Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies

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Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedMay 3, 2004 (2004-05-03)
Recorded1987–1991
Genre Alternative rock, college rock
Length66:32
Language English
Label 4AD CAD 2406
Producer Steve Albini, Gil Norton, Pixies, and Gary Smith
Pixies compilations chronology
Complete 'B' Sides
(2001)
Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies
(2004)
Minotaur
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Drowned in Sound 9/10 [3]
NME 8/10 [4]
Pitchfork 8.5/10 [5]
Robert Christgau A [6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies is a compilation album by Pixies. It was released on May 3, 2004 in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States alongside a companion DVD featuring a live show, promotional videos and two documentaries. Early batches of the record feature a fault on the track "Hey", where Black Francis' opening shout of "Hey" is missing.

Contents

This album replaces 1997's compilation Death to the Pixies in 4AD's catalog, which previously served as the label's "greatest hits" collection for Pixies.

As of 2015, sales in the United States have exceeded 316,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [9] In 2006 the album received a diamond certification for 250,000 copies sold in Europe by Independent Music Companies Association. [10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Black Francis, except where noted

Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Bone Machine"  Surfer Rosa (1988)3:03
2."Nimrod's Son"  Come On Pilgrim (1987)2:16
3."The Holiday Song" Come On Pilgrim2:15
4."Caribou" Come On Pilgrim3:14
5."Broken Face" Surfer Rosa1:29
6."Gigantic"
Surfer Rosa3:13
7."Vamos" Surfer Rosa4:18
8."Hey"  Doolittle (1989)3:28
9."Monkey Gone to Heaven" Doolittle2:55
10."Debaser" Doolittle2:51
11."Gouge Away" Doolittle2:42
12."Wave of Mutilation" Doolittle2:04
13."Here Comes Your Man" Doolittle3:21
14."Tame" Doolittle1:56
15."Where Is My Mind?" Surfer Rosa3:53
16."Into the White"  Here Comes Your Man Single (1989)4:40
17."Velouria"  Bossanova (1990)3:40
18."Allison" Bossanova1:17
19."Dig for Fire" Bossanova3:02
20."U-Mass"  Trompe le Monde (1991)3:00
21."Alec Eiffel" Trompe le Monde2:47
22."Planet of Sound" Trompe le Monde2:06
23."Winterlong" Neil Young Dig for Fire Single (1990)3:08

Personnel

Pixies

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies
Chart (2004–2005)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [11] 64
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [12] 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [14] 64
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [15] 26
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 16
US Billboard 200 [17] 161

Certifications

Certifications for Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [18] Gold50,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [19] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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