''Hits! the Videos'' is a
DVD released by English
synth-pop
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 ...
duo
Erasure as a companion to their greatest hits album ''
Hits! The Very Best of Erasure
''Hits! The Very Best of Erasure'' is the second greatest hits album by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released on 20 October 2003 by Mute Records. Capitalising on a resurgence of Erasure's music after their successful covers album ''Other P ...
''. The double-disc set was released by
Mute Records
Mute Records is a British independent record label owned and founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller. It has featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Depeche Mode, Erasure, Einstürzende Neubauten, Fad Gadget, Goldfrapp, Grinderm ...
in 2003 and contained all
music video clips from the band from their inception in 1985 up to 2003. Also included are several live and television performances, alternate videos and promotional documentaries and interviews with
Vince Clarke and
Andy Bell during the course of their career.
Track listing and production notes
Disc one
# "Who Needs Love Like That"
Directed by: John Scarlett-Davies
Production company: Aldabra
# "Heavenly Action"
Directed by: John Scarlett-Davies
Production company: Aldabra
# "Oh L'amour"
Directed by: Peter Hamilton and Alistair Rae
# "Sometimes"
Directed by: Gerard de Thame
Production company: Lee Lacy
# "It Doesn't Have to Be"
Directed by: Gerard de Thame
Production company: HLA
# "Victim of Love"
Directed by: Peter Scammell
Production company: State
# "The Circus"
Directed by: Jerry Chater
Production company: Media Lab
# "Ship of Fools"
Directed by: Phillip Vile
Production company: HLA
# "Chains of Love"
Directed by: Peter Christopherson
Production company: Aubrey Powell Productions
# "A Little Respect"
Directed by: Peter Christopherson
Production company: Aubrey Powell Productions
# "Stop!"
Directed by: Peter Christopherson
Production company: Aubrey Powell Productions
# "Drama!"
Directed by: The Giblets
Production company: HLA
# "You Surround Me"
Directed by: James le Bon
Production company: Popata
# "Blue Savannah"
Directed by: Kevin Godley
Production company: Media Lab
# "Star"
Directed by: John Maybury
Production company: Limelight
# "Chorus"
Directed by: David Mallet
Production company: Serpent Films
# "Love to Hate You"
Directed by: David Mallet
Production company: Serpent Films
# "Am I Right?"
Directed by: Angela Conway
Production company: State
# "Breath of Life"
Directed by: Angela Conway
Production company: State
# "Lay All Your Love on Me"
Directed by: Jan Kounen
Production company: HLA
# "S.O.S."
Directed by: Jan Kounen
Production company: HLA
# "Take a Chance on Me"
Directed by: Philippe Gautier
Production company: Oil Factory
# "Voulez-Vous"
Directed by: Jan Kounen
Production company: HLA
# "Always"
Directed by: Jan Kounen
Production company: HLA
# "Run to the Sun"
Directed by: Nico Beyer
Production company: Propaganda
# "I Love Saturday"
Directed by: Caz Gorham and Frances Dickenson
Production company: The Christmas TV and Film Co.
# "Stay with Me"
Directed by: Mario Cavalli
Production company: Pizazz
# "Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)"
Directed by: Max Abbiss-Biro
Production company: Sensons Films
# "Rock Me Gently"
Directed by: Max Abbiss-Biro
Production company: Sensons Films
# "In My Arms"
Directed by: Dick Carruthers
Production company: Bug
# "Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me"
Directed by: Richard Heslop
Production company: Oil Factory
# "Rain"
# "Freedom"
Directed by: Vince Clarke
Production company: State
# "Solsbury Hill"
Directed by: Vince Clarke
Production company: Battlecruiser
# "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)"
Directed by: Jonas Odell
Production company: Nexus
Disc two
# "Sometimes" (''
Top of the Pops'' debut performance, 20 November 1986)
# "Sono Luminus" (acoustic version)
# "In My Arms" (U.S. version)
Directed by: Geoff Moore
# "Too Darn Hot" (from ''
Red, Hot and Blue'')
Directed by: Adelle Luts and Sandy McLeod
# "Leave Me to Bleed" (live – ''The Circus Tour'', 17 April 1987)
# "A Little Respect" (live – ''The Innocents Tour'', 15 November 1988)
# "Supernature" (live – ''Wild! Tour'', 11 December 1989)
# "Waiting for the Day" (live – ''Phantasmagorical Entertainment Tour'', 6 August 1992)
# "Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" (live – ''The Tiny Tour'', 11 November 1996)
# Promotional documentary: ''
Chorus
Chorus may refer to:
Music
* Chorus (song) or refrain, line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse
* Chorus effect, the perception of similar sounds from multiple sources as a single, richer sound
* Chorus form, song in which all verse ...
'', 1991
# Promotional documentary: ''
Pop! The First 20 Hits
''Pop! The First 20 Hits'' is a greatest hits collection from Erasure, released on 16 November 1992 in Germany and the UK and 24 November 1992 in the United States. The album utilises a straightforward format: all of Erasure's singles up to tha ...
'', 1992
# Promotional documentary: ''
I Say I Say I Say
''I Say I Say I Say'' is the sixth studio album from synthpop duo Erasure, released in 1994 by Mute Records in the UK and Elektra Records in the US. The album was produced by Martyn Ware, who was a founding member of veteran synthpop groups the ...
'', 1994
# Promotional documentary: ''
Erasure'', 1995
# Promotional documentary: ''
Cowboy
A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the '' vaquer ...
'', 1997
# Promotional documentary: ''
Hits!'', 2003
External links
''Hits! the Videos'' at Discogs
{{Erasure
2003 video albums
Erasure (duo) video albums
Mute Records video albums