The Complete U2

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{{Infobox album

| name = The Complete U2

| type = box

| artist = U2

| cover = completeu2.jpg

| alt =

| released = 23 November 2004

| recorded = 1978–2004

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Rock

| length =

| label = Island, Interscope

| producer = U2, Martin Hannett, Steve Lillywhite, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Jimmy Iovine, Chris Thomas, Jacknife Lee

| prev_title = How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = Live from Under the Brooklyn Bridge

| next_year = 2004

}}

The Complete U2 is a digital box set by Irish rock band U2. It was released on 23 November 2004 by Apple Inc. on the iTunes Store.{{Cite web|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/173439/u2complete.html|title=The Complete U2: The World's First Digital Box Set|website=Macworld}}

It is the first major release of a purely digital online box set by any recording artist. It contained the complete set of U2 albums, singles, live, rare and previously unreleased material from 1978 to 2004, with a total of 446 songs. This was accompanied by a PDF containing album art, track listings, and band commentary.{{Cite web|url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/music/pop/reviews/10650/|title=Under a Blood-Red Customized iPod Case |first=Douglas|last=Wolk |author-link=Douglas Wolk|date=8 December 2004|website=New York}}

In the US it originally retailed for $149.99, but a $50 coupon was included with the U2 Special Edition iPods from the fourth-generation iPod. The video-capable U2 iPods included a code for a 33-minute video of live band performances and interviews. As of 20 December 2007, the set was no longer available for sale.{{cite web|url=http://www.u2wanderer.org/?p=356|title=Happy Holidays and RIP The Complete U2|date=2007-12-20|access-date=2007-12-21|publisher=U2Wanderer.org}}

Disc list

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! Disc

! Title

! Type

! Length

! Tracks

| "Another Day"

| single

| {{Sort|07:57|7:57}}

| 2

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|EP}}

| 2

|Three

| EP

| {{Sort|09:24|9:24}}

| 3

| "11 O'Clock Tick Tock"

| single

| {{Sort|07:11|7:11}}

| 2

| "A Day Without Me"

| single

| {{Sort|05:31|5:31}}

| 2

| "I Will Follow"

| single

| {{Sort|07:01|7:01}}

| 2

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|studio}}

| 6

| Boy

| studio album

| 42:13

| 11

| "Fire"

| single

| 18:11

| 4

| "Gloria"

| single

| {{Sort|08:04|8:04}}

| 2

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|studio}}

| 9

| October

| studio album

| 41:08

| 11

| "A Celebration"

| single

| {{Sort|05:31|5:31}}

| 2

| "New Year's Day"

| single

| 18:10

| 4

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|studio}}

| 12

| War

| studio album

| 43:08

| 10

| "Two Hearts Beat as One"

| single

| 18:05

| 5

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|live}}

| 14

| Under a Blood Red Sky

| live album

| 33:25

| 8

| "Pride (In the Name of Love)"

| single

| 19:12

| 5

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|studio}}

| 16

| The Unforgettable Fire

| studio album

| 42:19

| 10

| "The Unforgettable Fire" & B-Sides

| single

| 17:27

| 4

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|EP}}

| 18

| Wide Awake in America

| EP

| 20:43

| 4

| "With or Without You"

| single

| 14:18

| 3

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|studio}}

| 20

| The Joshua Tree

| studio album

| 50:11

| 11

| "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"

| single

| 12:21

| 3

| "Where the Streets Have No Name"

| single

| 16:20

| 4

| "Desire"

| single

| 12:39

| 3

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|studio}}

| 24

| Rattle and Hum

| double album

| {{Sort|72:23|1:12:23}}

| 17

| "Angel of Harlem"

| single

| 14:32

| 3

| "When Love Comes to Town"

| single

| 15:46

| 3

| "All I Want Is You"

| single

| 10:43

| 2

| "The Fly"

| single

| 14:33

| 3

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|studio}}

| 29

|Achtung Baby

| studio album

| 55:29

| 12

|"Mysterious Ways" & Remixes

| single

| 13:22

| 7

| "One"

| single

| 15:27

| 3

| "Even Better Than the Real Thing"

| single

| 18:19

| 4

| "Even Better Than the Real Thing" Remixes

| single

| 37:15

| 6

| "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"

| single

| 21:27

| 4

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|studio}}

| 35

| Zooropa

| studio album

| 51:21

| 10

| "Lemon" Remixes

| single

| 59:45

| 9

| "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)"

| single

| 19:50

| 4

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|remix}}

| 38

| Melon

| remix album

| 47:01

| 7

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|studio}}

| 39

| Original Soundtracks 1

| studio album

| 58:08

| 14

| "Miss Sarajevo"

| single

| 19:30

| 4

| "Discothèque"

| single

| 14:42

| 3

| "Discothèque" Remixes

| single

| {{Sort|65:08|1:05:08}}

| 10

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|studio}}

| 43

| Pop

| studio album

| {{Sort|60:13|1:00:13}}

| 12

| "Staring at the Sun"

| single

| 14:42

| 3

| "Staring at the Sun" Remixes

| single

| 16:34

| 3

| "Last Night on Earth"

| single

| 14:01

| 3

| "Please"

| single

| 48:48

| 9

| "If God Will Send His Angels"

| single

| 22:29

| 5

| "Mofo" Remixes

| single

| 37:40

| 5

| "Sweetest Thing"

| single

| 22:25

| 5

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|greatest}}

| 51

| The Best of 1980–1990

| greatest hits

| {{Sort|64:28|1:04:28}}

| 15

| "Beautiful Day"

| single

| 20:07

| 5

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|studio}}

| 53

| All That You Can't Leave Behind

| studio album

| 53:09

| 12

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|live}}

| 54

| Hasta la Vista Baby!

