Greatest Hits is a 2005 compilation album by the American punk rock band The Offspring, compiling hit singles from five of their seven studio albums along with the previously unreleased songs "Can't Repeat" and "Next to You", the latter of which is a cover version of The Police song included as a hidden track at the end of the album. Greatest Hits peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200, with 70,000 copies sold in its first week of release, and has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.[5][6]
"Can't Repeat" was released as a single to promote the album, and peaked at #9 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart and #10 on its Mainstream Rock Tracks.[7] "Next to You" was also released as a single to radio stations, peaking at #29 on Mainstream Rock Tracks.[7] A DVD/UMD video entitled Complete Music Video Collection was released a month later to complement Greatest Hits. It included the music videos for all fourteen songs on Greatest Hits (excluding "Next to You", for which no video was filmed), as well as three additional songs which had been released as singles but were not included on Greatest Hits: "The Meaning of Life" and "I Choose" from Ixnay on the Hombre, and "She's Got Issues" from Americana. These songs, along with several others the band had released as singles during the course of their career, had not charted as highly as those selected for Greatest Hits.[7]
[edit] Multiple drummers
The album's two new tracks, "Can't Repeat" and "Next to You", were recorded during the period in which Atom Willard was the band's official drummer. However, he did not perform on either song. Original drummer Ron Welty had left the group in early 2003,[8] and professional drummer Josh Freese had recorded the drum tracks for the band's 2003 album Splinter after his departure.[9] Willard joined shortly after the album's release and appeared with them in the music video for the single "(Can't Get My) Head Around You". However, in 2005 he became a founding member of Angels & Airwaves, and his commitments to the new group began to draw him away from The Offspring. Greatest Hits credits Freese with having recorded the drum tracks for the two new songs,[10] though Willard appeared with the band in the "Can't Repeat" music video. In July 2007 Willard officially announced that he was leaving The Offspring to focus on Angels & Airwaves.[11] Freese again recorded drum tracks for The Offspring for their 2008 album Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace before it was announced that Willard's permanent replacement would be former Face to Face drummer Pete Parada.[12][13]
[edit] Track listing
All music composed by The Offspring except where noted.
| From |
| 1. |
"Can't Repeat" |
previously unreleased |
3:24 |
| 2. |
"Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)" |
Smash, 1994 |
3:17 |
| 3. |
"Self Esteem" |
Smash, 1994 |
4:17 |
| 4. |
"Gotta Get Away" |
Smash, 1994 |
3:51 |
| 5. |
"All I Want" |
Ixnay on the Hombre, 1997 |
1:54 |
| 6. |
"Gone Away" |
Ixnay on the Hombre, 1997 |
4:27 |
| 7. |
"Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" (contains a sample of "Rock of Ages" by Def Leppard as written by Robert Lange, Joe Elliott, and Steve Clark) |
Americana, 1998 |
3:08 |
| 8. |
"Why Don't You Get a Job?" |
Americana, 1998 |
2:49 |
| 9. |
"The Kids Aren't Alright" |
Americana, 1998 |
3:00 |
| 10. |
"Original Prankster" (featuring Redman; contains portions of "Low Rider" by War) |
Conspiracy of One, 2000 |
3:41 |
| 11. |
"Want You Bad" |
Conspiracy of One, 2000 |
3:22 |
| 12. |
"Defy You" |
Orange County soundtrack, 2001 |
3:48 |
| 13. |
"Hit That" |
Splinter, 2003 |
2:48 |
| 14. |
"(Can't Get My) Head Around You"
"Next to You" (hidden track; written by Sting and originally performed by The Police) |
Splinter, 2003
previously unreleased |
5:57 |
[edit] International bonus tracks
- On each edition, "Next to You" appears as a hidden track on track 15.
| From |
| 15. |
"Da Hui" |
Splinter, 2003 |
1:42 |
[edit] DualDisc edition
The DualDisc edition of the album has the standard 14 track album on the CD side. The DVD side has the same 14 tracks in 5.1 surround sound, commentary by singer Dexter Holland and guitarist Noodles, and the two performing an acoustic rendition of the song "Dirty Magic" from the band's second album Ignition.
[edit] Sales, chart history, and certifications
| Chart (2005) |
Peak
position |
Certification |
Sales |
| U.S. Billboard 200 |
8 |
Gold |
983,000+ |
| Australian Albums Chart |
2 |
Platinum |
70,000+ |
| Austrian Albums Chart |
6 |
Gold |
10,000+ |
| Canadian Albums Chart |
6 |
Platinum |
100,000+ |
| Japanese Albums Chart |
1 |
Platinum[14] |
572,606+ |
| Finland Albums Chart |
1 |
Platinum |
32,101+ |
| Irish Charts |
2 |
Platinum |
15,000+ |
| New Zealand Albums Chart |
1 |
2x Platinum |
30,000+ |
| Swiss Albums Chart |
5 |
Platinum |
40,000+ |
| UK Albums Chart |
14 |
Silver |
60,000+ |
| Worldwide |
4,500,000 |
[edit] Personnel
- Band
- Additional musicians
- Additional vocalists
- Production
- Jerry Finn – producer and mixer of "Can't Repeat"
- Joe McGrath – recording engineer of "Can't Repeat", assisted by Seth Waldman
- Thom Wilson – producer and engineer of tracks 2–4, with additional engineering by Ken Paulakovich
- Dave Jerden – producer and mix engineer of tracks 5–9
- Bryan Carlstrom – engineer of tracks 5–9
- Brendan O'Brien – producer and mix engineer of tracks 10–14
- Nick DiDia – engineer of tracks 10 and 11, recording of tracks 12 and 13
- Billy Bowers – additional engineering on tracks 10–14
- Chris Higgins – additional recording on tracks 10 and 12
- Karl Egsieker – recording (with DiDia) of "Hit That", recording of "(Can't Get My) Head Around You"
- Eddy Schreyer – mastering of all tracks except 1 and 13
- Brian Gardner – mastering of tracks 1 and 13
[edit] References
[edit] General references
- (2005) Album notes for Greatest Hits by The Offspring [CD liner notes]. Columbia Records.
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