The Best of 25 Years

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The Best of 25 Years
Sting - The Best of 25 Years.jpg
Compilation album by
Released24 October 2011
Label A&M
Producer Rob Mathes [1]
Sting chronology
25 Years
(2011)
The Best of 25 Years
(2011)
The Last Ship
(2013)

The Best of 25 Years is a compilation album by English musician Sting. It was released on 24 October 2011 through A&M Records.

Contents

Track listing

Standard Edition
No.TitleLength
1."If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" (2011 Remix)4:24
2."Englishman in New York"4:25
3."We'll Be Together" (2011 Remix)4:46
4."Fragile"3:54
5."All This Time"4:55
6."If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"4:28
7."Fields of Gold"3:40
8."Desert Rose"4:50
9."Whenever I Say Your Name" (featuring Mary J. Blige)5:24
10."Never Coming Home" (2011 Mix)5:20
11."Message in a Bottle" (Live at Irving Plaza, 2011 Remix)4:48
12."Demolition Man" (Live at Irving Plaza, 2011 Remix)4:25
13."Heavy Cloud No Rain" (Live at Irving Plaza, 2011 Remix)3:45

Note: The US version doesn't contain the song "Englishman in New York". [2]

Bonus Tracks Edition – CD 1 [1] [3]
No.TitleLength
1."If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" (2011 Remix)4:24
2."Love Is the Seventh Wave" (2011 Remix)3:33
3."Moon over Bourbon Street" (2011 Remix)4:01
4."Fortress Around Your Heart" (2011 Remix)4:52
5."Englishman In New York"4:26
6."They Dance Alone"7:13
7."Fragile"3:54
8."We'll Be Together" (2011 Remix)4:46
9."All This Time"4:55
10."Mad About You"3:54
11."Why Should I Cry for You?"4:46
12."The Soul Cages"5:52
13."If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"4:28
14."Fields of Gold"3:39
15."Seven Days"4:39
16."Shape of My Heart"4:37
Bonus Tracks Edition – CD 2 [1] [3]
No.TitleLength
1."When We Dance"5:59
2."I Was Brought to My Senses"5:49
3."You Still Touch Me"3:47
4."I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"3:58
5."Desert Rose"4:51
6."Brand New Day"6:20
7."Send Your Love" (Dave Audé Remix Edit Version)3:15
8."Whenever I Say Your Name" (featuring Mary J. Blige)5:24
9."Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)"3:56
10."The End of the Game"6:07
11."Never Coming Home" (2011 Mix)5:19
12."Russians" (Live in Berlin) (featuring The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and Steven Mercurio)4:51
13."Message in a Bottle" (Live at Irving Plaza, 2011 Remix)4:48
14."Demolition Man" (Live at Irving Plaza, 2011 Remix)4:27
15."Heavy Cloud No Rain" (Live at Irving Plaza, 2011 Remix)3:43

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV) [21] 3× Platinum60,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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