| Achtung Baby | ||||
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| Released | 18 November 1991 (1991-11-18) | |||
| Recorded | October 1990 – September 1991 | |||
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| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 55:27 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Daniel Lanois,Brian Eno | |||
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| Singles fromAchtung Baby | ||||
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Achtung Baby is the seventhstudio album byIrishrock bandU2. It was put in stores on 19 November 1991. The album came almost two years after the lead singer,Bono, said that the band would "have to go away and dream it all up again," after their 1988 album,Rattle and Hum was criticized.
Achtung Baby shows a very big change in U2's sound because they began to usealternative rock andelectronic sounds in the rhythm, more production, and moreguitar effects, also including darker and more personal song words. The results were much more adventurous and less traditionally rock-based than their previous albums, andAchtung Baby is one of U2's best-selling and most-liked albums.
All lyrics written by Bono, all music composed by U2.
| No. | Title | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Zoo Station" | Daniel Lanois | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Even Better Than the Real Thing" | Steve Lillywhite, withBrian Eno and Lanois | 3:41 |
| 3. | "One" | Lanois with Eno | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Until the End of the World" | Lanois with Eno | 4:39 |
| 5. | "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" | Lillywhite, Lanois, and Eno | 5:16 |
| 6. | "So Cruel" | Lanois | 5:49 |
| 7. | "The Fly" | Lanois | 4:29 |
| 8. | "Mysterious Ways" | Lanois with Eno | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World" | Lanois with Eno | 3:53 |
| 10. | "Ultraviolet (Light My Way)" | Lanois with Eno | 5:31 |
| 11. | "Acrobat" | Lanois | 4:30 |
| 12. | "Love Is Blindness" | Lanois | 4:23 |
Total length: | 55:27 | ||
| Super Deluxe and Über Deluxe editions, CD disc 3: Über Remixes | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Notes | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Night and Day"(Steel String Remix) | B-side from "One" single | 6:58 | ||||||
| 2. | "Even Better Than the Real Thing"(The Perfecto Mix) | B-side from "Even Better Than the Real Thing" single | 6:37 | ||||||
| 3. | "Mysterious Ways"(Solar Plexus Extended Club Mix) | B-side from "Mysterious Ways" single | 7:02 | ||||||
| 4. | "Lemon"(The Perfecto Mix) | B-side from "Lemon" single | 8:57 | ||||||
| 5. | "Can't Help Falling in Love"(Triple Peaks Remix) | B-side from "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" single | 4:36 | ||||||
| 6. | "Lady with the Spinning Head"(Extended Dance Mix) | B-side from "Even Better Than the Real Thing" single | 6:08 | ||||||
| 7. | "Even Better Than the Real Thing"(V16 Exit Wound Remix) | B-side from "Even Better Than the Real Thing" single | 3:20 | ||||||
| 8. | "Mysterious Ways"(Ultimatum Mix) | B-side from "Mysterious Ways" single | 5:02 | ||||||
| 9. | "The Lounge Fly Mix" | B-side from "The Fly" single | 6:28 | ||||||
| 10. | "Mysterious Ways"(The Perfecto Mix) | B-side from "Mysterious Ways" single | 7:06 | ||||||
| 11. | "One"(Apollo 440 Remix) | Previously unreleased | 5:04 | ||||||
Total length: | 67:17 | ||||||||
| Super Deluxe and Über Deluxe editions, CD disc 4: Unter Remixes | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Notes | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Mysterious Ways"(Tabla Motown Remix) | B-side from "Mysterious Ways" single | 4:29 | ||||||
