Hit (album)

Hit
Hit
Greatest hits album by Peter Gabriel
Released	3 November 2003
Recorded	1977–2003
Genre	Rock; pop; worldbeat;
Length	150:10 (UK); 150:20 (US)
Label	Real World/Virgin
Producer	Peter Gabriel; Bob Ezrin; Stephen Hague; Daniel Lanois; Steve Lillywhite; David Lord; Steve Osborne; Karl Wallinger;
Peter Gabriel chronology
Singles from Hit
	"Burn You Up, Burn You Down"; Released: 23 December 2003;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

Hit, also known as Peter Gabriel: The Definitive Two CD Collection, is a 2003 compilation album of songs by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It reached No. 29 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 100 in the US. Disc one is labelled Hit and disc two Miss, reflecting the first disc which comprises Gabriel's best known chart singles and the second featuring his more obscure material.

The two-disc set is different in the UK and US because of the second disc. The second disc in the US spans fourteen songs by Gabriel, whilst the UK second disc features fifteen songs. Only some of these appeared on the US version. The UK version collects at least one track from every studio album by Gabriel, including soundtracks, except for Birdy, which is the only album not represented by a track.

The album is Gabriel's first compilation album since 1990's Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats.

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Gabriel, except "Burn You Up, Burn You Down", by Gabriel, Neil Sparkes and Karl Wallinger.

Disc one

Standard edition
No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Solsbury Hill"	Peter Gabriel 1 (Car), 1977	4:23
2.	"Shock the Monkey" (single edit)	Peter Gabriel 4 (Security), 1982	3:59
3.	"Sledgehammer" (single edit)	So, 1986	4:59
4.	"Don't Give Up" (edited version)	So	5:55
5.	"Games Without Frontiers" (single edit) (*)	Peter Gabriel 3 (Melt), 1980	3:57
6.	"Big Time"	So	4:28
7.	"Burn You Up, Burn You Down"	Previously unreleased single version, 2003, album version released later on Big Blue Ball, 2008	5:26
8.	"Growing Up" (Tom Lord-Alge mix)	Originally from Up, 2002	4:48
9.	"Digging in the Dirt"	Us, 1992	5:15
10.	"Blood of Eden" (radio edit)	Us	5:06
11.	"More than This" (radio edit)	Up	4:33
12.	"Biko" (edited version)	Peter Gabriel 3 (Melt)	6:58
13.	"Steam" (**)	Us	6:02
14.	"Red Rain"	So	5:39
15.	"Here Comes the Flood" (1990 version)	Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats, 1990; originally from Peter Gabriel 1 (Car)	4:32
Total length:			76:00

*This is the single release with a more radio-friendly repeat of the line "Whistling tunes we're kissing baboons in the jungle" from the first chorus.
**While labelled as the radio edit in the liner notes, "Steam" is actually the same length as its album version.

Disc two

UK edition
No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"San Jacinto"	Peter Gabriel 4 (Security)	6:31
2.	"No Self Control"	Peter Gabriel 3 (Melt)	3:55
3.	"Cloudless"	Long Walk Home: Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence, 2002	4:48
4.	"The Rhythm of the Heat"	Peter Gabriel 4 (Security), 1982	5:18
5.	"I Have the Touch" (Robbie Robertson mix) (*)	Phenomenon soundtrack, 1996; originally from Peter Gabriel 4 (Security)	4:19
6.	"I Grieve"	Up	7:24
7.	"D.I.Y."	Peter Gabriel 2 (Scratch), 1978	2:38
8.	"A Different Drum"	Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ, 1989	4:47
9.	"The Drop"	Up	3:02
10.	"The Tower That Ate People" (Steve Osborne mix) (*)	Soundtrack from Red Planet, 2000	4:06
11.	"Lovetown"	Soundtrack from Philadelphia, 1993	5:23
12.	"Father, Son"	OVO, 2000	4:58
13.	"Signal to Noise"	Up	7:35
14.	"Downside Up" (live)	previously unreleased, originally from OVO	5:32
15.	"Washing of the Water"	Us	3:54
Total length:			74:10 (2:30:10)

*These versions have been shortened as compared with the versions on the original soundtracks, the full length versions appear on Flotsam and Jetsam.

