U2 Best of 1990-2000

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About the Album --------------- U2 Best Of 1999-2000 is a compilation of the best Irish music released by the rock band U2 in the years 1999 and 2000. It was first released in UK and Ireland. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry,the album stood at the number one position in thirteen countries and was acknowledged as the twelfth best-selling album of 2002. They cover the rock and pop genres in music. U2 Best Of 1999-2000 contains sixteen hit tracks. The Hands That Built America was released as a soundtrack to Gangs of New York . The album also includes quite a few updated mixes of several old songs. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me and Miss Sarajevo are included in it. Two new compositions, Mysterious Ways and Beautiful Day, also find their way into this album. are undoubtedly the best compositions. This audio CD was released in 2002 by Universal Music and contains one disc. Key Features ------------ * Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me was used in the Batman and Robin theme. * Christian and spiritual imagery is a recurrent theme of their lyrics. * The song Beautiful day won three Grammy awards in 2001. About the Artists ----------------- U2 is an Irish band. It was formed in 1976. The group includes Bono and Edge, who handle the keyboard, vocals and guitar. Adam Clayton is their bass guitarist, while drums and percussion are handled by Larry Mullen Jr. They began as spets of post-punk music. But with time they gradually incorporated various styles into their music. U2 have released 12 studio albums. They are among the all-time bestselling music artists and have sold more than 150 million records all over the world. They have been recipients of twenty-two Grammy Awards and in 2005, they were initiated into the Rock and Roll of Fame. According to Rolling Stone, U2 was at number 22 in its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and has been named as the Biggest Band in the World.