| live album

| {{Sort|69:19|1:09:19}}

| 14

| "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of"

| single

| 36:06

| 7

| "Elevation"

| single

| 19:42

| 4

| "Elevation" Remixes

| single

| 31:15

| 5

| "Walk On"

| single

| 20:59

| 4

| "Electrical Storm"

| single

| 32:05

| 5

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|greatest}}

| 60

| The Best of 1990–2000

| greatest hits

| {{Sort|76:20|1:16:20}}

| 17

| "Vertigo"

| single

| {{Sort|07:01|7:01}}

| 2

| "Vertigo" Remixes

| single

| 18:36

| 4

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|studio}}

| 63

| How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

| studio album

| 52:58

| 12

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|compilation}}

| 64

| Unreleased & Rare

| compilation

| {{Sort|77:12|1:17:12}}

| 18

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|live}}

| 65

| Live from Boston 1981

| live album

| 54:34

| 13

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|live}}

| 66

| Live from the Point Depot

| live album

| {{Sort|99:44|1:39:44}}

| 21

bgcolor={{Infobox album/color|EP}}

| 67

| Early Demos

| EP

| 13:14

| 3

Total:

|colspan=2 align="center"| 20 albums
3 EPs

| 28:00:00
(approx.)

| 446

=Digital box set-exclusive albums=

The following albums are only officially available as part of this set:

==''Unreleased & Rare''==

Unreleased & Rare is a compilation of unreleased and rare tracks. Most of the previously unreleased songs were from the band's All That You Can't Leave Behind and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions. The album Medium, Rare & Remastered, released in 2009, contains similar tracks.

{{tracklist

|extra_column=From

|title1=Levitate

|extra1=All That You Can't Leave Behind sessions

|length1=5:09

|title2=Love You Like Mad

|extra2=All That You Can't Leave Behind sessions

|length2=4:17

|title3=Smile

|extra3=How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions

|length3=3:17

|title4=Flower Child

|extra4=All That You Can't Leave Behind sessions

|length4=4:54

|title5=Beautiful Ghost / Introduction to Songs of Experience

|extra5=The Joshua Tree sessions

|length5=3:52

|title6=Jesus Christ

|extra6=Rattle and Hum sessions

|length6=3:12

|title7=Xanax and Wine

|extra7=How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions

|length7=4:39

|title8=All Because of You

|note8=Alternate version

|extra8=How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions

|length8=3:35

|title9=Native Son

|extra9=How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions

|length9=3:08

|title10=Yahweh

|note10=Alternate version

|extra10=How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions

|length10=4:31

|title11=Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own

|note11=Alternate version

|extra11=How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions

|length11=5:30

|title12=Numb

|note12=Radio edit

|extra12="Numb" promotional single

|length12=3:57

|title13=Bass Trap

|note13=Edit

|extra13=The Best of 1980–1990 B-sides

|length13=3:33

|title14=Night and Day

|note14=Twilight Remix

|extra14="Night and Day" promotional single

|length14=5:20

|title15=Numb

|note15=Gimme Some More Dignity Mix edit

|extra15=The Best of 1990–2000 B-sides

|length15=5:50

|title16=Salomé

|note16=Zooromancer Remix edit

|extra16=The Best of 1990–2000 B-sides

|length16=5:51

|title17=Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

|extra17=A Very Special Christmas (1987)

|length17=2:19

|title18=Stateless

|extra18=The Million Dollar Hotel: Music from the Motion Picture

|length18=4:05

}}

==''Live from Boston 1981''==

Live from Boston 1981 is a live album recorded during U2's Boy Tour at Boston's Paradise Rock Club on {{Start date|df=yes|1981|3|6}}. Some of the tracks on this album have been originally released on other singles previous to the release of this album.

{{tracklist

| extra_column=Originally released on

| title1=The Ocean

| length1=2:22

| title2=11 O'Clock Tick Tock

| length2=5:02

| title3=Touch

| length3=3:01

| title4=An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart

| length4=7:54

| title5=Another Time, Another Place

| length5=4:33

| title6=The Cry/The Electric Co.

| extra6="Fire" single

| length6=4:53

| title7=Things to Make and Do

| length7=3:05

| title8=Stories for Boys

| extra8="Sweetest Thing" single

| length8=3:03

| title9=Twilight

| length9=4:27

| title10=I Will Follow

| extra10="Gloria" single

| length10=3:58

| title11=Out of Control

| extra11="I Will Follow" single

| length11=5:18

| title12=11 O'Clock Tick Tock

| note12=encore

| extra12="Fire" single

| length12=5:01

| title13=The Ocean

| note13=encore

| extra13="Fire" single

| length13=2:11

}}

==''Live from the Point Depot''==

Live from the Point Depot is the first official release of the band's widely bootlegged New Year's Eve show at Dublin's Point Depot in 1989.

==''Early Demos''==

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| name = Early Demos

| type = EP

| longtype = from The Complete U2 box set

| artist = U2

| cover = u2earlydemos.jpg

| alt =

| released =

| recorded = 1978

| venue =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 13:14

| label =

| producer =

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

Early Demos is an EP containing three demos, produced by Barry Devlin and recorded at Keystone Studios in November 1978. These songs are the band's second recorded studio work. "Street Mission" and "The Fool" have not been on any other album. "Shadows and Tall Trees" was the final track on their first studio album Boy, released in 1980.

{{tracklist

|title1=Street Mission

|length1=4:17

|title2=Shadows and Tall Trees

|note2=Demo

|length2=4:40

|title3=The Fool

|length3=4:15

}}