''Best Of'' is a

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album by the

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n girl band

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. The album was released in December 2005 and consists of thirteen songs from their ''

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'' and '' Blue Tattoo'' albums. The album was released in several countries in

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, but did not make the top 100 in

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, and peaked at #70 in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. The album did not make the chart in Estonia either, ending their run of three consecutive #1 albums.

History

The release of ''Best Of'' was controversial, as the group had already left Bros Records, and the band were unaware of its release. In interviews during the weeks around the album's release, Vanilla Ninja member

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asked fans not to buy the album, as it would be supporting the Bros label. The album was essentially a

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album of the group's releases since their 2004 international breakthrough, containing tracks recorded between late 2003 and early 2005 with no new material. Most of their singles were included on the album, including "Tough Enough", "When The Indians Cry", "I Know" and their

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song "

Cool Vibes Switzerland participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Cool Vibes" written by David Brandes, Jane Tempest and John O'Flynn. The song was performed by the band Vanilla Ninja, which was internally selected by the Swiss broadcaste ...

". No tracks from their first album, ''

'', were included, as this had been released by

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rather than Bros Records. The album was generally criticised by critics, who argued that the band's career was not long enough to warrant a "Best Of" album. The album cover for ''Best Of'' showed the original Vanilla Ninja line-up, with

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pictured instead of

Triinu Kivilaan Triinu Kivilaan (born 13 January 1989 in Viljandi, Estonia) is an Estonian vocalist and former model, best known as a former member of the popular girl group Vanilla Ninja. She had been modelling for several years when she replaced Maarja Kivi ...

, despite her leaving the group in mid-2004. Kivi was signed to Bros as a solo artist, with an upcoming single, "Could You".

Track listing

# " Tough Enough" – 3:22 # "Don't Go Too Fast" – 3:11 # "When the Indians Cry" – 3:31 # "Blue Tattoo" – 4:08 # "

" – 4:05 # "My Puzzle Of Dreams" – 3:22 # "Never Gotta Know" – 3:15 # "Traces of Sadness" – 3:21 # "Liar" – 3:36 # "Don't You Realize" – 3:49 # "I Know" – 3:17 # "Corner Of My Mind" – 3:37 # "Destroyed By You" – 3:51 # "Tough Enough" (Extended version) – 6:24 # "Blue Tattoo" (Extended version) – 9:20 # "Megamix" (Extended version) – 6:29

Chart positions

– #70

External links

Vanilla Ninja official website
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