The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection | ||||
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Released | June 8, 2009 | |||
Recorded | 1986–1997 | |||
Genre | Alternative metal, experimental rock, alternative rock | |||
Label | Rhino Records | |||
Producer | Various | |||
Faith No More chronology | ||||
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The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection is a two-disc compilation album by American band Faith No More. It was released on June 1, 2009, in the UK [3] [4] [5] to coincide with the band's reunion tour. This double disc set contains the band's greatest hits on the first CD, while the second CD features B-sides and rarities.
No. | Title | From the album | Length |
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1. | "The Real Thing" | The Real Thing | 8:13 |
2. | "From Out of Nowhere" | The Real Thing | 3:22 |
3. | "Epic" | The Real Thing | 4:54 |
4. | "We Care a Lot" | Introduce Yourself | 4:04 |
5. | "R'n'R" | Introduce Yourself | 3:14 |
6. | "Kindergarten" | Angel Dust | 4:30 |
7. | "Caffeine" | Angel Dust | 4:29 |
8. | "Land of Sunshine" | Angel Dust | 3:44 |
9. | "Be Aggressive" | Angel Dust | 3:43 |
10. | "Midlife Crisis" | Angel Dust | 4:22 |
11. | "A Small Victory" | Angel Dust | 4:56 |
12. | "Everything's Ruined" | Angel Dust | 4:35 |
13. | "Evidence" | King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime | 4:55 |
14. | "Digging the Grave" | King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime | 3:06 |
15. | "Ricochet" | King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime | 4:31 |
16. | "Ashes to Ashes" | Album of the Year | 3:38 |
17. | "Stripsearch" | Album of the Year | 4:31 |
18. | "Easy" | Angel Dust | 3:08 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Absolute Zero" ("Digging the Grave" B-side and King for a Day Japanese bonus track) | 4:07 |
2. | "The Big Kahuna" ("Ashes to Ashes" B-side and Album of the Year Japanese bonus track) | 3:05 |
3. | "Light Up and Let Go" ("Ashes to Ashes" B-side Album of the Year Japanese bonus track) | 2:20 |
4. | "I Won't Forget You" (King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime outtake, previously released on Who Cares a Lot? greatest hits album 1998) | 4:10 |
5. | "The World Is Yours" (Angel Dust outtake, previously released on Who Cares a Lot? greatest hits album 1998) | 5:53 |
6. | "Hippie Jam Song" (King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime outtake, previously released on Who Cares a Lot? greatest hits album 1998) | 4:58 |
7. | "Sweet Emotion" (Longer version of a demo given away with Kerrang! magazine in 1989; outtake from The Real Thing sessions. Later reworked as "The Perfect Crime" for Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey and included on This Is It and The Works) | 4:53 |
8. | "New Improved Song" (Released on a 7-inch EP free with Sounds magazine in 1988; outtake from the Introduce Yourself sessions. The song "The Morning After" from The Real Thing shares the same chord progression and bassline, but is largely a different song.) | 3:51 |
9. | "Das Schutzenfest" (Released on Songs to Make Love To EP, 1992) | 2:58 |
10. | "This Guy's in Love with You" (Released on Who Cares a Lot? greatest hits album, 1998) (Live in Sydney October 21, 1997) | 4:22 |
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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Finnish Albums Chart [6] | 6 |
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