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| The Singles | ||||
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| Released | 16 June 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 1968–1986 | |||
| Genre | Krautrock | |||
| Length | 79:25 | |||
| Label | Mute [1] Spoon | |||
| Producer | Can | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Clash | 7/10 [3] |
| The Independent | [4] |
| Pitchfork | 6.4/10 [5] |
The Singles is a compilation album of singles and B-sides by the German experimental rock band Can, released in 2017. [6]
The Quietus wrote that "as a collection that welcomes the near misses and the questionable latter-era caricaturing, The Singles is real and admirable testament to the full Can story." [7]
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Soul Desert" (1969) | Soundtracks (1970) | 3:52 |
| 2. | "She Brings the Rain" (1969) | Soundtracks | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Spoon" (1971) | Ege Bamyasi (1972) | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Shikako Maru Ten" (1971) | Non-album B-side (1971) | 3:18 |
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Turtles Have Short Legs" (1971) | Non-album single (1971) | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Halleluwah" (Edit) (1971) | Tago Mago (1971) | 3:38 |
| 7. | "Vitamin C" (1972) | Ege Bamyasi | 3:33 |
| 8. | "I'm So Green" (1972) | Ege Bamyasi | 3:05 |
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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| 9. | "Mushroom" (1972) | Tago Mago | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Moonshake" (1973) | Future Days (1973) | 3:02 |
| 11. | "Future Days" (Edit) (1973) | Future Days | 3:24 |
| 12. | "Dizzy Dizzy" (Edit) (1974) | Soon Over Babaluma (1974) | 3:30 |
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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| 13. | "Splash" (Edit) (1974) | Soon Over Babaluma | 4:04 |
| 14. | "Hunters and Collectors" (Edit) (1975) | Landed (1975) | 3:23 |
| 15. | "Vernal Equinox" (Edit) (1975) | Landed | 3:11 |
| 16. | "I Want More" (1976) | Flow Motion (1976) | 3:32 |
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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| 17. | "...And More" (1976) | Flow Motion | 3:20 |
| 18. | "Silent Night" (1976) | Non-album single (1976) | 3:13 |
| 19. | "Cascade Waltz" (1976) | Flow Motion | 3:37 |
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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| 20. | "Don't Say No" (Edit) (1977) | Saw Delight (1977) | 3:19 |
| 21. | "Return" (1977) | Non-album track (1977) | 3:06 |
| 22. | "Can Can" (1978) | Can (1979) | 3:11 |
| 23. | "Hoolah Hoolah" (Edit) (1990) | Rite Time (1989) | 3:28 |
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