Best of Blue

Best of Blue
Compilation album by Blue
Released	15 November 2004
Recorded	2000–2004
Genre	Pop
Length	53:04
Label	Innocent
Blue chronology
Remixes - Japan Tour Mini Album (2004) Best of Blue (2004) 4Ever Blue (2005)
Alternative cover
Special limited fans edition cover

Best of Blue track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"All Rise" (from All Rise )	Simon Webbe Mikkel S. Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen Hallgeir Rustan Daniel Stephens	Stargate	3:43
2.	"Too Close" (from All Rise)	Kier Gist Darren Lighty Robert Huggar Raphael Brown Robert Ford Jr. Denzil Miller James B. Moore Kurtis Walker Larry Smith	Ray Ruffin	3:45
3.	"If You Come Back" (from All Rise)	Ruffin Nicole Formescu Lee Brennan Ian Hope	Ruffin	3:27
4.	"Fly by II" (from All Rise)	Webbe Eriksen Hermansen Rustan	Stargate	3:46
5.	"One Love" (from One Love )	Antony Costa Duncan James Lee Ryan Webbe Eriksen Hermansen Rustan	Stargate	3:33
6.	"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (featuring Elton John) (from One Love)	John Bernie Taupin	Stargate	3:41
7.	"U Make Me Wanna" (from One Love)	John McLaughlin Harry Wilkins Steve Robson	Stargate	3:38
8.	"Guilty" (from Guilty )	James Gary Barlow Eliot Kennedy Tim Woodcock	True North Martin Harrington Ash Howes	3:45
9.	"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (featuring Stevie Wonder and Angie Stone) (from Guilty)	Wonder]] Lee Garrett Syreeta Wright Lula Mae Hardaway	Harrington Howes	3:33
10.	"Breathe Easy" (from Guilty)	Ryan Lars Halvor Jensen Martin M. Larsson	Deekay	4:36
11.	"Bubblin'" (from Guilty)	Costa Jensen Johannes Jørgensen Ali Tennant	Deekay	3:05
12.	"Curtain Falls"	Costa James Ryan Webbe Hermansen DJ Wonder Eriksen Hermansen Rustan	StarGate	4:02
13.	"Get Down on It" (featuring Kool & The Gang and Lil'Kim)	Khalis Bayyan James "J.T." Taylor Kool & the Gang Leigh Guest	Bayyan Guest Damien Egan Deekay [a]	3:54
14.	"Love at First Sight"			3:58
15.	"Best in Me" (2004 Version) (from All Rise)	Jem Godfrey Bill Padley	Godfrey Padley	3:13

Italian Alternative Track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Only Words I Know" (Italian version)	Costa James Ryan Webbe Eriksen Hermansen Rustan	Stargate	3:36

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"The Gift"	Noriyuki Makihara	Deekay	4:55
17.	"It's Alright"	Costa Ryan Jensen Tennant	Deekay	3:33

Taiwanese bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"One Love: The Sequel"	Costa James Ryan Webbe Hermansen Eriksen Hermansen Rustan	Stargate Ian Widgery	3:46

Limited edition fans' edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"If It Takes All Night"			3:26
2.	"After the Show"			3:31
3.	"Only Words I Know"	Costa James Ryan Webbe Hermansen Eriksen Hermansen Rustan	Stargate	3:38
4.	"Long Time" (Smooth Mix)	Costa Webbe Formescu Ruffin Hope	Ray Ruffin	4:37
5.	"When Summer's Gone" (Live from Riverside) (Video)	Costa James Ryan Webbe Hermansen Eriksen Hermansen Rustan	Stargate	4:11
6.	"The Blue Journey" (Documentary)
7.	"If You Come Back" (8 Jam Street Mix)	Formescu Lee Brennan Ruffin Hope	Ruffin Pete Craigie	3:27

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a remix producer

Tour

Date	City	Country	Venue
Best of Blue Tour:
25 June, 2005	Sheffield	England	Hallam FM Arena
26 June, 2005	Manchester		Manchester Evening News Arena
27 June, 2005
29 June, 2005	Nottingham		Nottingham Arena
30 June, 2005	Birmingham		NEC Arena
1 July, 2005
3 July, 2005	Glasgow	Scotland	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
4 July, 2005
5 July, 2005	Newcastle	England	Metro Radio Arena
7 July, 2005	London		Wembley Arena
8 July, 2005
9 July, 2005

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Best of Blue Chart (2004–05) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [6] 11 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] 37 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] 76 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [9] 9 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 72 European Albums ( Billboard ) [11] 6 French Albums (SNEP) [12] 5 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] 7 Greek Albums (IFPI) [14] 5 Irish Albums (IRMA) [15] 26 Italian Albums (FIMI) [16] 1 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [17] 14 Japanese International Albums (Oricon) [18] 4 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [19] 25 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [20] 11 Portuguese Albums (AFP) [21] 2 Scottish Albums (OCC) [22] 12 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [23] 88 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [24] 8 Taiwan Albums (G-Music) [25] 1 UK Albums (OCC) [26] 6

Year-end charts 2004 year-end chart performance for Best of Blue Chart (2004) Position UK Albums (OCC) [27] 37 2004 year-end chart performance for Best of Blue Chart (2005) Position European Albums (Billboard) [28] 42 Italian Albums (FIMI) 9 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [29] 49

Certifications and sales

Certifications of Best of Blue, with sales where available

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [30]	Gold	20,000^
Germany (BVMI) [31]	Gold	100,000^
Italy (FIMI) [32]	4× Platinum	400,000*
Portugal (AFP) [33]	2× Platinum	80,000^
South Korea (RIAK)	—	6,118 [34]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [35]	Gold	20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [36]	2× Platinum	600,000‡
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [37]	Platinum	1,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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