''The Best of Ash'' is the second

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album by the band

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, released on 17 October 2011. The CD/

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edition of the album includes the ''

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'' documentary of Ash's ''

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'' tour, which is narrated by

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, as well as 17 of the band's music videos.

Track listing

# ' Girl from Mars' # '

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Angel Interceptor "Angel Interceptor" is a song by Ash, released as the third single from their album ''1977'' on 9 October 1995. It was released as a single CD, a 7" vinyl, and as a cassette. The song was written by Rick McMurray and Tim Wheeler and produced by ...

' # ' Goldfinger' # ' Oh Yeah' # '

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' # ' Wild Surf' # ' Shining Light' # ' Burn Baby Burn' # ' Walking Barefoot' # ' Sometimes' # '

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' # '

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' # ' Starcrossed' # '

You Can't Have It All "You Can't Have It All" is the name of the first single from Ash's 2007 album, Twilight of the Innocents. The single received its first play on 7 March on Jo Whiley's Radio 1 show. It entered the UK Top 40 at #16 on 22 April 2007. Track listing ...

' # 'Twilight of the Innocents' # 'Return of White Rabbit' # 'Arcadia' # '

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' (2011 re-recording)

Sources for songs

* Tracks 1-5 are from ''

'', released in 1996 * Track 6 is from the soundtrack to ''

'', released in 1997 * Track 7 is from ''

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'', released in 1998 * Tracks 8-11 are from ''

Free All Angels ''Free All Angels'' is the third studio album to be recorded by Northern Irish Rock music, rock band Ash (band), Ash. It was released on 23 April 2001 through Infectious Records and Home Grown. Due to the mixed reaction to the band's second stu ...

'', released in 2001 * Tracks 12-14 are from ''

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'', released in 2004 * Tracks 15-16 are from ''

Twilight of the Innocents ''Twilight of the Innocents'' is the fifth studio album by Irish rock band Ash. It was released on 29 June 2007, through Infectious Records. Following the departure of guitarist Charlotte Hatherley in early 2006, the band began recording their ne ...

'', released in 2007 * Tracks 17-18 are from the ''

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'', released in 2009 * Track 19 is a re-recording of a track from '' Trailer'', originally released in 1994

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Best Of Ash, The Ash (band) albums 2011 compilation albums