Greatest Hits (Five album)

Greatest Hits
Compilation album by Five
Released	19 November 2001
Recorded	1997–2001
Genre	Pop rap dance teen pop funk power pop
Length	70:04
Label	RCA
Producer	Simon Cowell (exec.) Julian Gallagher Richard "Biff" Stannard Ash Howes Steve Mac Stargate Eliot Kennedy Max Martin Denniz Pop
Five chronology
Kingsize (2001) Greatest Hits (2001) Let's Dance (2002)

Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by English boy band Five. It was released in the United Kingdom through RCA Records on 19 November 2001, just three months after the release of their third studio album, Kingsize . ^[1]

The album features thirteen of the band's fifteen singles (excluding "How Do Ya Feel" and "Don't Fight It Baby"), as well as two popular B-sides, two new remixes, and the previously unreleased "Set Me Free", which was recorded during the Kingsize album sessions. The album peaked at number nine on the UK Albums Chart, as well as being certified platinum by the BPI.

Background

Although the band's previous album, Kingsize , had been released only three months earlier, Greatest Hits was rush-released due to the imminent split of the band. Scott Robinson revealed on the ITV2 series The Big Reunion that the album's release came after Sean Conlon suffered a mental breakdown and threatened to quit the band as he was unable to cope. Alongside the release of the album, a VHS compilation containing all of the band's music videos, as well as behind the scenes footage, and a live video for "Two Sides to Every Story". ^[2]

Two singles, "Closer to Me" and "Rock the Party", were released to promote the album. The latter was not released as a single in its own right in the United Kingdom, but formed a double A-side on CD2 of "Closer to Me". Both songs originated from Kingsize.

The Japanese version of the album replaced the B-side "Inspector Gadget" with the promotional single "How Do Ya Feel" and added a remix of "Let's Dance". The album was re-released on 7 June 2003. ^[3] The album made a return to the top ten of UK Albums Chart in 2013 following the band's reformation on The Big Reunion. ^[4]

Track listing

International edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"We Will Rock You" (radio edit)	Richard Breen Jason Brown Brian May	Invincible (1999)	3:09
2.	"Keep On Movin'"	Breen Brown Sean Conlon Julian Gallagher Richard "Biff" Stannard	Invincible	3:17
3.	"If Ya Gettin' Down"	Breen Brown Mike Cleveland Conlon Gallagher Stannard	Invincible	3:00
4.	"Everybody Get Up" (radio edit)	Breen Brown Conlon Herbie Crichlow Jake Hooker Alan Merrill Ritchie Neville Scott Robinson	Five (1998)	3:05
5.	"Let's Dance" (radio edit)	Breen Brown Conlon Gallagher Martin Harrington Ash Howes Stannard	Kingsize (2001)	3:38
6.	"Rock the Party" (single remix)	Breen Brown Conlon Barry Gibb Gallagher Stannard	Kingsize	2:49
7.	"Got the Feelin'" (radio edit)	Breen Brown Conlon Gallagher Stannard	Five	3:29
8.	"When the Lights Go Out" (international radio edit)	Breen Brown Conlon Eliot Kennedy Tim Lever John McClaughlin Neville Mike Percy Robinson	Five	4:11
9.	"Closer to Me" (single remix)	Breen Brown Gallagher Harrington Howes Stannard	Kingsize	4:30
10.	"Until the Time Is Through" (radio edit)	Max Martin Andreas Carlsson	Five	4:10
11.	"Don't Wanna Let You Go" (radio edit)	Breen Brown Conlon Gallagher Stannard	Invincible	3:37
12.	"Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" (radio edit)	Crichlow Martin Denniz Pop Jake Schulze	Five	3:36
13.	"It's the Things You Do" (international album version)	Breen Brown Conlon Crichlow Martin Neville Robinson George Shahin	Five	3:37
14.	"When I Remember When"	Shelly Peiken Jud Friedman	Five (US version) [a]	3:59
15.	"Inspector Gadget"	Breen Brown Gallagher Steve Lewinson Richard Norris Stannard	Invincible [b]	2:51
16.	"Set Me Free"	Mikkel S. Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen Neville Robinson Hallgeir Rustan	previously unreleased	2:55
17.	"Keep On Movin'" (2002 FIFA World Cup remix)	Breen Brown Conlon Gallagher Stannard	previously unreleased	3:40
18.	"Five Greatest Hits Megamix" (Jewels & Stone remix)	Breen Brown Carlsson Cleveland Conlon Crichlow Gallagher Gibb Harrington Hooker Howes Kennedy Lever Martin May McClaughlin Merrill Neville Percy Pop Robinson Schulze Stannard	previously unreleased	11:00

Japanese edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
15.	"How Do Ya Feel"	Breen Brown Conlon Gallagher Stannard	Invincible	3:40
19.	"Let's Dance" (The Kinkyboy remix)	Breen Brown Conlon Gallagher Harrington Howes Stannard	"Let's Dance" single (2001)	6:40

Personnel

• Lead vocals: Abz Love, Jason "J" Brown, Sean Conlon, Ritchie Neville, Scott Robinson
• Executive producers: Simon Cowell, Denniz Pop
• Producers: Julian Gallagher, Richard "Biff" Stannard, Brian May, Steve Mac, Denniz Pop, Jay-Kee, Eliot Kennedy, Mike Percy, Tim Lever, Kristian Lundin, Max Martin, StarGate
• Remixers: Cutfather & Joe, Steve Mac, StarGate, Jewels & Stone
• Mixing: Ash Howes, StarGate, Ben Chapman
• Engineers: Ben Chapman, Matt Howe, Daniel Pursey, Robin Sellers, Ben Coombs
• Programming: Ash Howes, Martin Harrington
• Arrangers: Julian Gallagher, Richard Stannard, Dave Arch
• Backing vocals: Andy Caine, Richard Stannard, Sharon Murphy, Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [5] 76 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 16 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7] 92 European Albums Chart [8] 48 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 78 Irish Albums (IRMA) [10] 29 Italian Albums (FIMI) [11] 77 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [12] 35 Scottish Albums Chart (OCC) [13] 11 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [14] 42 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 37 UK Albums (OCC) [16] 9

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position UK Albums (OCC) [17] 61

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [18]	Platinum	300,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

1. In the UK, "When I Remember When" was first released as a B-side to "If Ya Gettin' Down".
2. "Inspector Gadget" was first released as a B-side to "Keep On Movin'" but appeared on Invincible as a hidden track.

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