''A Collection'' is a

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album by

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, released July 18,

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. The album contains all of their singles (with the exception of "Anything"), a handful of fan and band favorites, as well as three unreleased-via-LP songs: "Tattoo of the Sun", "My Time in Exile" and "Slow Motion" (with lyrics). The package also includes liner notes from renowned rock writer James Hunter and track-by-track commentary from

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Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of

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was critical of the length of the album, commenting that the album captures Third Eye Blind's "early way with a hook as skillfully as their descent into unbearable pomposity".

Commercial performance

''A Collection'' peaked at #103 on the ''Billboard'' 200, staying on the chart for three weeks.

Track listing

Rejected options

An acoustic version of "

Anything Anything may refer to: Albums * ''Anything'' (The Cranberry Saw Us demo), by the band later named the Cranberries, 1990 * ''Anything'' (The Damned album) or the title song (see below), 1986 * ''Anything'' (Kinnie Starr album) or the title son ...

" (the only

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that did not make the cut) was replaced by "Can't Get Away", likely due to its short-length and to even the number of songs from each album.

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es of " Losing a Whole Year" and " Graduate" and a 1995

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of "

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" were dropped in favor of the original studio recordings, likely done in order to appeal to a

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audience. The track list was also in a different order: # "Semi-Charmed Life (1995 Demo)" # "Losing A Whole Year (Remix - Strings Up)" # "How's It Going To Be" # "Jumper" # "Graduate (Remix)" # "Tattoo Of The Sun" # "Never Let You Go" # "Deep Inside Of You" # "Anything (Acoustic)" # "10 Days Late" # "Blinded" # "Crystal Baller" # "My Time In Exile" # "God Of Wine" # "Motorcycle Drive By" # "Forget Myself" # "Wounded" # "Palm Reader" # "Slow Motion (With Lyrics)"

References

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