Pop isn't the kind of mess you would expect from a titan like U2. But the 1997 album has proven to be the bleeding blister in the otherwise impressive discography of the Irish quartet. The Edge ...

U2 have sold more than 140 million albums worldwide and have won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band. Read reviews at BBC Music of all their studio albums. Like all of U2's best work there ...

The songs span U2's discography, starting with "I Will Follow" from the Irish rock band's 1980 debut album, Boy. Also included is "Cedarwood Road" from their latest record, 2014's Songs of Innocence.

Knopf (and in audiobook form via Penguin Random House) and, as its title implies, will explore the origins of 40 key songs in U2’s discography. Each chapter is named for the song it covers ...