| Greatest Fits | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | June 19, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1987–2001 | |||
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| Length | 75:12 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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| Ministry chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Greatest Fits | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| NME | (7/10) [3] |
| Q |  [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Greatest Fits is a greatest hits album by American industrial metal band Ministry, released on June 19, 2001 by Warner Bros. Records.
The compilation was released to coincide with the release of the movie A.I. Artificial Intelligence , which features a scene of the band performing "What About Us?" [6] Paul Barker had intended for "Over the Shoulder" and "Burning Inside" to appear on the compilation, but they were left off due to time limitations. [7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | From | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "What About Us?" |
| Previously unreleased* | 5:52 |
| 2. | "Stigmata" (Update Mix) | Jourgensen | The Land of Rape and Honey | 5:44 |
| 3. | "The Land of Rape and Honey" |
| The Land of Rape and Honey | 5:11 |
| 4. | "Thieves" |
| The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste | 5:01 |
| 5. | "So What" (live) |
| 1995 Big Day Out festival | 10:33 |
| 6. | "N.W.O." |
| Psalm 69 | 5:30 |
| 7. | "Just One Fix" |
| Psalm 69 | 5:11 |
| 8. | "Jesus Built My Hotrod" (featuring Gibby Haynes) |
| Psalm 69 | 4:51 |
| 9. | "Reload" (12" version) |
| Reload single* | 3:37 |
| 10. | "Lay Lady Lay" (Bob Dylan cover) | Bob Dylan | Filth Pig | 5:44 |
| 11. | "Supermanic Soul" |
| Dark Side of the Spoon | 3:13 |
| 12. | "Bad Blood" (Alternative Mix) |
| Dark Side of the Spoon | 5:00 |
| 13. | "Supernaut" (Black Sabbath cover) | 1000 Homo DJs single | 7:09 | |
| Total length: | 75:12 | |||
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Greatest Fits. [8]
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