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Please is the best song - but only the single remix, not the album version.

The best song on the album is the Playboy Mansion.

Several strong contenders here; 

Mofo
GONE
Velvet Dress
PLEASE

It’s probably a case of demoitis, where you come to prefer the demo even if it’s inferior because you get used to it. But I just absolutely prefer the wrong key bassline on Please. It hits a vibe for me that the “fixed” version does not deliver.

But perhaps it’s more than that, perhaps the notes add a tension. Only a few notes don’t fit the key the song is in.

I’m going with Mofo.   The album version leaves a lot to be desired but it’s an absolute beast live.   It accomplishes what they set out to do with the album coupled with lyrics that fit into the traditional Bono-God-Mother dynamic

Gone.

Its either Gone or Please (album version > single version) for me. Top tier U2 songs.

Gone.

Flawless effort with flawless production. The bridge is among the very best stuff U2 has ever done, and as Sting says… the bridge is the therapy of the song.

Mofo.

Lots of fucking great songs here.

Wake Up Dead Man

Know it won't be popular but i picked Angels

Gone

Know it won't be popular but i picked Angels

It's one of my favourites.

My order of ranking is:

1. The Playboy Mansion
2. Gone
3. Angels
4. Discotheque
5. Miami
6. Mofo
7. Staring at the Sun
8. Please
9. Velvet Dress
10. Wake Up Dead Man
11. Do You Feel Loved
12. Last Night on Earth

Playboy Mansion is better than a lot of people give it credit for. It isn't one of my very favorites from the album, but it's a good track.

The Playboy Mansion, Miami, and WUDM are my contenders for underrated.