U2 YouTube Refresh
Video Listing
In September 2020, U2 announced a refresh of their YouTube channel. Many of the videos present on the channel were lower resolution, and with the popularity of higher definition televisions and devices, these lower quality videos often look poor when displayed. The announcement said that a focus would be put on updating the content with new, higher resolution videos. These are the commercial video clips used to promote the songs on music video programming.
A handful of the videos have been issued at a 4K resolution. These are videos originally filmed on film or a higher quality digital medium, and where access to the original footage is available. Most of the videos have a maximum resolution of 1080p. These are videos filmed at a lower quality medium such as videocassette. Some of the videos are being upscaled from a lower resolution
Below you will find the list of the refreshed videos to date, as well as the date they’ve been uploaded, and the maximum quality. Those marked with a (+) are a refresh of an older video, instead of a new upload. Doing so maintains the original upload date of the video, comments, and views, but it also means that the video falls further down the overall list of videos as it maintains the original upload date. The links below lead directly to the video on YouTube, to see our documentation of the videos, including director, locations, and more, see the “Videos by Date” or “Videos by Title” on the right.
2020 Videos:
Before the announcement of U2’s YouTube refresh, three full length songs popped up on the account. The first is at low quality, but the other two are high definition videos, matching the quality of many of the other eventual uploads.
- 2020-05-10: “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” Official Video (480p)
- 2020-08-28: “11 O’Clock Tick Tock” (Live, Old Grey Whistle Test, 1981) (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2020-09-10: “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of” (Acoustic Lyric Video) (1920×1080, 25fps)
2020 After Announcement:
On September 17 it was announced that U2 were refreshing their YouTube channel with a series of new uploads, and refreshed older videos. This included videos at 4K where possible (3840×2160) and at 1080p otherwise (1920×1080). For the remainder of the year, one or two videos were added each week, with many focused around the 40th anniversary of Boy and the 20th anniversary of All That You Can’t Leave Behind.
- 2020-09-18: “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of” (Official Video) (3840×2160, 25fps)
- 2020-09-19: “Beautiful Day” (Eze Version) (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2020-09-25: “Levitate” (Lyric Video) (1280×718, 25fps)
- 2020-09-26: “Stateless” (Lyric Video) (1280×718, 25fps)
- 2020-10-01: “Walk On” (Liz Friedlander Version) (3840×2160, 25fps)
- 2020-10-07: “Beautiful Day” (The Making Of) (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2020-10-08: “Beautiful Day” Official Video (1920×1080, 25fps)+
- 2020-10-09: “Beautiful Day” (Live from Boston) (1920×1080, 29.97fps)
- 2020-10-10: “Stay (Faraway, So Close!) (Live from Boston) (1920×1080, 29.97fps)
- 2020-10-15: “The Ground Beneath Her Feet” (1920×1080)
- 2020-10-16: “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” Unboxing Video (1920×1080, 30fps)
- 2020-10-23: “Elevation” (Live from Boston) (1920×1080, 29.97fps)
- 2020-10-24: “Kite” (Live from Boston) (1920×1080, 29.97fps)
- 2020-10-27: “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of” (Eze Version) (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2020-11-02: “Elevation” Official Video (1920×1080, 23.98fps)+
- 2020-11-05: “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” (Behind the Scenes) (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2020-11-06: “Walk On” (Official Video) (1920×1080, 25fps)+
- 2020-11-13: “When I Look at the World” (Picante Remix) (Visualization Video) (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2020-11-13: “In A Little While” (Nightmares on Wax Remix) (Visualization Video) (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2020-11-13: “Walk On” (Wyclef Jean Remix) (Visualization Video) (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2020-11-16: “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” (20th Anniversary Q&A) (1280×720, 29.97fps)
- 2020-11-19: “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of” (US Version) (1920×1080, 23.98fps)
- 2020-11-21: “Levitate” (Alternate Lyric Video) (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2020-11-27: “I Will Follow” (Official Video) (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2020-11-28: “I Will Follow” (Live, Old Grey Whistle Test, 1981) (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2020-12-03: “I Believe in Father Christmas” (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2020-12-10: “Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)” (1920×1080, 23.98fps)+
- 2020-12-17: “The Ocean” (Live, Old Grey Whistle Test, 1981) (1920×1080, 25fps)
2021 Videos:
The 2021 videos started with an upload of “New Year’s Day” on New Year’s Day. The other videos to date have appeared in chronological order of release.
- 2021-01-01: New Year’s Day (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2021-01-06: Gloria (1920×1080, 25fps)+
- 2021-01-08: A Celebration (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2021-01-09: Two Hearts Beat as One (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2021-01-12: Pride (In the Name of Love) (Sepia Version) (3840×2160, 25fps)+
- 2021-01-15: Pride (In the Name of Love) (Slane Castle Version) (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2021-01-20: Pride (In the Name of Love) (Colour Version) (3840×2160, 25fps)
- 2021-01-21: The Unforgettable Fire (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2021-01-27: A Sort of Homecoming (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2021-01-29: Bad (Live from Birmingham) (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2021-02-01: With or Without You (1920×1080, 25fps)+
- 2021-02-04: With or Without You (Version 2) (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2021-02-09: Red Hill Mining Town (3840×2160, 25fps)+
- 2021-02-09: I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (1920×1080, 25fps)+
- 2021-02-16: Where the Streets Have No Name (3840×2160, 25fps)+
- 2021-02-18: In God’s Country (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2021-02-24: One Tree Hill (Live) (1920×1080, 25fps)+
- 2021-02-26: Spanish Eyes (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2021-03-02: Desire (1920×1080, 25fps)+
- 2021-03-04: Desire (The Hollywood Remix) (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2021-03-05: Angel of Harlem (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2021-03-10: When Love Comes to Town (Rattle and Hum Version) (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2021-03-11: When Love Comes to Town (Official Video) (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2021-03-12: All I Want is You (3840×2160, 25fps)
With the announcement of “The Virtual Road“ U2 have also added videos for the following:
- 2021-03-15: The Virtual Road Trailer (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2021-03-15: Elevation (Live from Slane Castle, 2001) (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2021-03-17: Beautiful Day (Live from Slane Castle, 2001) (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2021-03-18: Where the Streets Have No Name (Live from Slane Castle, 2001) (1920×1080, 25fps)
- 2021-03-23: Gloria (Live from Red Rocks, 1983) (1422×1080, 30fps)
- 2021-03-25: 11 O’Clock Tick Tock (Live from Red Rocks, 1983) (1418×1080, 30fps)
- 2021-03-26: “40” (Live from Red Rocks, 1983) (1418×1080, 30fps)
- 2021-03-26: Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live from Red Rocks, 1983) (1920×1080, 30fps)+
- 2021-03-26: I Will Follow (Live from Red Rocks, 1983) (1920×1080, 30fps)+
- 2021-03-30: Mofo (Live from Mexico City, 1997) (1920×1080)
- 2021-03-31: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (Live from Mexico City, 1997) (1920×1080)+
- 2021-04-01: Staring at the Sun (Live from Mexico City, 1997) (1920×1080)
- 2021-04-02: Bullet the Blue Sky (Live from Mexico City, 1997) (1920×1080)
- 2021-04-08: Cedarwood Road (Live from Paris, 2015) (3840×2160)
- 2021-04-10: Raised by Wolves (Live from Paris, 2015) (3840×2160)
- 2021-04-11: Until the End of the World (Live from Paris, 2015) (3840×2160)
+ Denotes a new video that replaced an older upload. Thus the original upload date, views, and comments are maintained.
Many thanks to cgmorgan1986 for his help with the list above.