The Hands That Built America (theme from ‘Gangs of New York’)

~ Recording by U2

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.11The Hands That Built America (theme from ‘Gangs of New York’)4:59U2The Best of 1990–2000 & B‐SidesU2Album + Compilation
  • JP2002-10-30
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Island Records Group (UK label run by Universal Island Records)UICI-9003
1.11The Hands That Built America (theme from “Gangs of New York”)4:59U2The Best of 1990–2000U2Album + Compilation
  • FR2002-10-31
  • IE2002-10-31
  • JP2002-10-31
  • GB2002-10-31
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)
1.11The Hands That Built America (theme From ‘Gangs of New York’)4:59U2The Best of 1990–2000 & B‐SidesU2Album + Compilation
  • GB2002-11-04
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Island Records Group (UK label run by Universal Island Records)063 443-0, CIDTU213
1.11The Hands That Built America (theme from ‘Gangs of New York’)4:59U2The Best of 1990–2000 & B‐SidesU2Album + Compilation
  • GB2002-11-04
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Island Records Group (UK label run by Universal Island Records)063 443-0, CIDTU213
1.11The Hands That Built America (theme from ‘Gangs of New York’)5:01U2The Best of 1990–2000 & B‐SidesU2Album + Compilation
  • XE2002-11-04
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Island Records Group (UK label run by Universal Island Records)063 435-0, CIDTZU213
1.11The Hands That Built America (theme from ‘Gangs of New York’)5:01U2The Best of 1990–2000 & B-SidesU2Album + Compilation
  • AU2002-11-05
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Island Records Group (UK label run by Universal Island Records)063 435-0, 063 437-9
1.11The Hands That Built America (theme from ‘Gangs of New York’)5:01U2The Best of 1990–2000 & B‐SidesU2Album + Compilation
  • US2002-11-05
Interscope Records, Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)4400634380
1.11The Hands That Built America (theme from ‘Gangs of New York’)4:59U2The Best of 1990–2000 & B‐SidesU2Album + Compilation
  • XE2002-11-05
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Island Records Group (UK label run by Universal Island Records)063 435-0, CIDTZU213
1.11The Hands That Built America (theme from “Gangs of New York”)4:57U2The Best of 1990–2000U2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)
1.11The Hands That Built America (theme from ‘Gangs of New York’)4:59U2The Best of 1990–2000U2Album + Compilation
  • GB2002-11-11
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Island Records Group (UK label run by Universal Island Records)063 362-2, CIDU213
1.11The Hands That Built America (theme from ‘Gangs of New York’)5:01U2The Best of 1990–2000U2Album + Compilation
  • XE2002-11-11
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Island Records Group (UK label run by Universal Island Records)063 361-2, CIDZU213
1.11The Hands That Built America (theme from ‘Gangs of New York’)4:59U2The Best of 1990–2000U2Album + Compilation
  • US2002-11-12
Interscope Records, Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)4400633612
1.11The Hands That Built America (Theme from ‘Gangs of New York’)4:57U2The Best of 1990–2000U2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Island Records Group (UK label run by Universal Island Records)SSTARCD 6752
1.11The Hands That Built America (theme from ‘Gangs of New York’)4:57U2The Best of 1990–2000U2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)4400633612
1.11The Hands That Built America (Theme from “Gangs of New York”)4:59U2The Best of 1990–2000U2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Island Records Group (UK label run by Universal Island Records)063 361-2
1.11The Hands That Built America5:01U2The Best of 1990–2000 & B-SidesU2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)04400634350
1.11The Hands That Built America (theme from ‘Gangs of New York’)5:01U2The Best of 1990–2000 & B-Sides (limited edition)U2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Island Records Group (UK label run by Universal Island Records)4400634380
1.11The Hands That Built America (theme from ‘Gangs of New York’)5:01U2The Best of 1990–2000 & B‐SidesU2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)063 438-0, CIDTZU213
1.11The Hands That Built America (theme from ‘Gangs of New York’)5:01U2The Best of 1990–2000 & B‐Sides (special edition)U2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Island Records Group (UK label run by Universal Island Records)063438-0
1.11The Hands That Built America (theme from ‘Gangs of New York’)5:01U2The Best of 1990–2000 & B‐Sides (special edition / limited edition)U2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Island Records Group (UK label run by Universal Island Records)4400634380
1.11The Hands That Built America5:01U2The Best of 1990–2000 & B‐SidesU2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Island Records Group (UK label run by Universal Island Records)063 435-0, CIDTZU213
1.11The Hands That Built America5:01U2The Best of 1990–2000 & B‐SidesU2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)DI 8442
1.11The Hands That Built America5:01U2The Best of 1990–2000 & B‐SidesU2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Island Records Group (UK label run by Universal Island Records)4400634380
1.11The Hands That Built America (theme from ‘Gangs of New York’)4:59U2The Best of 1990–2000 & B‐SidesU2Album + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)063 435-0
1.11The Hands That Built America4:59U2The Best of 1990–2000 & B‐SidesU2Album + Compilation
  • JP2003-11-21
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)UICY-9358
2.18The Hands That Built America4:57U2De Afrekening 32: Best of 2003Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • BE2003-12-05
Sony Music MediaSMM 5137182
2.11The Hands That Built America5:01U2The Best of 1980–2000U2Album + Compilation
  • XE2009-11-27
Interscope Records, 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
1.11The Hands That Built America (theme from “Gangs of New York”)4:57U2The Best of 1990–2000 & B‐SidesU2Album + Compilation
Universal Music Catalogue (aka UMC)
1.11The Hands That Built America (theme from “Gangs of New York”)4:57U2The Best of 1990–2000 & B‐SidesU2Album + Compilation
  • XW2019-02-06
Universal Music Catalogue (aka UMC)
Promotion
1.1The Hands That Built America?:??U2The Hands That Built AmericaU2Single
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)U2#1
Bootleg
2.17The Hands That Built America?:??U2The Saints Are Coming: Greatest HitsU2Album + Compilation
Star Mark15625-1, 15625-1/2
2.13The Hands That Built America (Best of mix version)4:59U2All That You Can’t Leave Behind: CollectionU2Album + Compilation
  • US2009-06-05
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)

Relationships

recorded in:Èze, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
programming:Rico Conning
Jake Davies
Iain Roberton (UK recording engineer)
assistant engineer:Chris Heaney (engineer)
engineer:Carl Glanville
producer and mixer:William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
additional keyboard [keyboards]:William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
bass guitar:Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:Larry Mullen
guitar:Bono (singer of U2)
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
keyboard [keyboards]:The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
strings:Emer O’Grady
Rosie Nic Athlaoich
Katie O'Connor
Una O’Kane
vocals:Bono (singer of U2)
conductor:Daragh O’Toole (composer/arranger)
strings arranger:The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Universal Music International BV (company, do not use as label) (in 2002)
recorded at:HQ (U2’s recording studio in Dublin, Ireland.) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
mixed at:The Leonard Hotel in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:World Soundtrack Awards: Best Original Song (number: 2003) (order: 3)
recording of:The Hands That Built America

The Hands That Built America

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.
Mother Music
Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)