Past, Present & Future (Rob Zombie album)

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Past, Present & Future
Rob Zombie Past Present & Future 1.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
Recorded1991–2003
Genre Industrial metal [1] [2]
Length73:20
Label Geffen
Producer Scott Humphrey
Rob Zombie chronology
The Sinister Urge
(2001)
Past, Present & Future
(2003)
Educated Horses
(2006)
Singles from Past, Present & Future
  1. "Two Lane Blacktop"
    Released: September 9, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
PopMatters (positive) [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Past, Present & Future is a 2003 retrospective collection of the music of Rob Zombie. It includes selections of his work with White Zombie and his solo career, as well as two previously unreleased tracks. It won a Metal Edge Readers' Choice Award for Compilation Album of the Year. [5]

Contents

The explicit version includes a bonus DVD with ten of Rob Zombie's / White Zombie's music videos; all are edited versions.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Rob Zombie except where noted

No.TitleMusicOriginal AlbumLength
1."Thunder Kiss '65"White Zombie La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1 3:54
2."Black Sunshine" (feat. Iggy Pop)White ZombieLa Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 14:49
3."Feed the Gods"White Zombie Airheads soundtrack4:30
4."More Human than Human"White Zombie Astro-Creep: 2000 4:28
5."Super Charger Heaven"White ZombieAstro-Creep: 20003:37
6."I'm Your Boogieman" KC and the Sunshine Band 1 The Crow: City of Angels soundtrack4:27
7."Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn)" (feat. Alice Cooper)Rob Zombie, Charlie Clouser Songs in the Key of X 4:12
8."The Great American Nightmare" (feat. Howard Stern)Rob Zombie, Charlie Clouser Private Parts soundtrack3:54
9."Dragula"Rob Zombie, Scott Humphrey Hellbilly Deluxe 3:42
10."Living Dead Girl"Rob Zombie, Scott HumphreyHellbilly Deluxe3:22
11."Superbeast"Rob Zombie, Scott Humphrey, Charlie ClouserHellbilly Deluxe3:40
12."Feel So Numb"Rob Zombie, Scott Humphrey The Sinister Urge 3:53
13."Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy)"Rob Zombie, Scott HumphreyThe Sinister Urge3:10
14."Demon Speeding"Rob Zombie, Scott HumphreyThe Sinister Urge3:44
15."Brick House 2003" (feat. Lionel Richie and Trina) The Commodores 2 House of 1000 Corpses soundtrack3:48
16."Pussy Liquor"Rob Zombie, Scott HumphreyHouse of 1000 Corpses soundtrack4:46
17."Blitzkrieg Bop"The Ramones 3 We're a Happy Family 2:43
18."Two-Lane Blacktop" (previously unreleased)Rob Zombie, Scott Humphrey 3:02
19."Girl on Fire" (previously unreleased)Rob Zombie, Scott Humphrey 3:29
Lyrics

1 Richard Raymond Finch, Harry Wayne Casey
2 Lionel B. Richie, Ronald LaPread, Walter Orange, Milan Williams, Thomas McClary, William King
3 Jeffrey Hyman, John Cummings, Douglas Colvin, Thomas Erdelyi

A version of "Girl on Fire" remixed by Danny Lohner entitled (Resident Renholder Mix) was also later released on the Resident Evil: Apocalypse soundtrack.

DVD track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Thunder Kiss '65" 
2."More Human than Human" 
3."Dragula" 
4."Living Dead Girl" 
5."Superbeast" 
6."Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy)" 
7."Feel So Numb" 
8."Demonoid Phenomenon" (previously unreleased) 
9."Return of the Phantom Stranger" (previously unreleased) 
10."Spookshow Baby" (previously unreleased) 

Chart positions

Certifications

Certifications for Past, Present & Future
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [12] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [13] Silver60,000
United States (RIAA) [14] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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