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| Released | October 20, 1995 March 11, 1996 | |||
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| Label | Stockholm | |||
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Les Greatest Hits is Army of Lovers fifth album. It is a compilation of the previous albums and three new songs: "Give My Life", "Venus And Mars" and "Requiem".
Two versions of the album were brought out, released in 1995 and 1996 respectively. They contain the same tracklisting, except for one song: on the 1996 version "Stand Up for Myself" was replaced with a new song, "King Midas", which also served as a last single of the group in the summer of 1996.
This album also announced the return of La Camilla to the band (as a replacement of Michaela de la Cour, who left the band).
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Give My Life" | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Venus and Mars" | 3:30 |
| 3. | "My Army of Lovers" | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Ride the Bullet" | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Supernatural (The 1991 remix)" | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Crucified" | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Obsession" | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Candyman Messiah" | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Judgment Day" | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Everytime You Lie (La Camilla)" | 3:12 |
| 11. | "Israelism" | 3:22 |
| 12. | "La Plage de Saint Tropez" | 3:32 |
| 13. | "I Am" | 3:55 |
| 14. | "Lit de Parade" | 3:28 |
| 15. | "Sexual Revolution" | 3:58 |
| 16. | "Life Is Fantastic (The 1995 remix)" | 4:00 |
| 17. | "Stand Up for Myself (The 1995 remix)" | 3:59 |
| 18. | "Requiem" | 4:31 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 17. | "King Midas" | 3:57 |
In Sweden, Les Greatest Hits peaked at 40. [1]
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