Best of The Corrs

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Best of The Corrs
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Compilation album by
the Corrs
Released19 October 2001
Recorded1994-2001
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Length71:32
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Producer
The Corrs chronology
In Blue
(2000)		Best of The Corrs
(2001)		 VH1 Presents: The Corrs, Live in Dublin
(2002)
Singles from Best of The Corrs
  1. "Would You Be Happier?"
    Released: 1 October 2001 [1]
  2. "Little Lies"
    Released: 6 October 2023 [2]
  3. "Songbird"
    Released: 27 October 2023 [2]
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Best of The Corrs is a compilation album by the Irish pop rock band the Corrs, released in Ireland on 19 October 2001. The album consisted of the band's best-selling singles since their first chart appearance in 1995 with "Runaway", up to the Robert John "Mutt" Lange remix of their 2001 single "All the Love in the World", which charted at number twenty-four on the US Adult Contemporary chart. [4] The album also featured the new single "Would You Be Happier?", as well as a new version of the Talk on Corners outtake, "Make You Mine". By the end of 2001, the album had sold over 2.4 million copies worldwide. [5] By 2017, the album has sold 5 million copies.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by the Corrs, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Would You Be Happier?" Previously unreleased, 20013:26
2."So Young" (K-Klass remix)  Talk on Corners , 19974:14
3."Runaway" (radio edit)  Forgiven, Not Forgotten , 19953:47
4."Breathless"
 In Blue , 20003:28
5."Radio" (unplugged radio edit)  The Corrs Unplugged , 19994:14
6."What Can I Do" (Tin Tin Out remix) Talk on Corners4:17
7."The Right Time" Forgiven, Not Forgotten4:07
8."I Never Loved You Anyway" (radio edit)
Talk on Corners3:53
9."Irresistible"
  • The Corrs
  • Lange
In Blue3:40
10."Forgiven, Not Forgotten" Forgiven, Not Forgotten4:15
11."Lough Erin Shore" (unplugged version)TraditionalThe Corrs Unplugged4:28
12."Only When I Sleep" (radio edit)
Talk on Corners3:50
13."Love to Love You" (radio edit) Forgiven, Not Forgotten3:23
14."All the Love in the World" (remix)
  • The Corrs
  • Lange
In Blue3:56
15."Everybody Hurts" (R.E.M. cover)
The Corrs Unplugged5:49
16."Give Me a Reason" In Blue3:30
17."Dreams" Stevie Nicks Talk on Corners4:01
18."Make You Mine" Previously unreleased, 20013:15
Australian and Japanese bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
19."Lifting Me"The CorrsPreviously unreleased, 19993:59
Argentinian, Brazilian, Spanish and Mexican bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
19."Una Noche" (featuring Alejandro Sanz)
  • The Corrs
  • Alejandro Sanz
In Blue (Latin American edition)5:17
2023 expanded edition [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
19."Little Lies" Christine McVie, Eddy QuintelaPreviously unreleased, 20233:42
20."Everywhere" Christine McVie Previously unreleased, 2023 
21."Songbird" Christine McVie Previously unreleased, 2023 

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [40] Gold20,000^
Australia (ARIA) [41] 4× Platinum280,000^
Belgium (BEA) [42] Gold25,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [43] Gold50,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [44] Gold50,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [45] Gold25,000^
France (SNEP) [46] Platinum300,000*
Germany (BVMI) [47] Gold150,000^
Ireland (IRMA) [48] 5× Platinum75,000^
Japan (RIAJ) [49] Gold100,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON) [50] Gold75,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [51] Platinum80,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [52] 2× Platinum30,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [53] Platinum100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [54] Platinum40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [55] 2× Platinum600,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [56] Platinum1,000,000*

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

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