# Gone guitar solo > The Edge's guitar solo on Gone by U2 (1997) starts at about 3:05. From the album Pop. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: U2, 1997, from *Pop*. Solo by *The Edge*. A snarling, distorted lead that Edge counts among his favourite solos, full of raw, electronic-age aggression. Gone by U2 is #13 in our ranking of the best U2 guitar solos. The solo is played by The Edge and the song was released in 1997. ## In our lists - [The Best U2 Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/u2-guitar-solos/) — #13 - [The Best The Edge Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-edge-guitar-solos/) — #13 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Gone? The Edge played the solo on U2's Gone (1997). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)