Achtung Baby (20th anniversary edition)

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Annotation

CD 1

Cat. number: 2778825
Matrix/runout: [Universal logo] ANZ 2778825 A0100963068X0101 12
Mastering SID code: IFPI LV87
Mould SID code: IFPI 6544

CD 2

Cat. number: 2782627
Matrix/runout: [Universal logo] ANZ 2782627 A100963070X0202 12
Mastering SID code: IFPI LV87
Mould SID code: IFPI 6545

Annotation last modified on 2023-03-29 20:20 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Achtung Baby
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1Zoo Station
assistant engineer:
Robbie Adams and Shannon Strong
engineer and mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Shannon Strong
additional guitar:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1991)
recording of:
Zoo Station
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
3.454:36
2Even Better Than the Real Thing
engineer:
Robbie Adams and Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player)
producer:
Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) and Steve Lillywhite
assistant mixer:
Sean Leonard (Irish engineer)
mixer:
Robbie Adams and Steve Lillywhite
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen
guitar:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
keyboard [keyboards]:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1991)
music videos:
Even Better Than the Real Thing by U2 (Irish rock band)
recording of:
Even Better Than the Real Thing
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3.73:41
3One
additional engineer:
Robbie Adams
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Shannon Strong
engineer and mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
additional guitar:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Brian Eno
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen
guitar:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
keyboard [keyboards]:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1991)
music videos:
One by U2 (Irish rock band), One (Buffalo version) by U2 (Irish rock band) and One (Restaurant version) by U2 (Irish rock band)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 36) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 62)
recording of:
One
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music, Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
4.154:36
4Until the End of the World
additional engineer:
Robbie Adams
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Shannon Strong
engineer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
additional percussion:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen
guitar:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
keyboard [keyboards]:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1991)
music videos:
Until the End of the World (live) by U2 (Irish rock band)
recording of:
Until the End of the World
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3.554:38
5Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
assistant engineer:
Shannon Strong
engineer:
Robbie Adams
producer:
Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) and Steve Lillywhite
assistant mixer:
Sean Leonard (Irish engineer)
mixer:
Robbie Adams and Steve Lillywhite
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1991)
music videos:
Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses by U2 (Irish rock band)
recording of:
Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
PolyGram International Music B.V. (not for release label use!) and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
3.25:17
6So Cruel
additional engineer:
Robbie Adams
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Shannon Strong
engineer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
mixer:
Brian Eno and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
additional viola and violin:
Nell Catchpole
strings arranger:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Brian Eno
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1991)
recording of:
So Cruel
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
3.45:49
7The Fly
additional engineer and assistant mixer:
Robbie Adams
assistant engineer:
Shannon Strong
engineer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis), Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) and Steve Lillywhite
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1991)
music videos:
The Fly by U2 (Irish rock band), The Fly (performance only) by U2 (Irish rock band) and The Fly (text only) by U2 (Irish rock band)
recording of:
The Fly
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
2.94:29
8Mysterious Ways
additional engineer:
Robbie Adams
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Shannon Strong
engineer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
mixer:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans), Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
additional percussion:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen
guitar:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
keyboard [keyboards]:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1991)
music videos:
Mysterious Ways by U2 (Irish rock band)
recording of:
Mysterious Ways
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3.64:04
9Tryin’ to Throw Your Arms Around the World
additional engineer:
Robbie Adams
assistant engineer:
Shannon Strong
engineer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Sean Leonard (Irish engineer)
mixer:
Robbie Adams and Steve Lillywhite
additional guitar:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
additional keyboard:
Brian Eno
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1991)
recording of:
Tryin’ to Throw Your Arms Around the World
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
2.753:53
10Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
additional engineer:
Robbie Adams
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Shannon Strong
engineer and mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1991)
recording of:
Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
3.555:31
11Acrobat
additional engineer:
Robbie Adams
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Shannon Strong
engineer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1991)
recording of:
Acrobat
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
3.14:30
12Love Is Blindness
assistant engineer:
Robbie Adams and Shannon Strong
engineer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Shannon Strong
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
additional keyboard:
Brian Eno
