Million Dollar Hotel was a screenplay that Bono had co-written for a movie.… Read Full Bio ↴Million Dollar Hotel was a screenplay that Bono had co-written for a movie. Bono brought this script to Wim Wenders who agreed to direct the film, and the film was produced throughout 1999. In the meantime Bono signed on as executive producer of the soundtrack, and not only helped with the production, but also performed on the majority of the tracks on the album.
There are three U2 tracks on the album. "The First Time" is the same version of the song which had originally appeared on 1993's Zooropa album. Two other songs, "Stateless" and "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" were being worked on for All That You Can't Leave Behind, but U2 allowed to be stolen for this soundtrack instead.
Three of the members of U2 also had solo contributions to the soundtrack album. Bono sings on many of the tracks, Larry performs percussion on several and Adam Clayton adds bass to the song "Anarchy in the UK". Only the Edge does not appear "outside" of U2 for this release.
The soundtrack started a new decade for U2 and was the first time since the singles for Pop that there was new U2 material available. The album was leaked on the internet a full month prior to release in stores in it's entirety, with mp3s from the album appearing on Febraury 14th. Originally "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" was planned as a full fledged single, and had a promotional video filmed, but the label felt the release was coming too close to the release of U2's new album and did not want this to lead to confusion by promoting a non-album single. Instead a promotional single was pressed and sent to radio.

The Ground Beneath Her Feet: U2 with guest Daniel Lanois on pedal steel. Music by U2. Lyrics by Salman Rushdie. Taken from his book "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" (1999) Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. Engineered by Richard Rainey. Mixed by Tim Palmer. Programming by Leo Pearson and Danny Saber. Additional Engineering by Mark Howard. Strings by Craig Armstrong.

Never Let Me Go: Bono and the MDH Band. Music by Jon Hassel, Daniel Lanois, Bono, Brian Eno. Lyrics by Bono and Nicholas Klein. Tambourine by Larry Mullen. Produced by Daniel Lanois and Hal Willner. Engineered and mixed by Eric Liljestrand.

Stateless: U2. Music by U2. Lyrics by Bono. Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. Engineered by Richard Rainey. Mixed by Mark Howard and Eric Liljestrand. Programming by Leo Pearson. Sound effects by Danny Saber.

Satellite of Love: Milla Jovovich with the MDH Band. Written by Lou Reed. Produced by Bono and Hal Willner. Engineered and mixed by Eric Liljestrand. Additional guitar by Chris Spedding.

Falling at Your Feet: Bono and Daniel Lanois. Written by Bono and Daniel Lanois. Percussion by Larry Mullen. Produced by Daniel Lanois and Hal Willner. Engineered and mixed by Eric Liljestrand.

Tom Tom's Dream: The MDH Band. Written by Jon Hassell. Produced by Hal Willner. Engineered by Eric Liljestrand.

The First Time: U2. Music by U2. Lyrics by Bono. Produced by Flood, Brian Eno and the Edge. Engineered by Robbie Adams. Mixed by Flood.

Bathtub: The MDH Band. Written by Brian Eno, Bill Frissell, Jon Hassell. Produced by Hal Willner. Engineered and mixed by Eric Liljestrand.

The First Time (Reprise): Daniel Lanois and the MDH Band. Written by U2. Produced by Hal Willner and Daniel Lanois. Engineered and mixed by Eric Liljestrand.

Tom Tom's Dream: Brad Mehidau with Bill Frisell. Voices by Milla Jovovich and Jeremy Davies. Written by Brad Mehidau, Daniel Lanois, Bill Frissell. Produced by Hal Willner. Engineered and mixed by Eric Lilljestrand. Includes "Beaver" dialogue written by Nicholas Klein.

Funny Face: The MDH Band. Written by Bill Frisell, Greg Cohen, Brian Eno, Adam Dorn, Brian Blade. Produced by Hal Willner. Engineered and mixed by Eric Liljestrand.

Dancin' Shoes: Bono and the MDH Band. Music by Daniel Lanois and Bono. Lyrics by Bono and Nicholas Klein. Produced by Hal Willner and Daniel Lanois. Engineered and mixed by Eric Liljestrand.

Amsterdam Blue (Cortege): Jon Hassell, Gregg Arreguin, Jamie Muhoberac and Peter Freeman. Written by Jon Hassell. Produced by Jon Hassell. Engineered by Evert de Cock. Mixed by Pete Scaturro. Recorded live at De Melkweg, Amsterdam.

Satellite of Love (Reprise): The MDH Band Featuring Daniel Lanois, Bill Frisell, Greg Cohen. Written by Lou Reed. Produced by Hal Willner. Engineered and mixed by Eric Liljestrand.

Satellite of Love (Danny Saber Remix): Milla Jovovich with Jon Hassell and Danny Saber. Additional vocals by Bono. Written by Lou Reed. Drums by Larry Mullen. Additional guitars by Chris Spedding. Produced by Danny Saber. Engineered and mixed by Danny Saber.

Anarchy in the USA: Tito Larriva and the MDH Band. Additional musicians: Larry Mullen - drums, Adam Clayton - bass, Chris Spedding - guitar. Written by Stephen Jones, Johnny Rotten, Paul Thomas Cook, Glen Matlock. Spanish lyrics translated by Tito Larriva. Produced by Hal Willner. Engineered and mixed by Eric Liljestrand.

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