| AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered | |
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| Compilation album by various artists | |
| Released | 25 October 2011 (2011-10-25) |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 59:25 |
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AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered, stylized as(Ăhk-to͝ong Ba͞y-bi) Covered or(Ăℎk-to͝ong Ba͞y-bi) Covered, is atribute album featuringcover versions of the 12 songs fromU2's 1991 recordAchtung Baby. It was released on 25 October 2011 as a pack-in CD with the December 2011 issue ofQ (issue #305). The magazine commissioned the album to commemorate the 20th anniversary ofAchtung Baby's original release andQ's 25th anniversary. The magazine's editor-in-chief Paul Rees said, "This is an entirely appropriate way to markQ's anniversary and that ofAchtung Baby, one of the pivotal albums in our lifetime." The performing artists are a mix of U2's contemporaries and successors, includingJack White,Patti Smith,Snow Patrol,Nine Inch Nails,Depeche Mode,The Killers,Garbage andGlasvegas. Although a tribute album,AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered contains a remix of "Even Better Than the Real Thing" that is credited as performed by U2.[1][2]
On 15 November 2011, the album was made available viadigital download through theiTunes Store. All proceeds from digital sales will go toConcern Worldwide, an Ireland-based non-profit organisation that provides aid to the world's poorest countries. Concern's CEO Tom Arnold said, "Offering the proceeds from(Ahk-toong Bay-Bi) Covered to Concern's East Africa appeal also provides a timely reminder that alleviation of the hunger and wider health crisis in the region must not be forgotten and should remain a global priority."[3] Arnold said he was taken aback but delighted when he was asked by U2 lead singerBono if his organisation would accept all proceeds from sales of the tribute album.[4]
The album debuted at number 53 in the United States with 12,000 copies sold in the first week,[5] and it debuted at number 46 in Canada.[6]
| No. | Title | Performed by | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Zoo Station" | Nine Inch Nails | 6:28 |
| 2. | "Even Better Than the Real Thing" (Jacques Lu Cont Mix) | U2 | 6:39 |
| 3. | "One" | Damien Rice | 5:26 |
| 4. | "Until the End of the World" | Patti Smith | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" | Garbage | 5:16 |
| 6. | "So Cruel" | Depeche Mode | 6:02 |
| 7. | "The Fly" | Gavin Friday | 4:16 |
| 8. | "Mysterious Ways" | Snow Patrol | 4:48 |
| 9. | "Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World" | The Fray | 4:33 |
| 10. | "Ultraviolet (Light My Way)" | The Killers | 4:53 |
| 11. | "Acrobat" | Glasvegas | 4:08 |
| 12. | "Love Is Blindness" | Jack White | 3:20 |
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] | 46 |
| USBillboard 200[8] | 53 |
