U218 Singles, October 2006) (Live version)
    • Directed by Chris Milk

Extras

1. The Making of "Vertigo" (Documentary)
2. A Story of One (Documentary)
3. "Beautiful Day" (Èze version)
4. "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (Slane Castle version)
5. "Vertigo" (Lisbon version)
6. "Vertigo" (HQ version)
7. "One" (Buffalo version)
8. "One" (Restaurant version)
9. "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" (Single take version)

Charts and certifications

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian Top 40 Music DVDs^[1]	3
Austrian Top 10 DVDs Chart^[2]	2
Danish Top 10 Music DVDs^[3]	8
Italian Top 20 Music DVDs^[4]	3
New Zealand Top 10 Music DVDs^[5]	1
Norwegian Top 10 DVDs^[6]	6
Swedish Top 20 DVDs^[7]	4

Notes and References

1. 8 January 2007 . ARIA Top 40 Music DVD . . 878 . 22 . 3 August 2011 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20061219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20061220-0000/issue878.pdf . dead . 2006-12-19 .
2. Web site: Austrian Top 10 DVDs Chart . 29 November 2007 . . de.
3. Web site: Musik DVD Top-10: Uge 48 – 2006 . Hitlisten . . da . ASP . 3 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121004204854/http://www.hitlisterne.dk/lister.asp?w=48&y=2006&list=v10 . 4 October 2012 .
4. Web site: Archivio: DVD Musicali: Settimana 50, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120512094856/http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_dvd.php?anno=2006&mese=12&id=84 . dead . 12 May 2012 . . it . Archive: Music DVDs: Week 50, 2006 . PHP . 3 August 2011 .
5. Web site: Top 10 Music DVDs . . ASP . 3 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120611060028/http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp?chartNum=1543&chartKind=D . 11 June 2012 .
6. Web site: Topp 10 DVD Audio: 2006 – Uke 50 . . no . 3 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120531070257/http://lista.vg.no/liste/dvd-audio/10/dato/2006/uke/50 . 31 May 2012 .
7. Web site: Sverigetopplistan . sv. Search for U2 and click Sök.