US edition
No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"San Jacinto"	Peter Gabriel 4 (Security)	6:31
2.	"I Don't Remember"	Peter Gabriel 3 (Melt)	4:32
3.	"The Rhythm of the Heat"	Peter Gabriel 4 (Security)	5:19
4.	"Love to Be Loved"	Us	5:17
5.	"I Grieve"	Up	7:25
6.	"Family Snapshot"	Peter Gabriel 3 (Melt)	4:29
7.	"In Your Eyes"	So	5:29
8.	"The Drop"	Up	3:04
9.	"The Tower That Ate People" (Steve Osborne mix)	Soundtrack from Red Planet, 2000	4:04
10.	"Lovetown"	Soundtrack from Philadelphia, 1993	5:21
11.	"Father, Son"	OVO	4:55
12.	"Signal to Noise"	Up	7:33
13.	"Downside Up" (live)	previously unreleased, originally from OVO	5:33
14.	"Cloudless"	Long Walk Home: Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence	4:48
Total length:			74:20 (2:30:20)

German edition
No.	Title	Original title/album	Length
1.	"San Jacinto"	"San Jacinto" (Security)	6:31
2.	"Du bist nicht wie wir"	German version of "Not One Of Us" (Melt) from Peter Gabriel - Ein deutsches Album (1980)	3:54
3.	"Wolkenlos"	"Cloudless" (Long Walk Home)	4:47
4.	"Der Rhythmus der Hitze"	"The Rhythm of the Heat" (Security)	5:19
5.	"Kon Takt!"	German version of "I Have The Touch" (Security) from Peter Gabriel - deutsches Album (1982)	4:19
6.	"Ich bin traurig"	"I Grieve" (Up)	7:24
7.	"Handauflegen"	German version of "Lay Your Hands On Me" (Security) from Peter Gabriel - deutsches Album (1982)	6:07
8.	"Absturz"	"The Drop" (Up)	3:03
9.	"Der Turm, der Menschen fraß" (Steve Osborne mix)	"The Tower That Ate People" (Red Planet)	4:06
10.	"Stadt der Liebe"	"Lovetown" (Philadelphia)	5:23
11.	"Vater, Sohn"	"Father, Son" (OVO)	4:57
12.	"Signal an den Lärm"	"Signal to Noise" (Up)	7:34
13.	"Unterseite oben" (live)	"Downside Up" (previously unreleased, originally from OVO)	5:33
14.	"Schnappschuß (Ein Familienfoto)"	German version of "Family Snapshot" (Melt) from Peter Gabriel - Ein deutsches Album (1980)	4:30
Total length:			73:27 (2:29:27)

*Tracks 2, 5, 7, and 14 are taken from the German language album editions Peter Gabriel - Ein deutsches Album (1980) and Peter Gabriel - deutsches Album (1982). All other songs are sung in English. The German titles of these tracks are only for the album sleeves.^[3] The German edition of disc 1 is identical to the standard edition except that the song titles are translated into German on the album sleeves.^[4]^[3]

Charts

Chart performance for *Hit*
Chart (2003)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[5]	34
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[6]	27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	25
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[8]	17
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[9]	34
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	16
UK Albums (OCC)^[11]	29
US Billboard 200^[12]	100

2022 chart performance for *Hit*
Chart (2022)	Peak position
Polish Albums (ZPAV)^[13]	40

