I Will Follow

~ Recording by U2

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2Boy (black)U2Album
  • GB1980-10-20
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)ICT9646
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2Boy (with hidden track)U2Album
  • GB1980-10-20
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)ILPS 9646
1.1I Will Follow3:36U2BoyU2Album
  • GB1980-10-20
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)ILPS 9646
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2I Will FollowU2Single
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 9065, S CBS 9065
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2I Will FollowU2Single
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)WIP 6656
1.1I Will Follow3:36U2BoyU2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)XILP 9646
1.1I Will Follow3:34U2I Will FollowU2Single
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)IS49716
1.10I Will Follow3:36U2The Last American VirginVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)JS 38279
1.1I Will Follow3:40U2BoyU2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)610 561
1.1I Will Follow3:40U2Boy (club edition)U2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)A2 90040
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2BoyU2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)610 561-222, 610561, CID 110
1.1I Will Follow3:36U2BoyU2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)422-842 296-2
1.1I Will Follow3:38U2BoyU2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)842 296-2
1.1I Will Follow3:38U2BoyU2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Island Masters842 296-2, IMCD 211
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2BoyU2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)422-842 296-2
1.1I Will Follow3:38U2BoyU2Album
Festival Records (Australian)D 37517
1.1I Will Follow3:36U2Boy (made in West Germany, digipak)U2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)7 90040-2
5.14I Will Follow3:37U2The Rolling Stone Collection: 25 Years of Essential RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicOPCS-2692, OPCS-2693, OPCS-2694, PT-23707, PT-23708, PT-23709, PT-23710, R102-33
5.14I Will Follow3:37U2The Rolling Stone Collection: 25 Years of Essential RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicA-23707/R102-34, A-23708/R102-34, A-23709/R102-34, A-23710/R102-34, OPCD-2692/R102-34, OPCD-2693/R102-34, OPCD-2694/R102-34, R102-34
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2BoyU2Album
Island MastersMMTCD 1938
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2The Best of 1980–1990 & B‐SidesU2Album + Compilation
  • JP1998-10-28
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)PHCR-90715/6
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2The Best of 1980–1990 & B-Sides (special edition)U2Album + Compilation
  • AU1998-11-02
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)524 612-2
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2The Best of 1980–1990 & B‐SidesU2Album + Compilation
  • XE1998-11-02
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)524612-2, CIDDU211
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2The Best of 1980–1990 & B‐Sides (limited edition)U2Album + Compilation
  • CA1998-11-02
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), PolyGram314 524 612-2
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2The Best of 1980–1990U2Album + Compilation
  • GB1998-11-09
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)524 613-2, CIDU 211
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2The Best of 1980-1990U2Album + Compilation
  • US1998-11-10
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)314-524 612-2
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2The Best of 1980–1990U2Album + Compilation
  • -1998-11-10
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2The Best of 1980–1990U2Album + Compilation
  • US1998-11-10
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)314-524 613-2
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2The Best of 1980–1990U2Album + Compilation
  • ZA1998-11-10
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25)SSTARCD 6429
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2The Best of 1980–1990U2Album + Compilation
  • CA1998-11-10
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)314 524 613-2
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2The Best Of 1980-1990U2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)524 613-2, CIDU 211
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2The Best Of 1980-1990U2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)524 613-2, 524 613-2 (25)
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2The Best of 1980–1990U2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), PolyGram Australia524 613-2
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2The Best of 1980–1990U2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)PHCR-1885
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2The Best of 1980–1990 (BMG music club release)U2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)314 524 613‐2, D126400
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2The Best of 1980–1990U2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)314 524 612-2
1.1I Will Follow3:40U2Previous DayU2Album + Compilation
環球音樂 (Taiwan imprint)U2001
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2Boy (BMG Direct)U2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)7 90040-2
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2The Best of 1980–1990 & B‐SidesU2Album + Compilation
  • JP2002-11-13
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)UICY-9242/3
51.8I Will Follow3:38U2The Complete U2U2Album + Compilation
  • XW2004-11-23
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2U218 Singles (special edition)U2Album + Compilation
  • GB2006-11-20
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)0602517135499
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2U218 SinglesU2Album + Compilation
  • JP2006-11-22
UICI-1051
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2U218 SinglesU2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)1713549
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2BoyU2Album
  • XE2008-07-18
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)1761671
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2Boy (remastered deluxe edition)U2Album
  • XE2008-07-18
  • GB2008-07-21
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)1761670
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2Boy (remastered)U2Album
  • XW2008-07-21
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2Boy (deluxe edition) (remastered)U2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2BoyU2Album
  • US2008-07-22
Universal Island Records (not for release label use; a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)B0010843-02
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2BoyU2Album
  • CA2008-07-22
  • US2008-07-22
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2Boy (deluxe version)U2Album
  • CA2008-07-22
  • MX2008-07-22
  • US2008-07-22
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2Boy (remastered deluxe edition)U2Album
  • US2008-07-22
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)B0010946-02
1.1I Will Follow3:38U21977–1984: Collector’s Box SetU2Album + Compilation
  • US2008-07-29
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.), Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)B0011714-02
