Achtung!!! Rank the songs 1-12

[Zoots]

I think the song is great...in basically every version but the album version, too overproduced, like Stuck on ATYCLB.

The Temple Bar Mixes are spectacular and lyrics and guitar rele shine through there

I remember, for a long time I only knew the video version... well, up until '97 when I purchased Achtung Baby. So I've always really really liked the song until I heard the album version intro.

 

[lew07]

mysterious ways
the fly
one
until the end of the world
zoo station
even better than the real thing
whos gonna ride...
so cruel
ultraviolet
acrobat
tryin to throw.....
love is blindness

 

[Rafiennes]

1. Acrobat
2. The Fly
3. UltraViolet
4. One
5. Until the end of the world
6. Who's Gonna Ride Your wild horses
7. So Cruel
8. Love is Blindness
9. Zoo Station
10. Mysterious Ways
11. Trying to throw Your arms around the world
12. Even better than the real thing

 

[U2Kitten]

UTEOTW
One
Ultraviolet
Acrobat
EBTTRT
WGRYWH
Zoo Station
The Fly
Love Is Blindness
MW
So Cruel
TTTYAATW

 

[tackleberry]

1. One
2. Mysterious Ways
3. So Cruel
4. Ultraviolet
5. EBTTRT
6. UTEOTW
7. Zoo Station
8. The Fly
9. Tryin to throw your arms
10. WGRYWH
11. Love is Blindness
12. Acrobat

 

[thesuburbskill]

1. until the end of the world (as exciting to hear today as the first time i heard it)
2. tie: zoo station/ebttrt (intro & music to ebttrt = )
3.
4. mysterious ways (the song that hooked me so ya)
5. tie: one/the fly
6.
7. acrobat (higher than the ones below it for intro &lyrics alone)
8. who's gonna ride your wild horses
9. trying to throw your hands around the world (used to be a lot higher... by a lot)
10. so cruel
11. love is blindness
12. ultraviolet

yikes a list where i put 'one' at #5 ... as a tie... i didnt think i'd see the day but the album has definitely changed some for me over time... ok that definitely took more time than i thought

 

[flaxjm]

Difficulty: 9.7. This is my favorite U2 record.

1. The Fly
2. Love Is Blindness
3. Until The End Of The World
4. One
5. So Cruel
6. Acrobat
7. Mysterious Ways
8. Zoo Station
9. Ultraviolet
10. Trying To Throw Your Arms
11. Who's Gonna Ride
12. Even Better Than The Real Thing (Just Not Better Than Any Other Song On This Album)

 

[deltau922]

Until The End Of The World
Mysterious Ways
The Fly
Ultraviolet
Even Better Than The Real Thing
Zoo Station
One
Acrobat
Love Is Blindness
So Cruel
Tryin To Throw Your Arms
Wild Horses

Damn, I'm gonna listen to that album on the way home today

 

[Oregoropa]

01. Until the End of the World
02. Even Better than the Real Thing
03. One
04. The Fly
05. Mysterious Ways
06. Zoo Station
07. Acrobat
08. Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
09. Ultraviolet
10. Love is Blindness
11. Trying to Throw Your Arms Around the World
12. So Cruel

 

[LuvandPeace1980]

1) One
2) The Fly
3) Until The End Of the world
***this is aweful doing this to these songs, these songs all deserve to be in the top 3... especially live** I mean how can Zoo station be number nine and acrobat and so cruel and UV **

4) So Cruel (God this song is awesome, not number 2 yet though)
5) UV Light my way
6) Who's gonna ride your wild horses
7) Mysterious ways
9) Zoo Station
10) Even Better than the real thing
11) Love is Blindness
12) Tring to throw your arms around the world

 

[LuvandPeace1980]

oops missed acrobat.. slot that in at number 8

 

[bono_man2002]

1. The Fly
2. One
3. Until The End Of The World
4. Mysterious Ways
5. Love Is Blindness
6. Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
7. Zoo Station
8. Even Better Than The Real Thing
9. So Cruel
10. Acrobat
11. Ultraviolet
12. Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World (although, I did think it sounds good live)

 

[Zoots]

***this is aweful doing this to these songs, these songs all deserve to be in the top 3... especially live** I mean how can Zoo station be number nine and acrobat and so cruel and UV **

This is by far the hardest album to rank the songs for, EVER.

 

[TheBrazilianFly]

1. The Fly
2. Until The End Of The World
3. One
4. Zoo Station
5. Mysterious Ways
6. Even Better Than The Real Thing
7. Ultraviolet
8. Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
9. So Cruel
10. Love Is Blindness
11. Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World

But I love them all!

 

[No spoken words]

Acrobat (What lyrics, great self-examination)
Unilt the End of the World (Damn that Judas)
Zoo Station (Scared the crap out of me the first time I heard it...knew they were not kidding about re-inventing themselves)
The Fly
So Cruel (My favorite U2 lyrics ever)
One
Mysterious Ways
The Fly
Who's Gonna Ride your Wild Horses
Love is Blindness
Tryin to Throw your Arms Around the World

 

[fiesta79]

Acrobat
Ultraviolet
One
Until the end of the world
So cruel
The Fly
Even better that the real thing
Mysterious ways
love is blindness
Who's gonna ride your wild horses
Trying to throw your arms around the world
Zoo station.

 

[zooperson]

high fives to the few peeps who ranked it higher than the bottom 3!

okay this is super hard to do

1. acrobat- (strong & passionate)
2. one- (beautiful & powerful)
3. so cruel- (it hurts you a little, breaks your heart)
4. ultraviolet- (says "i need you" reinforces the importance of love)
5. until the end of the world- (dark and also heartbreaking)
6.tryin' to throw your arms around the world-(giddy desperation)
7. love is blindness- (longing and then hope starts to fade)
8. the fly- (honesty and decadence)
9. who's gonna ride your wild horses- ( "dont you look back")
10. mysterious ways- (ozzes spirituallity)
11. zoo station- ( it still sounds like the future)
12. even better than the real thing- (cheezy chorus. too many "child"s)

 

[VintagePunk]

I can't rank 'em, it's all about the mood I'm in...

But I will say, So Cruel is amazing!

AB is the greatest album of the last 30 years easily!

Exactly.

I've been sitting here for 15 minutes pondering, and I just can't do it. My ranking would definitely vary wildly from listen to listen, depending on mood. These songs are like my children. I can't, nor should I, choose favourites.

 

[phanan]

The Fly
Ultraviolet
One
Mysterious Ways
Tryin' To Through Your Arms Around The World
So Cruel
Acrobat
Until The End Of The World
Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
Love Is Blindness
Even Better Than The Real Thing
Zoo Station