Certifications

Certifications for *Hit*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[14]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Peter Gabriel – Hit: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
^ "Peter Gabriel: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Peter Gabriel - Hit - Double CD Album". DISCOBUZZ.
^ "Deutscher Genesis Fanclub it: Peter Gabriel - HIT 2CD Rezension". www.genesis-fanclub.de.
^ "Ultratop.be – Peter Gabriel – Hit" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ "Ultratop.be – Peter Gabriel – Hit" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Peter Gabriel – Hit" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ "Italiancharts.com – Peter Gabriel – Hit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ "Charts.nz – Peter Gabriel – Hit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Peter Gabriel – Hit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ "Peter Gabriel Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^ "British album certifications – Peter Gabriel – Hit". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

External links

Hit at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Peter Gabriel – Hit: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

[2] "Peter Gabriel: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.

[discobuzz.fr-3] "Peter Gabriel - Hit - Double CD Album". DISCOBUZZ.

[4] "Deutscher Genesis Fanclub it: Peter Gabriel - HIT 2CD Rezension". www.genesis-fanclub.de.

[ac_Flanders_Peter_Gabriel-5] "Ultratop.be – Peter Gabriel – Hit" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

[ac_Wallonia_Peter_Gabriel-6] "Ultratop.be – Peter Gabriel – Hit" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

[ac_Germany4_Peter_Gabriel-7] "Offiziellecharts.de – Peter Gabriel – Hit" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

[ac_Italy_Peter_Gabriel-8] "Italiancharts.com – Peter Gabriel – Hit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

[ac_New_Zealand_Peter_Gabriel-9] "Charts.nz – Peter Gabriel – Hit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Peter_Gabriel-10] "Swisscharts.com – Peter Gabriel – Hit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

[ac_UK2_-11] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Peter_Gabriel-12] "Peter Gabriel Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

[ac_Poland_-13] "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

[United_KingdomPeter_GabrielHitalbumCertRef-14] "British album certifications – Peter Gabriel – Hit". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

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v t e Peter Gabriel
Studio albums	Peter Gabriel (Car) Peter Gabriel (Scratch) Peter Gabriel (Melt) Peter Gabriel (Security) So Us Up Scratch My Back New Blood I/O
Live albums	Plays Live Plays Live Highlights Secret World Live Live Blood Back to Front: Live in London Growing Up Live
Singles	"Solsbury Hill" "Modern Love" "D.I.Y." "Games Without Frontiers" "No Self Control" "Biko" "I Don't Remember" "Shock the Monkey" "I Have the Touch" "Wallflower" "Sledgehammer" "In Your Eyes" "Don't Give Up" "Big Time" "Red Rain" "Shaking the Tree" "Digging in the Dirt" "Steam" "Blood of Eden" "Kiss That Frog" "While the Earth Sleeps" "When You're Falling" "The Barry Williams Show" "More Than This" "Growing Up "Burn You Up, Burn You Down" "Darkness" "Down to Earth" "Panopticom" "The Court" "Playing for Time" "I/O" "Four Kinds of Horses" "Road to Joy" "So Much" "Olive Tree" "Love Can Heal" "This Is Home" "And Still" "Live and Let Live"
Songs	"Here Comes the Flood" "On the Air" "Intruder" "Family Snapshot" "The Rhythm of the Heat" "San Jacinto" "That Voice Again" "Mercy Street" "We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)" "Come Talk to Me" "Secret World"
Soundtracks	Birdy Passion OVO Long Walk Home
Compilations	Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats Revisited Hit Rated PG Flotsam and Jetsam
Concert tours	Secret World Tour Back to Front Tour i/o The Tour
Films	Secret World Live Growing Up: Live Still Growing Up: Live & Unwrapped
Video games	Xplora1: Peter Gabriel's Secret World Eve Myst IV: Revelation
Other	Discography Genesis WOMAD Passion – Sources The Story of OVO Millennium Dome Show Play: The Videos Big Blue Ball And I'll Scratch Yours Real World Records Real World Studios Solid State Logic (SSL)
Peter Gabriel discography