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2BoyU2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)B0010843-01
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2BoyU2Album
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.), Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)1764646
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2BoyU2Album
Universal Island Records (not for release label use; a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)1764646
2.17I Will Follow3:39U240 jaar pinkpopVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • NL2009-05-15
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)531 786-9
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2The Best of 1980–2000U2Album + Compilation
  • XE2009-11-27
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.), Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Universal Music France272 757-0
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2Boy (2015 Kiosk Collection)U2Album
  • ES2015-11-15
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)5363995
1.8I Will Follow3:36U2The Best of 1980–1990U2Album + Compilation
  • XW2017-04-14
UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)
1.8I Will Follow3:36U2The Best of 1980–1990 & B‐SidesU2Album + Compilation
  • XW2017-04-14
UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2BoyU2Album
UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2U218 Singles (mastered for iTunes)U2Album + Compilation
  • -2017-05-26
UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)17UM1IM00306
1.1I Will Follow3:36U2BoyU2Album
  • JP2017-09-20
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)UICI-9055
1.8I Will Follow?:??U2The Best of 1980–1990U2Album + Compilation
  • -2018-07-28
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)5797089, U211
1.1I Will Follow3:34U2De Tijdloze, Vol. 6Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • BE2019-11-22
Universal Music Belgium5389777
4.1I Will Follow3:36U2NOW That’s What I Call Punk & New WaveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2022-01-21
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)0194399460726
1.8I Will Follow3:35U2NOW Yearbook Extra '80Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2022-08-26
Now That’s What I Call Music LLP (British holding company), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)CDYBENOW80
1.1アイ・ウィル・フォロー3:37U2BoyU2Album
UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)
1.1I Will Follow3:38U2Boy (PMDC FRANCE reissue, SID codes)U2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)842 296-2
1.1I Will Follow3:40U2BoyU2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)A2 90040
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2Boy (made in West Germany)U2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)7 90040-2
1.1I Will Follow3:40U2BoyU2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)CID 110 (90040)
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2BoyU2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)842 296-2
1.1I Will Follow3:38U2BoyU2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Island Masters842 296-2, IMCD 211
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2BoyU2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)CDCID 9646
1.1I Will Follow3:38U2BoyU2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)842 296-2
1.1I Will Follow3:38U2Boy (BMG club edition, SRC pressing)U2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)7 90040-2, D 144636
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2BoyU2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)842 296-2
1.1I Will Follow3:38U2Boy (North American cover)U2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)842 296-2
1.1I Will Follow3:40U2BoyU2Album
Columbia House (distributor, a division of CBS Records Canada Ltd.), Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)A2-90040
1.1I Will Follow3:36U2BoyU2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)CID-110
1.1I Will Follow3:38U2BoyU2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)422 842 296-2, 7 90040-2, D 144636
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2BoyU2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)
1.1I Will Follow3:37U2Boy (BMG Direct 10 track)U2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)7 90040-2, D 144636
1.1I Will Follow3:40U2BoyU2Album
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)610 561, CID110 (90 040)
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2The Best of 1980–1990 (made in the E.U. by Cinram Optical Discs)U2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)524 613-2, CIDU 211
Promotion
1.1I Will Follow3:38U2October 1991U2EP + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)U2-3
1.2I Will Follow3:36U2Selections From U2 The Best of 1980–1990U2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)PRCD 7962-2
Bootleg
1.1I Will Follow3:38U2The Ultimate CollectionU2Album + Compilation
  • -1994
1.9I Will Follow3:38U2The Very BestU2Album + Compilation
1.15I Will Follow3:35U2More DiscothequeU2Album + Compilation
  • -1998
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2Greatest HitsU2Album + Compilation
Universal (bootleg label pretending to be the real one)
1.20I Will Follow3:34U2The Last American Virgin: Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
TWS (obscure label associated with TWS, Inc., reissues of movie soundtracks)TWS022
1.11I Will Follow?:??U2The Saints Are Coming: Greatest HitsU2Album + Compilation
Star Mark (Russian bootleg production)15625-1, 15625-1/2
1.26I Will Follow3:37U2Greatest HitsU2Album + Compilation
1.9I Will Follow3:35U2The Last American Virgin ("On Demand Edition")Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
Can't Be Serious [CBS] Records (Can't Be Serious Records Canada)
1.4I Will Follow3:37U2Greatest SongsU2Album + Compilation
  • -2018
1.11I Will Follow3:40U2Beautiful DayU2Album + Compilation
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2Greatest Hits 2000U2Album + Compilation
Withdrawn
1.8I Will Follow3:38U2The Best of 1980–1990U2Album + Compilation
  • -2008-05-13
Interscope Digital Distribution

Relationships

assistant engineer:Kevin Moloney
engineer:Paul Thomas (engineer)
producer:Steve Lillywhite
drums (drum set):Larry Mullen, Jr.
electric bass guitar:Adam Clayton
electric guitar:The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
lead vocals:Bono (singer of U2)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1980)
recorded at:Windmill Lane Studios (2nd/current location, since 1990) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
purchase for download:https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1445667691 [info]
https://music.apple.com/us/song/1440882262 [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/71eopvT5rXJq2rjmppMI67 [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/347363361 [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1445667691 [info]
https://music.apple.com/us/song/1440882262 [info]
https://tidal.com/track/72536466 [info]
recording of:I Will Follow

Related works

I Will Follow

lyricist:Bono (singer of U2)
composer:Bono (singer of U2)
Adam Clayton
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:Blue Mountain Music Ltd
Chappell Music (UK)
Gallo Music
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG)
Mother Music
PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V.
Polygram Music
Taiyo Music Inc.
Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Blue Mountain Music Ltd. (in 1980)