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1991)
music videos:
Love Is Blindness by U2 (Irish rock band) and Love Is Blindness by U2 (Irish rock band)
recording of:
Love Is Blindness
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music
3.44:23
2▼CD: B-Sides and Bonus Tracks
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1Lady With the Spinning Head (UV1)
recording engineer:
Ian Bryan
producer and mixer:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player)
assistant mixer:
Fiach Cooling and Louise McCormick
keyboard:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player)
recorded at:
STS Studios in Dublin
recording of:
Lady With the Spinning Head
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
43:54
2Blow Your House Down
additional recording engineer and additional producer:
Declan Gaffney
recording engineer:
Ian Bryan and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player), Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Kristian Donaldson
mixer:
Declan Gaffney
congas:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
mixed at:
Artillery Studios in London (Greater London)
recording of:
Blow Your House Down
3:31
3Salomé
engineer:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player), Ian Bryan and Louise McCormick
producer and mixer:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player) and U2 (Irish rock band)
additional background vocals:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player) and Ian Bryan
recording of:
Salomé
lyricist:
Paul David Hewson (singer of U2)
composer:
Adam Clayton, David Howell Evans (U2 guitarist David Evans), Larry Mullen, Jr. and Paul David Hewson (singer of U2)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
4:32
4Even Better Than the Real Thing (single version)
engineer:
Robbie Adams and Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player)
producer:
Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) and Steve Lillywhite
assistant mixer:
Sean Leonard (Irish engineer)
mixer:
Robbie Adams and Steve Lillywhite
recording of:
Even Better Than the Real Thing
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3:41
5Satellite of Love
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Louise McCormick
engineer and mixer:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player)
producer:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
keyboard:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
recorder:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player)
additional background vocals:
Gavin Friday
recorded at:
STS Studios in Dublin
cover recording of:
Satellite of Love
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
4:00
6Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (Temple Bar remix)
assistant engineer:
Fiach Cooling and Shannon Strong
engineer:
Robbie Adams, Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player) and Ian Bryan
producer:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player), Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter), Steve Lillywhite and U2 (Irish rock band)
editor:
Stewart Whitmore
Moog [Moog organ]:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player)
piano and strings:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
recording of:
Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
PolyGram International Music B.V. (not for release label use!) and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
44:49
7Paint It Black
producer:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player) and U2 (Irish rock band)
assistant mixer:
Ian Bryan
mixer:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player)
keyboard:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player)
cover recording of:
Paint It Black
writer:
Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Essex Music International, Onward Music Ltd., Promopub. B.V. and Westminster Music Ltd.
43:21
8Even Better Than the Real Thing (Fish Out of Water remix)
engineer:
Robbie Adams and Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player)
additional producer:
Declan Gaffney and Matt Paul
producer:
Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) and Steve Lillywhite
remixer:
Declan Gaffney and Matt Paul
recording of:
Even Better Than the Real Thing
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
4:10
9Mysterious Ways (The Perfecto mix)
additional assistant engineer:
Shannon Strong
additional engineer:
Robbie Adams
engineer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
remixer:
Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne (producer)
recording of:
Mysterious Ways
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
7:06
10Night and Day (Steel String remix)
additional producer:
Youth (producer/bassist Martin Glover)
producer:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
remixer:
Youth (producer/bassist Martin Glover)
remixed at:
Windmill Lane Studios (2nd/current location, since 1990) in Dublin
cover recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
6:58
11The Lounge Fly Mix
additional engineer:
Robbie Adams
engineer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
remixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
recording of:
The Fly
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
6:28
12Fortunate Son
assistant engineer:
Ian Bryan
engineer:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player)
producer:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player) and U2 (Irish rock band)
background vocals:
Maria McKee
cover recording of:
Fortunate Son
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Cody River Music Company, Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
32:40
13Alex Descends Into Hell for a Bottle of Milk/Korova 1
programming:
Dave Clayton
producer:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player)
mixer:
Ingmar Kiang
percussion:
Noel Eccles (percussionist)
arranger:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player)
recording of:
Alex Descends Into Hell for a Bottle of Milk / Korova 1
writer:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
3:38
14Where Did It All Go Wrong?
engineer:
Ian Bryan
producer:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player) and U2 (Irish rock band)
mixer:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player) and Ian Bryan
recording of:
Where Did It All Go Wrong?
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
3:56

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bass technician and guitar technician:Fraser McAlister
drums (drum set) technician:Sam O’Sullivan

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