Greatest Hits III (Queen album)

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Greatest Hits III
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Greatest hits album by
Queen
Released8 November 1999
Recorded1980–1998
StudioVarious
Genre Rock
Length73:41
Label
Producer Queen
Queen chronology
The Crown Jewels
(1998)		Greatest Hits III
(1999)		 The Platinum Collection
(2000)
Singles from Greatest Hits III
  1. "Another One Bites The Dust (Small Soldiers Remix)"
    Released: 27 October 1998 [1]
  2. "Under Pressure (Rah Mix)"
    Released: 6 December 1999 [2]
  3. "Princes of the Universe"
    Released: 23 May 2000 (NL only) [3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Chester Chronicle (Positive) [5]
Classic Rock (Positive) [6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Greatest Hits III is a compilation album by British rock band Queen. It is a compilation of latter-day songs, the band members' solo hits and the band's collaborations with other artists (hence the album's credit to "Queen+"). It was released on 8 November 1999. The first two tracks on the album were new previously unreleased versions of classic Queen songs.

Contents

The album includes "These Are the Days of Our Lives" (1991), which was Freddie Mercury's last appearance in a music video, and "No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)" (1997), a song dedicated to Mercury which also features the last recording of bass guitarist John Deacon before his retirement. Four songs from their last studio album Made in Heaven (1995) also feature in the compilation, including "Too Much Love Will Kill You" and "Heaven for Everyone". A home video was also released in the EU and in North America but has since been long out of print, called "Greatest Flix III."

Track listing

Unless otherwise indicated, Information is based on the album's Liner Notes [8]

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."The Show Must Go On" (Live at Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris, France with Elton John) Queen Previously unreleased (Originally from Innuendo , 1991)4:35
2."Under Pressure" (with David Bowie) (Rah mix)Queen, David Bowie Original version from Hot Space , 19824:08
3."Barcelona" (Single version) (Performed by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé) Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran Barcelona , 19884:25
4."Too Much Love Will Kill You" Brian May, Frank Musker, Elizabeth Lamers Made in Heaven , 19954:18
5."Somebody To Love" (The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, Live at Wembley Stadium with George Michael, 20 April 1992)Mercury Five Live EP, 1993 (Originally from A Day at the Races , 1976)5:07
6."You Don't Fool Me"QueenMade in Heaven5:22
7."Heaven for Everyone" (Single version) Roger Taylor Made in Heaven4:37
8."Las Palabras de Amor"MayHot Space4:29
9."Driven by You" (Performed by Brian May)May Back to the Light , 19924:09
10."Living on My Own" (Julian Raymond album mix) (Performed by Freddie Mercury)MercuryRemix from The Freddie Mercury Album , 1992 (Original version on Mr. Bad Guy , 1985)3:37
11."Let Me Live"QueenMade in Heaven4:45
12."The Great Pretender" (The Platters cover) (Performed by Freddie Mercury) Buck Ram Non-album single, 1987 (Later released on The Freddie Mercury Album)3:26
13."Princes of the Universe"Mercury A Kind of Magic , 19863:31
14."Another One Bites The Dust" (With additional vocals and rapping from Wyclef Jean, Pras and Free) John Deacon Small Soldiers soundtrack, 19984:20
15."No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)"May Queen Rocks , 19974:11
16."These Are the Days of Our Lives"QueenInnuendo4:22
17."Thank God It's Christmas"Taylor, MayNon-album Christmas single, 19844:19

Personnel

Information is based on the album's Liner Notes [8]

Main
Additional

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] 77
Austrian Top 75 Albums [10] 2
Belgium (Flanders) 100 Albums [11] 7
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [12] 5
Finnish Top 50 Albums [13] 35
French Compilations [14] 9
German Albums Chart [15] 5
Hungarian Top 40 Albums [16] 7
Netherlands Top 100 Albums [17] 8
New Zealand Top 40 Albums [18] 24
Norwegian Top 40 Albums [19] 5
Scottish Albums [20] 11
Swedish Top 60 Albums [21] 19
Swiss Top 100 Albums [22] 4
UK Albums Chart [23] 5
Chart (2000)Peak
position
Belgium (Wallonia) 100 Albums [24] 7
Irish Albums (IRMA) [25] 46
Italian Top 20 Albums [26] 7
Chart (2008)Peak
position
Spanish Top 100 Albums [27] 89

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [28] Platinum60,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [29] Gold25,000*
Belgium (BEA) [30] Gold25,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [12] Platinum50,000^
Germany (BVMI) [31] Gold150,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [32] Platinum50,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [33] Gold50,000^
Sweden (GLF) [34] Gold40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [35] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [36] 2× Platinum600,000*
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [37] Platinum1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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