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As a taster for the forthcoming album, U2 selected 1987 b-side
Sweetest Thing for a makeover. A
number of 80s singles, B-sides and album tracks were collected on
the following albumwhich was released in two versions
The Best And The B-Sides Of 1980-1989 and The
Best Of 1980-1989, scoring two separate chart placings in many
charts.
"Sweetest Thing"
| Tracks: |
Sweetest Thing (The Single Mix), Twilight
(live), An Cat Dubh/Into The Heart (live) |
Sweetest Thing (The Single Mix), Stories
For Boys (live), Out Of Control (live) |
| Format: |
CD single |
CD single |
| Country of Origin: |
UK |
UK |
| Label: |
Island |
Island |
| Catalogue Number: |
CID727 |
CIDX727 |
| Release date: |
November 1998 |
| Notes: |
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| UK Chart position: |
No.3 |
"The Best of 1980-1990
& B-Sides"
 
| Tracks: |
Pride (In The Name Of Love),
New Year's Day, With Or Without You, I Still Haven't Found What
I'm Looking For, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bad, Where The Streets
Have No Name, I Will Follow, The Unforgettable Fire, Sweetest
Thing (The Single Mix), Desire, When Love Comes To Town, Angel
Of Harlem, All I Want Is You, October, The Three Sunrises, Spanish
Eyes, Sweetest Thing, Love Comes Tumbling, Bass Trap, Dancing
Barefoot, Everlasting Love, Unchained Melody, Walk To The Water,
Luminous Times (Hold On To Love), Hallehlujah Here She Comes,
Silver And Gold, Endless Deep, A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel,
Trash Trampoline And The Party Girl |
| Format: |
14 x 7" singles |
CD |
CD |
| Country of Origin: |
UK |
UK |
UK |
| Label: |
Island |
Island |
Island |
| Catalogue Number: |
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CIDDU211 |
CIDDU211 |
| Release date: |
November 1998 |
November 1998 |
November 1998 |
| Notes: |
Promo - includes 7" singles and CDs |
Promo in card slipcase |
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| UK Chart position: |
No.1 |
"The Best of 1980-1990"
| Tracks: |
Pride (In The Name Of Love), New Year's
Day, With Or Without You, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking
For, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bad, Where The Streets Have No Name,
I Will Follow, The Unforgettable Fire, Sweetest Thing (The Single
Mix), Desire, When Love Comes To Town, Angel Of Harlem, All
I Want Is You, One Tree Hill, October |
| Format: |
LP |
| Country of Origin: |
UK |
| Label: |
Island |
| Catalogue Number: |
U211 |
| Release date: |
November 1998 |
| Notes: |
Double vinyl album, includes extra track:
One Tree Hill |
| UK Chart position: |
No.8 |
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