| 2. | "Mysterious Ways"(Apollo 440 Magic Hour Remix) | B-side from "Mysterious Ways" single | 4:28 | ||||||
| 3. | "Can't Help Falling in Love"(Mystery Train Dub) | B-side from "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" single | 8:34 | ||||||
| 4. | "One"(Apollo 440 Ambient Mix) | Previously unreleased | 5:04 | ||||||
| 5. | "Lemon"(Momo's Reprise) | B-side from "Lemon" single | 4:09 | ||||||
| 6. | "Salomé"(Zooromancer Remix) | B-side from "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" single | 8:05 | ||||||
| 7. | "Even Better Than the Real Thing"(Trance Mix) | B-side from "Even Better Than the Real Thing" single | 6:51 | ||||||
| 8. | "Numb"(Gimme Some More Dignity Mix) | FromMelon: Remixes for Propaganda compilation | 8:51 | ||||||
| 9. | "Mysterious Ways"(Solar Plexus Magic Hour Remix) | B-side from "Mysterious Ways" single | 8:15 | ||||||
| 10. | "Numb"(Soul Assassins Mix) | FromMelon: Remixes for Propaganda compilation | 3:58 | ||||||
| 11. | "Even Better Than the Real Thing"(Apollo 440 Stealth Sonic Remix) | B-side from "Even Better Than the Real Thing" single | 6:44 | ||||||
Total length: | 69:12 | ||||||||
| Super Deluxe and Über Deluxe editions, CD disc 5: B-sides and Bonus Tracks | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Notes | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Lady with the Spinning Head (UV1)" | B-side from "One" single | 3:54 | ||||||
| 2. | "Blow Your House Down" | Previously unreleased | 3:31 | ||||||
| 3. | "Salomé" | B-side from "Even Better Than the Real Thing" single | 4:32 | ||||||
| 4. | "Even Better Than the Real Thing"(Single Version) | A-side from "Even Better Than the Real Thing" | 3:41 | ||||||
| 5. | "Satellite of Love" | B-side from "One" | 4:00 | ||||||
| 6. | "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"(Temple Bar Remix) | B-side from "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" single | 4:49 | ||||||
| 7. | "Heaven and Hell" | Previously unreleased | 5:02 | ||||||
| 8. | "Oh Berlin" | Previously unreleased | 4:31 | ||||||
| 9. | "Near the Island"(Instrumental) | Previously unreleased | 2:46 | ||||||
| 10. | "Down All the Days" | Previously unreleased | 5:37 | ||||||
| 11. | "Paint It Black" | B-side from "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" single | 3:21 | ||||||
| 12. | "Fortunate Son" | B-side from "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" single | 2:40 | ||||||
| 13. | "Alex Descends into Hell for a Bottle of Milk/Korova 1" | B-side from "The Fly" single | 3:38 | ||||||
| 14. | "Where Did It All Go Wrong?" | B-side from "Even Better Than the Real Thing" | 3:57 | ||||||
| 15. | "Everybody Loves a Winner" | Previously unreleased | 5:12 | ||||||
| 16. | "Even Better Than the Real Thing"(Fish out of Water Remix) | U2 360° Tour remix | 4:09 | ||||||
Total length: | 65:18 | ||||||||
| Super Deluxe and Über Deluxe editions, CD disc 6: Kindergarten — The AlternativeAchtung Baby | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "'Baby' Zoo Station" | 5:34 | |||||||
| 2. | "'Baby' Even Better Than the Real Thing" | 3:43 | |||||||
| 3. | "'Baby' One" | 4:36 | |||||||
| 4. | "'Baby' Until the End of the World" | 4:32 | |||||||
| 5. | "'Baby' Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" | 5:16 | |||||||
| 6. | "'Baby' So Cruel" | 6:08 | |||||||
| 7. | "'Baby' The Fly" | 4:45 | |||||||
| 8. | "'Baby' Mysterious Ways" | 4:03 | |||||||
| 9. | "'Baby' Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World" | 4:12 | |||||||
| 10. | "'Baby' Ultraviolet (Light My Way)" | 5:50 | |||||||
| 11. | "'Baby' Acrobat" | 4:27 | |||||||
| 12. | "'Baby' Love Is Blindness" | 7:17 | |||||||
Total length: | 60:23 | ||||||||
