Editing U2 (section)

== Other projects and collaborations ==
The members of U2 have undertaken side projects, sometimes in collaboration with some of their bandmates. In 1985, Bono recorded the song "[[In a Lifetime]]" with the Irish band [[Clannad (musical group)|Clannad]]. The Edge recorded a [[Captive (soundtrack)|solo soundtrack album]] for the film ''[[Captive (1986 film)|Captive]]'', which was released in 1986<ref>McCormick (2006), p. 169</ref> and included a vocal performance by [[Sinéad O'Connor]] on the song "Heroine" that predates her own debut album by a year. For [[Robbie Robertson]]'s 1987 [[Robbie Robertson (album)|self-titled solo album]], U2 performed on the songs "Sweet Fire of Love" and "Testimony".<ref name="10things"/> Bono and the Edge wrote the song "[[She's a Mystery to Me]]" for [[Roy Orbison]], which was featured on his 1989 album ''[[Mystery Girl]]''.<ref>McCormick (2006), p. 211</ref> In 1990, Bono and the Edge provided the original score to the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] London's [[A Clockwork Orange: A Play with Music|stage adaptation of ''A Clockwork Orange'']]. One track, "Alex Descends into Hell for a Bottle of Milk/Korova 1", was on the B-side to "[[The Fly (U2 song)|The Fly]]" single.<ref name="m215">McCormick (2006), p. 215</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/20-insanely-great-u2-songs-only-hardcore-fans-know-10906/15-alex-descends-into-hell-for-a-bottle-of-milk-212647/|title=15. 'Alex Descends into Hell for a Bottle of Milk'|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Andy|last=Greene|date=14 March 2014|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref> That same year, Mullen produced and played drums on "[[Put 'Em Under Pressure]]", a song for the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland national team]] for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]]; the song topped the Irish charts for 13 weeks.<ref>{{bulleted list|McGee (2008), p. 130|{{cite book|last1=Keane|first1=Trevor|title=Gaffers: 50 Years of Irish Football Managers|date=1 October 2010|publisher=Mercier Press Ltd|page=211}}|{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/facts/most_weeks_at_no1.htm|title=Facts & Figures - Most Weeks at No. 1|website=IrishCharts.ie|access-date=5 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907023415/http://www.irishcharts.ie/facts/most_weeks_at_no1.htm|archive-date=7 September 2012|url-status=dead}}}}</ref> For the 1995 [[James Bond]] film ''[[GoldenEye]]'', Bono and the Edge wrote the title song "[[GoldenEye (song)|GoldenEye]]", which was performed by [[Tina Turner]].<ref>de la Parra (2003), p. 141</ref> Clayton and Mullen reworked the "[[Theme from Mission: Impossible|Theme from ''Mission: Impossible'']]" for the [[Mission: Impossible (film)|franchise's 1996 film]].<ref>de la Parra (2003), p. 132</ref> Bono and the Edge ventured into theatre again by writing the music and lyrics for the [[Broadway musical]] ''[[Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://observer.com/2009/03/gossip-girl-sings-sonic-youth-returns-and-wheres-your-famous-blue-raincoat/|title=Gossip Girl Sings! Sonic Youth Returns! And Where's Your Famous Blue Raincoat?|website=[[The New York Observer]]|first=Joe|last=Pompeo|date=3 March 2009|access-date=27 February 2013}}</ref> which opened in June 2011.<ref name="opening">{{cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |title=Believe It or Not! ''Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark'' Opens on Broadway June 14 |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/believe-it-or-not-spider-man-turn-off-the-dark-opens-on-broadway-june-14-com-180036 |website=Playbill |access-date=4 January 2023 |date=14 June 2011}}</ref> Bono and the Edge collaborated with Dutch DJ [[Martin Garrix]] on the 2021 track "[[We Are the People (Martin Garrix song)|We Are the People]]", which served as the official song of the [[UEFA Euro 2020]] tournament.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/martin-garrixs-song-we-are-the-people-featuring-bono-the-edge-1169353/|title=Hear Martin Garrix's New Song 'We Are the People,' Featuring Bono and the Edge|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Andy|last=Greene|date=13 May 2021|access-date=13 May 2021}}</ref>

In addition to collaborating with fellow musicians, U2 have worked with several authors. American author [[William S. Burroughs]] had a guest appearance in U2's video for "[[Last Night on Earth (U2 song)|Last Night on Earth]]" shortly before he died.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/beastie-boys/51338|title=Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch to release documentary about Beat writer William S Burroughs&nbsp;– video|website=[[NME]]|first=Adam|last=Bychawski|date=3 June 2010|access-date=13 January 2016}}</ref> Video footage of him reading his poem "[[Tornado Alley (book)|Thanksgiving Prayer]]" was used during a Zoo TV Tour television special.<ref>Flanagan (1996), pp. 110–111</ref> Other collaborators include [[Allen Ginsberg]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1zp065/up-on-the-roof-with-u2-allen-ginsberg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215054356/https://www.mtv.com/news/1zp065/up-on-the-roof-with-u2-allen-ginsberg|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 February 2023|title=Up On The Roof With U2 & Allen Ginsberg|website=[[MTV.com]]|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|date=8 March 1997|access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref> and [[Salman Rushdie]]. Lyrics from Rushdie's 1999 book ''[[The Ground Beneath Her Feet]]'' were adapted by U2 into the song "[[The Ground Beneath Her Feet (song)|The Ground Beneath Her Feet]]",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/01/23/rushdie-puts-words-to-u2s-music/3c82ad85-682d-441f-80c8-b2d48a9020f1/|title=Rushdie Puts Words to U2's Music|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=23 January 1999|page=C10|access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref> which was one of three tracks the group contributed to ''[[The Million Dollar Hotel]]'' [[The Million Dollar Hotel: Music from the Motion Picture|movie soundtrack]] in 2000.

In April 2017, U2 were featured on a [[Kendrick Lamar]] song, "[[XXX (Kendrick Lamar song)|XXX]]", from his album ''[[Damn (Kendrick Lamar album)|DAMN]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/u2-and-kendrick-lamar-join-forces-for-new-song-but-some-fans-are-unhappy-35613723.html|title=U2 and Kendrick Lamar join forces for new song but some fans are unhappy|website=[[Irish Independent]]|first1=Joe|last1=Nerssessian|first2=Sasha|last2=Brady|date=11 April 2017|access-date=12 April 2017}}</ref>