Greatest Hits (Pretenders album)

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Greatest Hits
The Pretenders - Greatest Hits.jpg
Greatest hits album by
Released18 September 2000 [1]
Recorded1978–1999
Genre
Length72:52
Label Musicrama/Koch
The Pretenders chronology
¡Viva El Amor!
(1999)
Greatest Hits
(2000)
Loose Screw
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by English-American rock band The Pretenders, released in 2000. It was only their second greatest hits album in 22 years, but less successful than its predecessor, The Singles , released in 1987. It contains six songs not featured on the previous compilation: "Human", "Forever Young", "Night in My Veins", "Spiritual High (State of Independence)", "Popstar" and "I'll Stand by You".

Contents

The track "Human" is a cover of the 1995 song "Human on the Inside" by Australian rock duo, Divinyls.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chrissie Hynde, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Brass in Pocket" Pretenders (1980)3:06
2."Message of Love"  Extended Play and Pretenders II (1981)3:25
3."Don't Get Me Wrong"  Get Close (1986)3:48
4."Kid" Pretenders3:04
5."Human" ¡Viva El Amor! (1999)3:55
6."I Go to Sleep" Ray Davies Pretenders II2:56
7."Forever Young" Bob Dylan Last of the Independents (1994)5:04
8."I Got You Babe" (UB40 featuring Chrissie Hynde) Sonny Bono Baggariddim (1985)3:11
9."Night in My Veins"Last of the Independents3:17
10."Spiritual High (State of Independence)" (Moodswings featuring Chrissie Hynde) Moodfood (1992)4:59
11."Talk of the Town" (single version) Extended Play and Pretenders II3:13
12."Stop Your Sobbing"DaviesPretenders2:38
13."Hymn to Her"Meg KeeneGet Close4:57
14."2000 Miles"  Learning to Crawl (1984)3:40
15."Breakfast in Bed" (UB40 featuring Chrissie Hynde) UB40 (1988)3:17
16."Popstar"¡Viva El Amor!3:41
17."Middle of the Road" Learning to Crawl4:13
18."Thin Line Between Love and Hate"
  • Jackie Members
  • Richard Poindexter
  • Robert Poindexter
Learning to Crawl3:41
19."Back on the Chain Gang" Learning to Crawl3:52
20."I'll Stand By You"
  • Hynde
  • Kelly
  • Steinberg
Last of the Independents3:59

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 99
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [4] 45
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [5] 23
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 21

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [7] Gold30,000^
Australia (ARIA) [8] Platinum70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [9] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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