| Best Of | ||||
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| Released | December 9, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 1:29:29 | |||
| Label | Bella Union | |||
| The Czars chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100 [1] |
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| MusicOMH |   [2] |
Best Of is a compilation album by American band The Czars. It was released in December 2014 under Bella Union.
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Val" | Before... But Longer (2000) | 5:07 |
| 2. | "Concentrate" | Before... But Longer (2000) | 4:44 |
| 3. | "Get Used to It" | Before... But Longer (2000) | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Dave's Dream" | Before... But Longer (2000) | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Roger's Song" | The Ugly People vs the Beautiful People (2001) | 5:14 |
| 6. | "Drug" | The Ugly People vs the Beautiful People (2001) | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Side Effects" | The Ugly People vs the Beautiful People (2001) | 4:57 |
| 8. | "Anger" | The Ugly People vs the Beautiful People (2001) | 4:07 |
| 9. | "Killjoy" | The Ugly People vs the Beautiful People (2001) | 5:26 |
| 10. | "Lullaby 6000" | The Ugly People vs the Beautiful People (2001) | 5:32 |
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Paint the Moon" | Goodbye (2004) | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Goodbye" | Goodbye (2004) | 4:25 |
| 3. | "My Love" | Goodbye (2004) | 6:02 |
| 4. | "Los" | Goodbye (2004) | 5:42 |
| 5. | "Little Pink House" | Goodbye (2004) | 5:14 |
| 6. | "Song to the Siren" | Sing a Song for You: Tribute to Tim Buckley (2000) | 7:51 |
| 7. | "Angel Eyes" | "Paint the Moon" single B-side (2004) | 4:46 |
| 8. | "Where the Boys Are" | "Paint the Moon" single B-side (2004) | 4:31 |
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