List of songs recorded by U2
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U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. The band formed in 1976 and released their debut EP Three in 1979 exclusively in Ireland.[1] Following the release of their single "Another Day" in 1980, U2 signed a recording contract with Island Records,[2] and released their first album, Boy, later that year. The band has since released 15 full-length studio albums, the most recent being Songs of Surrender in 2023. As of 2026[update], U2 have released 310 songs.

Songs
| † | Released as a commercial single |
| ‡ | Released as a commercial non-album single |
Notes
- Released in a digital format only
- Released as a live concert recording only
- Patti Smith Group cover
- Elvis Presley cover
- The song features a sample of "Against the Sky" by Harold Budd and Brian Eno from the album The Pearl (1984).
- Darlene Love cover
- The song samples the fanfare from the album Lenin's Favourite Songs, and also contains a sample from the song "The City Sleeps" by MC 900 Ft. Jesus.
- The song contains a sample from "Fame" performed by Freeform and written by Simon Pyke.
- Johnny Cash cover
- Robert Knight cover
- William Bell cover
- The Rolling Stones cover
- The Beatles cover
- Originally released as "Smile"; re-titled on How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb (2024)
- John Lennon/Yoko Ono cover
- Woody Guthrie cover
- The song contains excerpts from "Trayra Boia" written by Naná Vasconcelos and Denise Milan.
- Paul Simon cover
- Cole Porter cover
- Featured in the film, but has not been separately released
- Re-recorded with Mary J. Blige for The Breakthrough (2006) and released as a commercial single
- Patti Smith cover
- The song contains excerpts of "You Showed Me" written by Gene Clark and Roger McGuinn.
- Roy Orbison cover
- Re-recorded feat. Willie Nelson for the "If God Will Send His Angels" single (1997)
- Single released exclusive as part of the U2360° at the Rose Bowl super deluxe box set
- Peggy Seeger cover
- Re-recorded as "Sweetest Thing" (The Single Mix) for The Best of 1980–1990 (1998) and released as a commercial single
- Leonard Cohen cover
- Also released as "Party Girl"
- Todd Duncan cover
- The song contains excerpts of "Besrodna Nevesta" written by Nikolai Iankov Kaoufmane.
- Marvin Gaye cover
- The Black Eyed Peas cover