Greatest | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 3 November 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1980–1997 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 78:23 | |||
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Producer | Various | |||
Duran Duran chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Pitchfork Media | (7.0/10) [4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Greatest is a greatest hits album by English rock band Duran Duran, released in 1998.
Greatest is an update of the 1989 tenth anniversary compilation album, Decade . The new release includes songs from their eponymous debut album through 1997's Medazzaland (excluding 1995's Thank You ). The album includes all 14 songs featured in Decade, plus "New Moon on Monday" and four singles from the '90s. However, several songs on the disc are presented in their edited forms in order to fit on a single CD. In addition, the disc uses an edit of "Rio" that was not actually used on any of the song's US single releases, and to this day, has not appeared on any release other than Greatest or The Essential Collection .
The album was released by EMI after parting ways with the band following the disastrous Medazzaland album release in 1997, marking the first of many releases designed to capitalize on the band's extensive EMI-controlled back catalogue. To coincide with the release of the Greatest album in the United Kingdom, the song "Electric Barbarella" was released as a single in that territory. This track was originally released as a single in North America in 1997 to promote the Medazzaland album (which was never released officially in Europe until 2022).
By 2008, the collection had sold 1.3 million copies in the United States, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. [6] The collection is the band's most commercially successful release overall, but to date, a full collection of Duran Duran's singles on one album still has not been released.
All tracks are written by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor and Roger Taylor, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Is There Something I Should Know?" | non-album single, 1983 | 4:10 | |
2. | "The Reflex" (The Dance Mix – Edited Version) | Seven and the Ragged Tiger , 1983 | 4:24 | |
3. | "A View to a Kill" | John Barry, Le Bon, A. Taylor, J. Taylor, R. Taylor, Rhodes | A View to a Kill soundtrack, 1985 | 3:34 |
4. | "Ordinary World" (Single Version) | Warren Cuccurullo, Le Bon, J. Taylor, Rhodes | Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) , 1993 | 4:42 |
5. | "Save a Prayer" (US Single Version) | Rio , 1982 | 3:47 | |
6. | "Rio" (US Edit) | Rio | 4:45 | |
7. | "Hungry Like the Wolf" (Single Version) | Rio | 3:25 | |
8. | "Girls on Film" | Duran Duran , 1981 | 3:27 | |
9. | "Planet Earth" | Duran Duran | 3:57 | |
10. | "Union of the Snake" | Seven and the Ragged Tiger | 4:22 | |
11. | "New Moon on Monday" | Seven and the Ragged Tiger | 4:16 | |
12. | "The Wild Boys" | Arena , 1984 | 4:17 | |
13. | "Notorious" (45 mix) | Le Bon, J. Taylor, Rhodes | Notorious , 1986 | 4:00 |
14. | "I Don't Want Your Love" (Shep Pettibone 7" mix) | Le Bon, J. Taylor, Rhodes | Big Thing , 1988 | 3:48 |
15. | "All She Wants Is" (45 mix) | Le Bon, J. Taylor, Rhodes | Big Thing | 4:26 |
16. | "Electric Barbarella" (Edit) | Cuccurullo, Le Bon, Rhodes | Medazzaland , 1997 | 4:17 |
17. | "Serious" (Edit) | Sterling Campbell, Cuccurullo, Le Bon, J. Taylor, Rhodes | Liberty , 1990 | 3:56 |
18. | "Skin Trade" (Radio cut) | Le Bon, J. Taylor, Rhodes | Notorious | 4:26 |
19. | "Come Undone" (Edit) | Cuccurullo, Le Bon, J. Taylor, Rhodes | Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) | 4:17 |
Total length: | 78:23 |
The album release was followed in 1999 by the release of a videotape compilation of the band's groundbreaking music videos, also entitled Greatest. It was not released on DVD at the time. The video album was certified platinum by the RIAA on 29 January 2004.
Greatest: The DVD | ||||
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Video by | ||||
Released | November 2003 | |||
Recorded | 1981–1998 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 101 minutes | |||
Label | EMI/Abbey Road Interactive | |||
Director | Various | |||
Duran Duran chronology | ||||
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In November 2003, the videotape compilation was released in DVD format, titled Duran Duran: Greatest – The DVD, with hidden extra materials, including alternative versions of some of the videos and interviews of the band; however, this version is much criticised for its extensive use of easter egg features, which make it difficult to find and play some materials. In 2005, the disc was re-issued in a "Sight & Sound" package, containing both the CD and the DVD minus all of the latter's bonus material.
A) Girls on Film (6:26 – long, uncensored version with an alternative ending)
B) Union of the Snake (4:19 – Dancing on the Valentine version)
C) New Moon on Monday (5 alternate versions):
D) The Wild Boys (7:43 – Long Arena Version):
La Galerie De Duran
a) Planet Earth (4:05 – Club Version)
b) A Day in the Life featurette 2:26
c) Girls on Film (3:24 – Censored/MTV version)
d) Midsummer Night's Tube Feature (4:31 – Nick and Simon discuss the recording and production of the album Seven and the Ragged Tiger)
e) Wild Boys Interview (8:53 – Paul Gambaccini talks to Roger, Andy and Simon)
f) View to a Kill Interview (1:52 – Paul Gambaccini talks with John and Andy)
a) Liberty album Electronic Press Kit (EPK)
b) Serious (Multi-angle version)
c) The Wedding Album Television Commercial
d) Come Undone (Censored/MTV version)
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF) [24] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
Australia (ARIA) [25] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Belgium (BEA) [26] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
Canada (Music Canada) [27] | Gold | 50,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [28] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [29] | 3× Platinum | 900,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [30] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI) [31] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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