''Greatest Hats'' is the first
compilation album
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by the Canadian
new wave/
synthpop
Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s a ...
group
Men Without Hats, released in 1996.
A slightly modified version of the album was released in the US in 1996, entitled ''Collection''. It dropped the tracks "Freeways (Euromix)", "On Tuesday" and "Sideways" in favor of "Messiahs Die Young", "Moonbeam", "Hey Men" and an extended version of "I Got the Message".
The two compilations have ten tracks in common, these being "
The Safety Dance", "Living in China", "Antarctica", "I Got the Message", "I Like", "Where Do the Boys Go", "
Pop Goes the World", "Editions of You" and the club mixes of "The Safety Dance" and "Where Do the Boys Go?". The Canadian version adds "Freeways", "On Tuesday" and "
Sideways", while the US version includes "Messiahs Die Young", "Moonbeam", "
Hey Men
"Hey Men" is a song from Canadian new wave/synthpop band Men Without Hats' fourth album, ''The Adventures of Women & Men Without Hate in the 21st Century'', released as the album's first single in 1989.
History
The song is based on experiences b ...
" and the club mix of "I Got the Message".
"Editions of You" was recorded in March 1985 and had not been previously released. A different version of the track was recorded in 1983, during the ''
Folk of the 80's (Part III)
''Folk of the 80's (Part III)'' is the second studio album by Canadian synthpop group Men Without Hats, released in early 1984. The album reached #127 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart. It was the band's final album with the lineup co ...
'' sessions.
Track listing
# "
The Safety Dance" - 2:43
# "Living in China" - 3:01
# "Antarctica" - 3:25
# "I Got the Message" - 4:39
# "I Like" - 4:12
# "Where Do the Boys Go?" - 3:53
# "Freeways" (Euromix) - 5:45
# "
Pop Goes the World" - 3:44
# "On Tuesday" - 4:08
# "
Sideways" - 4:53
# "Editions of You" - 3:53
# "
The Safety Dance" (Extended version) - 4:32
# "Where Do the Boys Go?" (Extended version) - 6:17
''Collection''
# "
The Safety Dance"
# "Living in China"
# "Antarctica"
# "I Got the Message"
# "I Like"
# "Where Do the Boys Go?"
# "Messiahs Die Young"
# "
Pop Goes the World"
# "Moonbeam"
# "
Hey Men
"Hey Men" is a song from Canadian new wave/synthpop band Men Without Hats' fourth album, ''The Adventures of Women & Men Without Hate in the 21st Century'', released as the album's first single in 1989.
History
The song is based on experiences b ...
"
# "Editions of You"
# "
The Safety Dance" (Extended Club Mix)
# "I Got the Message" (Dance version)
# "Where Do the Boys Go?" (Extended version)
References
Men Without Hats albums
1996 greatest hits albums
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