Live Hits

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Live Hits
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Released30 October 2006
Recorded31 August 2006
Genre Pop rock
Length110 min
LanguageEnglish
Label Red Girl
Director Matt Askem
Producer Celia Moore
Melanie C chronology
Live Hits
(2006)
Live at the Hard Rock Cafe
(2009)

Live Hits is the first live DVD released by English singer Melanie C. Recorded in August 2006 at The Bridge in south-east London and features Melanie performing a selection of songs from her first three albums in both acoustic and full band sets. The DVD has sold over 100,000 copies in total.

Contents

The DVD also features interviews, back stage footage, photo galleries and several hidden alternative versions of the tracks (Easter Eggs).

Track listing

Acoustic set:

  1. "Beautiful Intentions"
  2. "Be The One"
  3. "If That Were Me"
  4. "Here It Comes Again"
  5. "Why"
  6. "Better Alone"
  7. "Here & Now"
  8. "Reason"

Electric set:

  1. "Beautiful Intentions"
  2. "Yeh Yeh Yeh"
  3. "Home"
  4. "Northern Star"
  5. "Never Be The Same Again"
  6. "When You're Gone"
  7. "Goin' Down"
  8. "Next Best Superstar"
  9. "You'll Get Yours"
  10. "First Day of My Life"
  11. "I Turn To You"

Easter eggs

These videos can be accessed by clicking on various chapter buttons on Windows Media Player

  1. "Beautiful Intentions" Rehearsals/Live Video
  2. "First Day of My Life" Live Video

Release history

CountryDate
United Kingdom30 October 2006
EuropeDecember 2006
Brazil2 November 2009

Charts

ChartPosition
UK music DVDs and Videos Chart10
Portuguese music DVDs and Videos Chart19

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