Singles Refresh Part Two

Original Story by Aaron J. Sams (2022-08-09)

We shared in January that U2 were rumoured to be tackling some upgrades this year of the singles offered on digital storefronts and streaming services. On July 22, U2 did the first upgrade to these, with 11 of their singles being upgraded. These new offerings combined singles that were split across multiple releases, cleaned up the artwork in use for the songs, and making some previously regionally limited tracks more widely available. In total, 11 singles were done, covering from 2004 (“Vertigo”) to 2019 (“Ahimsa”).

It appears that the next set of singles to be done are coming soon, and should be ready for us shortly. Up next will be a selection of tracks from 1991 (“The Fly”) to 2002 (“Electrical Storm”). At this point we do not know when these are being officially released, but expect it will be soon. “Miss Sarajevo”, the 1995 single by Passengers is included in the upgrades. “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me”, however is not, likely because that single was released via Atlantic Records for the soundtrack of Batman Forever. It also appears that the band have not worked on “Lemon” and “Numb” at this time, but as a work in progress, they could be added at a later time.

The singles we are able to see are as follows:

Electrical Storm

  • 16 min 52 sec
  • 2 songs
    • “Electrical Storm” (William Orbit Mix) (Radio Edit) – U2 (04:24)
    • “Bad / 40 / Where the Streets Have No Name” (Medley – Live from Boston) – U2 (12:27)

Walk On

  • 7 min 56 sec
  • 2 songs
    • “Walk On” (UK Single Version) – U2 (04:12)
    • “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of” – U2 (03:44)

Elevation

  • 14 min 18 sec
  • 3 songs
    • “Elevation (Tomb Raider Mix) – U2 (03:35)
    • “Last Night On Earth” (Live from Mexico City) – U2 (06:30)
    • “Don’t Take Your Guns to Town” – U2 (04:12)

Stuck in A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of

  • 15 min 27 sec
  • 3 songs
    • “Stuck in A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of” – U2 (04:34)
    • “Beautiful Day” (Live from Farmclub.com) – U2 (04:48)
    • “New York” (Live from Farmclub.com) – U2 (06:04)

Beautiful Day

  • 11 min 58 sec
  • 3 songs
    • “Beautiful Day” – U2 (04:06)
    • “Discotheque” (Live from Mexico City / 1997) – U2 (05:09)
    • “If You Wear That Velvet Dress” (Live from Mexico City / 1997) – U2 (02:42)

Sweetest Thing

  • 10 min 40 sec
  • 3 songs
    • “Sweetest Thing” (The Single Mix) – U2 (03:03)
    • “Stories for Boys” (Live from Boston) – U2 (03:02)
    • “Out of Control” (Live from Boston) – U2 (04:35)

Mofo Remixes

  • 23 min 26 sec
  • 3 songs
    • “Mofo” (Phunk Phorce Mix) – U2 (08:44)
    • “Mofo” (Mother’s Mix) – U2 (08:56)
    • “If God Will Send His Angels” (The Grand Jury Mix) (05:45)

If God Will Send His Angels

  • 16 min 35 sec
  • 4 songs
    • “If God Will Send His Angels” (Single Version) – U2 (04:32)
    • “Slow Dancing” – U2 with Willie Nelson (04:00)
    • “Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad” – U2 (04:12)
    • “Sunday Bloody Sunday” (Live from Sarajevo) – U2 (03:50)

Please

  • 20 min 45 sec
  • 5 songs
    • “Please” – U2 (05:47)
    • “Please” (Live from Rotterdam) – U2 (07:11)
    • “Where the Streets Have No Name” (Live from Rotterdam) – U2 (06:32)
    • “With or Without You” (Live from Edmonton) – U2 (04:40)
    • “Staring at the Sun” (Live from Rotterdam) – U2 (05:33)

Last Night on Earth

  • 23 min 33 sec
  • 4 songs
    • “Last Night On Earth” (First Night in Hell Mix) – U2 (05:52)
    • “Numb” (The Soul Assassins Mix) – U2 (03:58)
    • “Happiness is A Warm Gun” (The Danny Saber Remix) – U2 (04:52)
    • “Pop Muzik” (Pop Mart Mix) – U2 (08:50)

Staring at the Sun

  • 21 min 7 sec
  • 4 songs
    • “Staring at the Sun” (Monster Truck Mix) – U2 (05:05)
    • “Staring at the Sun” (Sad Bastards Mix) – U2 (06:18)
    • “North and South of the River” – U2 (04:37)
    • “Staring at the Sun” (Lab Rat Mix) – U2 (05:06)

Discotheque

  • 14 min 41 sec
  • 3 songs
    • “Discotheque” (Single Version) – U2 (05:09)
    • “Holy Joe” (Garage Mix) – U2 (04:21)
    • “Holy Joe” (Guilty Mix) – U2 (05:09)

Miss Sarajevo

  • 19 min 33 sec
  • 4 songs
    • “Miss Sarajevo” (Single Edit) – Passengers (05:19)
    • “One” (Live from Modena) – Passengers (05:32)
    • “Bottoms (Watashitachi No Ookina Yume) (Zoo Station Remix) – Passengers (04:11)
    • “Viva Davidoff” – Passengers (04:29)

Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses

  • 14 min 50 sec
  • 4 songs
    • “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses” – U2 (03:56)
    • “Paint it Black” – U2 (03:23)
    • “Fortunate Son” – U2 (02:41)
    • “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses” (The Temple Bar Mix) – U2 (04:49)

Even Better Than the Real Thing

  • 18 min 26 sec
  • 4 songs
    • “Even Better Than The Real Thing” – U2 (03:43)
    • “Salome” – U2 (04:33)
    • “Where Did It All Go Wrong” – U2 (03:58)
    • “Lady With the Spinning Head” (Extended Dance Mix) – U2 (06:10)

Mysterious Ways

  • 24 min 10 sec
  • 5 songs
    • “Mysterious Ways” – U2 (04:02)
    • “Mysterious Ways” (Solar Plexus Extended Club Mix) – U2 (07:02)
    • “Mysterious Ways” (Apollo 440 Magic Hour Remix) – U2 (04:26)
    • “Mysterious Ways” (Tabla Motown Remix) – U2 (04:28)
    • “Mysterious Ways” (Solar Plexus Club Mix) – U2 (04:09)

The Fly

  • 14 min 37 sec
  • 3 songs
    • “The Fly” – U2 (04:30)
    • “Alex Descends Into Hell for A Bottle of Milk / Korova 1” – U2 (03:37)
    • “The Lounge Fly Mix) – U2 (06:28)

Work still appears to be in progress on these releases. As such the track lists above may change between now and the time of release. Like the previous 11 released a few weeks ago, these are being released via UMC (Universal Music Catalog) and all are being released at standard audio quality. They will be available to purchase and download when released, as well as through streaming services.

New music appears on Fridays, so over the next couple of weeks it may be worth it to check out the streaming service of choice to see if any of the new U2 singles are available yet. (Or just pull out your old CD copies in the meantime!) We’ve reached out to our contacts for additional information, and will update this story if we hear back, or when these are officially released.

And in case there’s any question on two other singles missing from our list above, both “Stay (Faraway, So Close!)” and “One” have been previously released to streaming services. Those are available now and as such are not included in our list above. It remains to be seen if any further work will be done on these two previously available singles.

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