The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself

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The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself
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Released24 June 2008 (2008-06-24)
Recorded1981–2008
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Length77:36
Label Capitol
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The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself is a greatest hits album by English singer Billy Idol, released on 24 June 2008 by Capitol Records. It features 16 of Idol's past singles, as well as two new tracks, "John Wayne" and "New Future Weapon". An additional new track, "Fractured", is available exclusively through download retailers. A deluxe CD/DVD set containing 13 music videos was also released. [2] [3] The compilation omitted all videos from the Cyberpunk era and all singles and videos from Devil's Playground .

Contents

Track listing

The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize YourselfCD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dancing with Myself" (EP Version by Generation X) Billy Idol, Tony James 4:51
2."Hot in the City"Idol3:33
3."White Wedding" (Part 1)Idol4:13
4."Rebel Yell"Idol, Steve Stevens 4:47
5."Eyes Without a Face"Idol, Stevens4:58
6."Flesh for Fantasy"Idol, Stevens4:38
7."Catch My Fall"Idol3:42
8."To Be a Lover" William Bell, Booker T. Jones 3:53
9."Don't Need a Gun" (Single Edit)Idol5:24
10."Sweet Sixteen"Idol4:15
11."Mony Mony" Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Richie Cordell, Bobby Bloom 5:00
12."Cradle of Love"Idol, David Werner4:39
13."L.A. Woman" (Single Edit) Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore 4:04
14."Shock to the System"Idol, Mark Younger-Smith3:37
15."Speed" (Album Version)Idol, Stevens4:17
16."World Comin' Down"Idol, Brian Tichy 3:34
17."John Wayne"Idol, Tichy, Derek Sherinian 4:15
18."New Future Weapon"Idol, Tichy3:56
The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize YourselfDigital download (bonus track)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
19."Fractured"Idol, Tichy4:27
The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize YourselfDeluxe edition (bonus DVD)
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Dancing with Myself" Tobe Hooper 3:24
2."Hot in the City" (1987 version) Larry Jordan 3:56
3."White Wedding" (MTV-censored version) David Mallet 3:29
4."Rebel Yell"Jeff Stein4:52
5."Eyes Without a Face"Mallet4:56
6."Flesh for Fantasy" Howard Deutch*4:22
7."Catch My Fall"Mallet3:43
8."To Be a Lover"Mallet3:50
9."Don't Need a Gun" Julien Temple 4:59
10."Sweet Sixteen"Peter Sinclair4:20
11."Mony Mony – Live"Jordan4:16
12."Cradle of Love" (Extended Billy Idol Only Version) David Fincher 5:22
13."L.A. Woman"Fincher4:03

* CD/DVD booklet miscredits David Mallet as director of the video [4]

Personnel

Produced by Keith Forsey except:

Charts

Chart performance for The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself
Chart (2008)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] 38
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [6] 29
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [7] 39
Scottish Albums (OCC) [8] 48
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] 72
UK Albums (OCC) [10] 37
US Billboard 200 [11] 73

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