Greatest Hits (Dido album)

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Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by
Released22 November 2013 (2013-11-22)
Recorded1999–2013
Length76:21
Label RCA
Producer
Dido chronology
Girl Who Got Away
(2013)
Greatest Hits
(2013)
Still on My Mind
(2019)

Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by British singer-songwriter Dido released in 2013. The album compiles all of Dido's singles since her first album No Angel (1999), through to her then latest studio album, Girl Who Got Away (2013). The two-disc collection was released on 22 November 2013 in Ireland, and includes a new track, "NYC", as well as a collection of remixes and collaborations. The track listing was confirmed on 9 October 2013. [1]

Contents

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes [2]

Greatest HitsStandard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Here with Me" (from No Angel , 1999)4:16
2."Thank You" (from No Angel)
  • D. Armstrong
  • Paulie Herman
3:37
3."Hunter" (from No Angel)
  • Dido
  • Nowels
3:57
4."White Flag" (from Life for Rent , 2003)
  • D. Armstrong
  • R. Armstrong
  • Nowels
  • Dido
  • Rollo
  • John Harrison
4:01
5."Life for Rent" (from Life for Rent)
  • D. Armstrong
  • R. Armstrong
  • Dido
  • Rollo
3:42
6."Don't Leave Home" (from Life for Rent)
  • D. Armstrong
  • R. Armstrong
3:48
7."Sand in My Shoes" (from Life for Rent)
  • D. Armstrong
  • Nowels
  • Dido
  • Rollo
5:00
8."Don't Believe in Love" (from Safe Trip Home , 2008)
Brion3:54
9."Quiet Times" (from Safe Trip Home)D. Armstrong
  • Dido
  • The Ark
3:18
10."Grafton Street" (from Safe Trip Home)
  • Dido
  • The Ark
5:56
11."Everything to Lose" (from Sex and the City 2 , 2010)
4:33
12."Let Us Move On" (featuring Kendrick Lamar, from Girl Who Got Away , 2013)
  • Dido
  • Rollo
4:11
13."No Freedom" (from Girl Who Got Away)
  • D. Armstrong
  • Nowels
  • Dido
  • Rollo
3:17
14."End of Night" (from Girl Who Got Away)
Kurstin3:59
15."One Step Too Far" (radio edit) (Faithless featuring Dido, from Outrospective , 2001)
  • Rollo
  • Bliss
3:26
16."Stan" (Eminem featuring Dido, from The Marshall Mathers LP , 2000)
6:45
17."If I Rise" (with A. R. Rahman, from 127 Hours , 2010)
Rahman4:39
18."NYC"
  • D. Armstrong
  • R. Armstrong
  • Daisy Armstrong
  • Kurstin
Kurstin4:01
Total length:1:16:21
Greatest HitsDeluxe edition (bonus disc)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Here with Me" (Chillin' with the Family Mix)
  • D. Armstrong
  • Statham
  • Gabriel
  • Dido
  • Rollo
5:16
2."Thank You" (Deep Dish Radio Edit)
  • D. Armstrong
  • Herman
4:11
3."Hunter" (MJ Cole Remix)
  • D. Armstrong
  • R. Armstrong
6:08
4."White Flag" (Timbaland Remix)
  • D. Armstrong
  • R. Armstrong
  • Nowels
3:30
5."Life for Rent" (Skinny 4 Rent Mix)
  • D. Armstrong
  • R. Armstrong
  • Dido
  • Rollo
  • Matty [b]
4:55
6."Sand in My Shoes" (Above & Beyond Radio Edit)
  • D. Armstrong
  • Nowels
3:21
7."Don't Leave Home" (Gabriel & Dresden Radio Mix)
  • D. Armstrong
  • R. Armstrong
4:14
8."Don't Believe in Love" (Dennis Ferrer's Objektivity Radio Mix)
  • D. Armstrong
  • R. Armstrong
  • Brion
4:32
9."No Freedom" (DJ Cobra Mix)
  • D. Armstrong
  • Nowels
  • Dido
  • Rollo
  • Peter Agyagos [b] [c]
6:20
10."End of Night" (Cedric Gervais Remix)
  • D. Armstrong
  • Kurstin
5:53
11."Go Dreaming" (Mantronix Remix)
  • D. Armstrong
  • R. Armstrong
  • Nowels
4:31
12."Blackbird" (Moguai Remix)
  • D. Armstrong
  • R. Armstrong
6:46
13."Northern Skies" (Rollo Remix)
  • D. Armstrong
  • R. Armstrong
  • Dido
  • The Ark
  • Brion
  • Rollo [b]
5:53
Total length:2:21:51
Notes

Chart performance

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart [3] 96
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [4] 81
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [5] 61
China Albums Chart Sino Chart [6] 18
Croatian International Albums Chart [7] 11
Irish Albums (IRMA) [8] 41
Scottish Albums Chart [9] 38
South Korea (Gaon International Album Chart) [10] 31
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [11] 85
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 57
Taiwan International Albums Chart (G-Music) [13] 7
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 27

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [15] Gold100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Ireland22 November 2013Standard, deluxe RCA
United Kingdom25 November 2013

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