The Best of 1990–2000 | ||||
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Greatest hits album by U2 | ||||
Released | 5 November 2002 | |||
Recorded | 1990–2002 | |||
Genre | Rock, alternative rock | |||
Length | 71:53 | |||
Label | Island/Interscope | |||
Producer | Steve Lillywhite, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, William Orbit, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. Flood, Nellee Hooper, Paul Barrett, Howie B | |||
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Singles from The Best of 1990–2000 | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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Blender | |
Entertainment Weekly | B− |
Pitchfork Media | 5.6/10 |
Rolling Stone |
The Best of 1990–2000 | ||||
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Video by U2 | ||||
Released | 2 December 2002 | |||
Recorded | 1991–2002 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 176:00 111:49 (main feature) 77:31 (tracks 1-16 only) |
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Label | Island, Interscope | |||
Director | Kevin Godley, Stéphane Sednaoui, Jonas Åkerlund, Anton Corbijn, et al. | |||
Producer | Ned O'Hanlon | |||
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The Best of 1990–2000 is the second greatest hits compilation album by Irish rock band U2. The album was released on 5 November 2002 through Island Records, except in the United States where the album was released on the Interscope label as a single-disc CD compilation. The Best of 1990–2000 & B-Sides was released on the same day with a second disc featuring 14 of the b-side singles released from 1990 to 2000 and a bonus DVD with a trailer for the album and three other segments. A video album of the same name was later released in December 2002 (see 2002 in music).
The album contained two newly recorded tracks, "Electrical Storm" and "The Hands That Built America", the latter of which was released on soundtrack to Gangs of New York while the former was released as a single. The album also included several "new mixes" of several songs, and the songs "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me", which was released as a single in 1995 but had not previously been included on a U2 album, and "Miss Sarajevo", which was originally credited to Passengers and also released as a single in 1995.
The album charted at number 1 in 13 countries and was the twelfth best-selling album of 2002, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.