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About One by U2
One is credited to U2 on U218 Singles (Deluxe Edition). This catalogue edition runs 4:35 and lists the song as track 12 of 18 on disc 1. The linked edition is dated 1988-11-18.
Catalogue artist credit: U2.
Catalogue title: One. Genre: Rock. The date above belongs to the linked edition; it is not a claim about the original release or the video upload date.
Recording & video versions
Also represented from U218 Singles (Deluxe Edition): With or Without You, Beautiful Day, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For. Follow the related song pages to compare the recordings and their selected videos.
Selected video: U2 - One (Anton Corbijn Version). Published by U2VEVO. Video length: 4:39.
Playback checked on 2026-10-19. Video edits and album recordings can have different running times.
Artist Information
U2
With or Without You and Where the Streets Have No Name provide two routes into repeating guitar textures and gradual builds. Beautiful Day and Vertigo change the energy. One and I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For offer a more measured place to start.
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