'' All That You Ca n't Leave Behind '' received favorable reviews from critics ; at Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics , the album received an average score of 79 , based on 17 reviews . James Hunter of '' Rolling Stone '' magazine declared it " U2 's third masterpiece " , alongside '' The Joshua Tree '' and '' Achtung Baby '' . Steve Morse of '' The Boston Globe '' said the record " has great songs that tie together beautifully — a welcome change from the disjointed nature of U2 discs such as 1993 's '' Zooropa '' and 1997 's '' Pop '' " . He believed that Bono took extra care in crafting the lyrics , resulting in the " most thoughtful , personal , and tender U2 songs in memory " . In his review for '' The Village Voice '' , Robert Christgau felt that the album eschewed the artsier tendencies of U2 's previous work in favor of hooky pop songs and stated , " The feat 's offhandedness is its most salient charm and nagging limitation . If I know anything , which with this band I never have , their best . " AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted U2 's return to " the generous spirit that flowed through their best '80s records " and called '' All That You Ca n't Leave Behind '' " a clever and craftsmanlike record , filled with nifty twists in the arrangements , small sonic details , and colors . " '' USA Today '' s Edna Gundersen wrote that the band had distilled their previous experimentation " into smart accents and muted afterthoughts " , resulting in a more organic record driven by " simplicity and soul " , and '' The Guardian '' s Adam Sweeting felt that they had " grasped the value of simplicity " and created their most accessible and emotional recording since '' Achtung Baby '' . While remarking that the record 's streamlined nature rendered it " a teensy bit dull " , April Long of '' NME '' nevertheless called '' All That You Ca n't Leave Behind '' " a laudable achievement " . Stephen Thompson was less enthusiastic in his review for '' The A.V. Club '' and found it inconsistent : " In terms of execution , it splits about 50 – 50 between soaring hits and dispiriting misses . " At the end of 2000 , '' All That You Ca n't Leave Behind '' was voted the seventh-best album of the year in the Pazz & Jop annual critics poll published by '' The Village Voice '' . " Beautiful Day " finished fourth in the singles voting . The album and its singles earned U2 seven Grammy Awards over the course of two years . At the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2001 , " Beautiful Day " won Song of the Year , Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal , and Record of the Year . In the 44th Annual Grammy Awards in 2002 , " Walk On " won Record of the Year , " Elevation " won Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal , and " Stuck in a Moment You Ca n't Get Out Of " won Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal . The album also won Best Rock Album that year . '' All That You Ca n't Leave Behind '' is the only album ever to have two singles win Record of the Year in two consecutive years
44th Annual Grammy Awards
44th Annual Grammy Awards
All That You Can't Leave Behind