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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 no. 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 no. 9 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart and no. 10 on its Mainstream Rock Tracks.[7] "Next to You" was also released as a single to radio stations, peaking at no. 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]

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]

Track listing

All music is composed by The Offspring except where noted

No.TitleFromLength
1."Can't Repeat"previously unreleased3:24
2."Come Out and Play"Smash, 19943:17
3."Self Esteem"Smash, 19944:17
4."Gotta Get Away"Smash, 19943:51
5."All I Want"Ixnay on the Hombre, 19971:54
6."Gone Away"Ixnay on the Hombre, 19974:27
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, 19983:08
8."Why Don't You Get a Job?"Americana, 19982:49
9."The Kids Aren't Alright"Americana, 19983:00
10."Original Prankster" (featuring Redman; contains portions of "Low Rider" by War)Conspiracy of One, 20003:41
11."Want You Bad"Conspiracy of One, 20003:22
12."Defy You"Orange County soundtrack, 20013:48
13."Hit That"Splinter, 20032:48
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

International bonus tracks

  • On each edition, "Next to You" appears as a hidden track on track 15.
Australian edition
No.TitleFromLength
15."Spare Me the Details"Splinter, 20033:24
Japanese edition
No.TitleFromLength
15."Da Hui"Splinter, 20031:42
European and South American editions
No.TitleFromLength
15."The Kids Aren't Alright" (The Wiseguys remix)"She's Got Issues", 19994:56

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.

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 11
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18] 6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] 38
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[20] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 23
Irish Albums (IRMA)[22] 8
Italian Albums (FIMI)[23] 22
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[24] 1
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[25] 24
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[26] 24
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[29] 14
US Billboard 200[30] 8

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[31] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[32] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[33] Gold 100,000*
Ireland (IRMA)[34] Gold 7,500^
Japan (RIAJ)[35] Platinum 250,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[36] Platinum 15,000^
Russia (NFPF)[37] Gold 10,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[38] Gold 20,000^
United States (RIAA)[39] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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

References

General references

  • Greatest Hits (Media notes). Columbia Records. 2005. {{cite AV media notes}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |publisherid= (help); Unknown parameter |bandname= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |mbid= ignored (help)

Notes

  1. ^ Greatest Hits at AllMusic
  2. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  3. ^ Begrand, Adrien. "The Offspring: Greatest Hits < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  4. ^ "The Offspring - Greatest Hits (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  5. ^ "The Offspring: Artist Chart History - Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-06-12. [dead link‍]
  6. ^ "RIAA Gold and Platinum awards searchable database". RIAA.com. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  7. ^ a b c "The Offspring: Artist Chart History - Singles". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  8. ^ "Atom Willard Drumming for The Offspring". Punknews.org. October 1, 2003. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  9. ^ Splinter (Media notes). Columbia Records. 2003. {{cite AV media notes}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |publisherid= (help); Unknown parameter |albumlink= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |bandname= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |mbid= ignored (help)
  10. ^ Greatest Hits (Media notes). Columbia Records. 2005. {{cite AV media notes}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |publisherid= (help); Unknown parameter |bandname= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |mbid= ignored (help)
  11. ^ "Atom Willard leaves The Offspring". Punknews.org. January 15, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  12. ^ "Atom Willard leaves the Offspring, replaced by Pete Parada". Punknews.org. July 28, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  13. ^ "The Offspring talk about Atom Willard's departure". Punknews.org. August 4, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  14. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Offspring – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  15. ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Offspring – Greatest Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Offspring – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Offspring – Greatest Hits" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  18. ^ "The Offspring – Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  19. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Offspring – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  20. ^ "The Offspring: Greatest Hits" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  21. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  22. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 28, 2005". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  23. ^ "Archivio – Artisti". FIMI. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  24. ^ "Charts.nz – The Offspring – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  25. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – The Offspring – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  26. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – The Offspring – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  27. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Offspring – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  28. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Offspring – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  29. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  30. ^ "The Offspring Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  31. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  32. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Offspring – Greatest Hits". Music Canada. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  33. ^ "French album certifications – The Offspring – Greatest Hits" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  34. ^ "The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  35. ^ "Japanese album certifications – The Offspring – Greatest Hits" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved April 11, 2013. Select 2006年8月 on the drop-down menu
  36. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – The Offspring – Greatest Hits". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved April 11, 2013.[dead link‍]
  37. ^ "Russian album certifications – The Offspring – Greatest Hits" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  38. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Greatest Hits')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  39. ^ "American album certifications – The Offspring – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
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