''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
Men Without Hats are a Canadian New wave music, new wave and synth-pop band, originally from Montreal, Quebec. Their music is characterized by the baritone voice of their lead singer Ivan Doroschuk, as well as their elaborate use of synthesizers ...
, 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
"The Safety Dance" is a song by Canadian new wave/synth-pop band Men Without Hats, released in Canada in 1982 as the second single from ''Rhythm of Youth''. The song was written by lead singer Ivan Doroschuk after he had been kicked out of a cl ...
", "Living in China", "Antarctica", "I Got the Message", "I Like", "Where Do the Boys Go", "
Pop Goes the World
''Pop Goes the World'' is the third studio album by Canadian new wave and synth-pop band Men Without Hats, released on June 29, 1987 by Mercury Records. It features the single " Pop Goes the World", which reached the Top 20 in Canada (achievi ...
", "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
''Sideways'' is a 2004 American comedy-drama road film directed by Alexander Payne and written by Jim Taylor and Payne. A film adaptation of Rex Pickett's 2004 novel of the same name, ''Sideways'' follows two men in their forties, Miles Raymo ...
", 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
"The Safety Dance" is a song by Canadian new wave/synth-pop band Men Without Hats, released in Canada in 1982 as the second single from ''Rhythm of Youth''. The song was written by lead singer Ivan Doroschuk after he had been kicked out of a cl ...
" - 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
''Pop Goes the World'' is the third studio album by Canadian new wave and synth-pop band Men Without Hats, released on June 29, 1987 by Mercury Records. It features the single " Pop Goes the World", which reached the Top 20 in Canada (achievi ...
" - 3:44
# "On Tuesday" - 4:08
# "
Sideways
''Sideways'' is a 2004 American comedy-drama road film directed by Alexander Payne and written by Jim Taylor and Payne. A film adaptation of Rex Pickett's 2004 novel of the same name, ''Sideways'' follows two men in their forties, Miles Raymo ...
" - 4:53
# "Editions of You" - 3:53
# "
The Safety Dance
"The Safety Dance" is a song by Canadian new wave/synth-pop band Men Without Hats, released in Canada in 1982 as the second single from ''Rhythm of Youth''. The song was written by lead singer Ivan Doroschuk after he had been kicked out of a cl ...
" (Extended version) - 4:32
# "Where Do the Boys Go?" (Extended version) - 6:17
''Collection''
# "
The Safety Dance
"The Safety Dance" is a song by Canadian new wave/synth-pop band Men Without Hats, released in Canada in 1982 as the second single from ''Rhythm of Youth''. The song was written by lead singer Ivan Doroschuk after he had been kicked out of a cl ...
"
# "Living in China"
# "Antarctica"
# "I Got the Message"
# "I Like"
# "Where Do the Boys Go?"
# "Messiahs Die Young"
# "
Pop Goes the World
''Pop Goes the World'' is the third studio album by Canadian new wave and synth-pop band Men Without Hats, released on June 29, 1987 by Mercury Records. It features the single " Pop Goes the World", which reached the Top 20 in Canada (achievi ...
"
# "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
"The Safety Dance" is a song by Canadian new wave/synth-pop band Men Without Hats, released in Canada in 1982 as the second single from ''Rhythm of Youth''. The song was written by lead singer Ivan Doroschuk after he had been kicked out of a cl ...
" (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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