''Greatest Hits'' is the first compilation album by English boy band

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. It was released in the United Kingdom through

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on 19 November 2001, just three months after the release of their third studio album, '' Kingsize''. "

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" and " Rock the Party" was released as double single on United Kingdom and Ireland. The album was executively produced by

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and Richard "Biff" Stannard. In other countries, the songs were released as separate singles. The songs was included in the previous album '' Kingsize'' (2001). The album features thirteen of the band's fifteen singles, excluding "How Do Ya Feel", and the international-only release "Don't Fight It Baby", as well as two popular B-sides, two brand new remixes, and the original track, "Set Me Free", which was recorded during the ''Kingsize'' album sessions. The album peaked at number nine on the

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, as well as being certified platinum by the BPI. The album was executively produced by

and Richard "Biff" Stannard.

Background

Despite ''Kingsize'' only being released three months earlier, ''Greatest Hits'' was rush-released due to the imminent split of the band.

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'' that the album's release came after

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suffered a mental breakdown and threatened to quit the band as he was unable to cope. Alongside the release of the album, a VHS compilation containing all of the band's music videos, as well as behind the scenes footage, and a live video for "Two Sides to Every Story". The band's last ever British single, "

", was used to promote the compilation in the United Kingdom, featuring footage from across the band's history. The Japanese version of the album does not include B-side "Inspector Gadget", but instead re-instates one of the missing singles, "How Do Ya Feel", and also includes a bonus remix of "Let's Dance" that does not appear on any other version of the release. The album was re-released on 7 June 2003. The album made a return to the top ten of

in 2013, due to the band reforming to appear on ''The Big Reunion''.

Track listing

Personnel

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— vocals *

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— vocals *

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— vocals *

— vocals *Producers: Julian Gallagher, Richard Stannard, StarGate, Steve Mac, Ben Chapman *Mixing: Ash Howes, StarGate, Ben Chapman *Engineers: Ben Chapman, Matt Howe, Daniel Pursey, Robin Sellers, Ben Coombs *Programming: Ash Howes, Martin Harrington *Arrangers: Julian Gallagher, Richard Stannard, Dave Arch *Backing vocals: Andy Caine, Richard Stannard, Sharon Murphy, Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

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