''New Old Songs'' is a

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by American rap rock band Limp Bizkit. Released on December 4, 2001, the album contains hip hop remixes of songs from the band's albums '' Three Dollar Bill, Yall''; ''

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''; and ''

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''. The album is also the sixteenth best-selling remix album of all time.

Music and lyrics

The sound of ''New Old Songs'' is predominantly based in hip hop music, in particular rap infused with rock music styles and culture. The album compiles remixes of songs from '' Three Dollar Bill, Yall'', ''

'' and ''

''. This album's remix of "

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", a cover of the George Michael song, incorporates elements of

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's song " Fame" and a newly recorded

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verse by

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Critical reception

Despite having no singles released, it achieved Gold certification by the RIAA in February 2002 in the US.Album artist 232 – Limp Bizkit
/ref> The album peaked at #26 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Allmusic writer Bradley Torreano panned the album, writing "Most of these songs could have even survived the remix if the choruses, which are an important part of the Bizkit formula, retained their massive

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and awesome production." Torreano appraised three of the album's tracks:

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and

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's remix of "Faith",

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's remix of "My Way" and

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's "Nookie" remix. Describing Vig's "Nookie" remix, Torreano said that it might be the album's best track, writing that it "sounds more like Fatboy Slim with its thick beat and dirty keyboard". ''

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'' awarded the album two out of five stars. In ''The Essential Rock Discography'', Martin Charles Strong gave the compilation a 5 out of 10 rating.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

Limp Bizkit compilation albums Albums produced by William Orbit Albums produced by Butch Vig Albums produced by Timbaland Albums produced by the Neptunes Albums produced by DJ Premier 2001 remix albums Flip Records (1994) albums Interscope Records remix albums {{2000s-album-stub