Thank You (Stone Temple Pilots album)

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Thank You
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedNovember 11, 2003 (2003-11-11)
Recorded1992–2002
Genre Alternative rock, grunge, hard rock
Length58:29
Label Atlantic
Producer Stone Temple Pilots, Brendan O'Brien
Stone Temple Pilots chronology
Shangri-La Dee Da
(2001)
Thank You
(2003)
Stone Temple Pilots
(2010)
Singles from Thank You
  1. "All in the Suit That You Wear"
    Released: October 18, 2003
Professional ratings
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Spin B [6]

Thank You is a greatest hits collection released by the American rock band Stone Temple Pilots on November 11, 2003 on Atlantic Records. The album has sold over 500,000 copies.

Contents

Overview

Thank You features most of the band's singles.

There are two versions of the compilation, one that only contains a music CD and another that also features a DVD with live performances, bootlegs (including a performance of the Aerosmith song "Sweet Emotion" with Steven Tyler and Joe Perry), and music videos spanning the band's career.

Thank You was called "nearly perfect" by AllMusic's Stephen Erlewine, who wrote that "STP made music that sounded great at the time and even better now" and that the band's music had "stood the test of time." Rolling Stone gave the compilation album 4 out of 5 stars.

Big Bang Babies

An earlier greatest hits album, to be titled Big Bang Babies, was planned for an October 2000 release. In addition to twelve of the band's biggest numbers, the album was to feature four new songs, including "Heed the Water Whisperer", "The Way She Moves" and "You Can't Drive Me Away". STP planned to record the new material in New York with producer Brendan O'Brien in mid-2000. [7]

Track listing

Thank You track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Vasoline"Weiland, D. DeLeo, R. DeLeo, Kretz Purple (1994)2:57
2."Down"Weiland, R. DeLeo No. 4 (1999)3:50
3."Wicked Garden"Weiland, D. DeLeo, R. DeLeo Core (1992)4:07
4."Big Empty"Weiland, D. DeLeoPurple (1994)4:55
5."Plush"Weiland, R. DeLeo, KretzCore (1992)5:13
6."Big Bang Baby"Weiland, R. DeLeo Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop (1996)3:24
7."Creep"Weiland, R. DeLeoCore (1992)5:34
8."Lady Picture Show"Weiland, R. DeLeoTiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop (1996)4:08
9."Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart"Weiland, KretzTiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop (1996)2:57
10."Interstate Love Song"Weiland, R. DeLeoPurple (1994)3:15
11."All in the Suit That You Wear"Weiland, D. DeLeo, R. DeLeo, KretzPreviously unreleased (2003)3:41
12."Sex Type Thing"Weiland, D. DeLeo, KretzCore (1992)3:40
13."Days of the Week"Weiland, D. DeLeo Shangri-La Dee Da (2001)2:37
14."Sour Girl"Weiland, D. DeLeoNo. 4 (1999)4:18
15."Plush" (acoustic, recorded live on MTV's Headbangers Ball , 1992)Weiland, R. DeLeo, KretzPreviously unreleased3:50
16."Long Way Home" (recorded live at Rolling Rock Town Fair 2001, bonus track on some foreign editions)Weiland, D. DeLeoShangri-La Dee Da (2001)4:51
Total length:58:29

Personnel

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [8] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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