Finest Selection: The Greatest Hits

Finest Selection: The Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays. It was released on 11 August 2014, through Polydor Records.[1] The album includes all 17 of their singles released from the albums Chasing Lights (2008), Wordshaker (2009), Headlines! (2010), On Your Radar (2011) and Living for the Weekend (2013) as well as three new songs, "What Are You Waiting For?", "808" and "Walking Through the Desert".

Finest Selection: The Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by The Saturdays
Released	11 August 2014
Recorded	2008–2014
Genre	Pop, electropop, dance-pop, R&B
Label	Polydor
The Saturdays chronology
Living for the Weekend (2013) Finest Selection: The Greatest Hits (2014)
The Saturdays EP/Compilation chronology
Chasing the Saturdays (2013) Finest Selection: The Greatest Hits (2014)
Singles from Finest Selection: The Greatest Hits
"What Are You Waiting For?" Released: 10 August 2014

Upon release, debuted at number ten on the UK Albums Chart, giving The Saturdays their fifth top-ten album in the UK. The album spent four weeks inside the UK Top 100.[2] To date, it is the last release from the group who went on hiatus in 2014.[3] On 1 April 2017, it was reported that White doesn't have plans to reform with the group as she's focusing on her solo career.[4]

Promotion

Main article: Greatest Hits Live! (tour)

Singles

"What Are You Waiting For?" was released on 10 August 2014, as the album's lead single.[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"What About Us" (featuring Sean Paul) (from Living for the Weekend and Chasing the Saturdays)	Camille Purcell Ollie Jacobs Philip Jacobs Sean Henriques	Art Bastian James F. Reynolds (additional production)	3:41
2.	"Higher" (featuring Flo Rida) (from Headlines!)	Arnthor Birgisson Ina Wroldsen	Wroldsen	3:18
3.	"Ego" (from Wordshaker)	Steve Mac Wroldsen	Mac	3:03
4.	"All Fired Up" (from On Your Radar)	Tim Deal Brian Higgins Matt Gray Annie Yuill Nick Dresti Miranda Cooper Xenomania	Xenomania Brian Higgins	3:12
5.	"What Are You Waiting For?" (Previously unreleased)	MNEK (credited as Uzoechi Emenike) Carla Marie Williams Annie Yuill Florrie (credited as Florrie Arnold) Tim Deal Brian Higgins Miranda Cooper Tove Lo (credited as Tove Nilsson) Luke Fritton Matt Gray Gavin Harris Nick Hill Toby Scott	Xenomania	3:25
6.	"Up" (Radio Edit) (from Chasing Lights)	Josef Larossi Andreas Romdhane Wroldsen	Quiz & Larossi	3:24
7.	"Forever Is Over" (Radio Edit) (from Wordshaker)	Louis Biancaniello Sam Watters Kahmarl Gordon James Bourne	Biancaniello Watters	3:24
8.	"Issues" (from Chasing Lights)	Evan Rogers Carl Sturken	Sturken Rogers	3:35
9.	"Disco Love" (from Living for the Weekend)	Pálmi Ragnar Ásgeirsson Ásgeir Orri Ásgeirsson Saethór Kristjánsson Adam Klein	StopWaitGo	3:14
10.	"Notorious" (from On Your Radar)	Wroldsen Mac	Mac	3:11
11.	"Missing You" (from Headlines!)	Lukas Hilbert Alexander Kronlund	James Reynolds Hilbert	3:41
12.	"Work" (Phil Tan Radio Mix) (from Chasing Lights)	Wroldsen Harry Sommerdahl Kalle Engström	Sommerdahl Engström	3:13
13.	"Not Giving Up" (Radio Edit) (from Living for the Weekend)	Antonio Egizii Celetia Martin David Musumeci Carl Ryden Carla Williams	Ryden	3:19
14.	"30 Days" (from Living for the Weekend)	Mac Autumn Rowe	Mac	3:04
15.	"808" (Previously unreleased)	Rick Parkhouse Jamal Gure George Tizzard Purcell		3:12
16.	"Gentleman" (from Living for the Weekend)	Priscilla Renea Hamilton Lukas Nathanson Scott Effman	Ambience	3:40
17.	"If This Is Love" (from Chasing Lights)	Joe Belmaati Michaela Breen Vince Clarke Mich Hansen Alison Moyet John Reid Remee Wroldsen	Belmaati Cutfather	2:56
18.	"Walking Through the Desert" (Previously unreleased)	Chelcee Grimes Philip Cook	Cook	3:22
19.	"My Heart Takes Over" (from On Your Radar)	Wroldsen Mac	Mac	4:06
20.	"Just Can't Get Enough" (Radio Mix) from Chasing Lights)	Clarke	Mac	3:07

Deluxe edition bonus tracks and Super deluxe edition disc 2[6]

No.	Title	Length
21.	"Not That Kinda Girl (from Notorious)"	3:09
22.	"Flashback (from Ego)"	3:13
23.	"Wildfire (from Gentleman)"	3:37
24.	"Beggin' (from Issues)"	3:09
25.	"Turn Myself In (from 30 Days)"	3:35
26.	"Love Come Down (from Disco Love)"	3:32
27.	"Ladykiller (from All Fired Up)"	3:20
28.	"I Can't Wait (from Forever Is Over)"	3:43
29.	"Somebody Else's Life (Acoustic) (from What About Us)"	3:16
30.	"Had It With Today (from Higher)"	3:15
31.	"Ready to Rise (from Missing You)"	3:33
32.	"So Stupid (from My Heart Takes Over)"	3:23
33.	"What Am I Gonna Do (from If This Is Love)"	3:16
34.	"On the Radio (from Disco Love)"	3:52
35.	"Unofficial (from Work)"	3:53
36.	"Golden Rules (from Just Can't Get Enough)"	3:50
37.	"Bigger (from Not Giving Up)"	2:51
38.	"Crashing Down (from Up)"	3:10
39.	"When Love Takes Over (from What Are You Waiting For)"	3:51

Super deluxe edition DVD[7]

No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
1.	"If This Is Love"	Harvey B Brown
2.	"Up"	Brown
3.	"Issues"	Petro
4.	"Just Can't Get Enough"	Brown
5.	"Work" (Phil Tan Radio Mix)	J.T.
6.	"Forever Is Over"	Trudy Bellinger
7.	"Ego"	Mike Simpson Robin Van Calcar
8.	"Missing You"	Chris Cottam
9.	"Higher" (featuring Flo Rida)	Taylor Cohen
10.	"Notorious"	Syndrome
11.	"All Fired Up"	Ryan Hope
12.	"My Heart Takes Over"	Elisha Smith-Leverock
13.	"30 Days"	Cohen
14.	"What About Us" (featuring Sean Paul)	Sarah Chatfield
15.	"Gentlemen"	Bellinger
16.	"Disco Love"	Carly Cussen
17.	"Not Giving Up"	Chris Sweeny
18.	"What Are You Waiting For?"	Chatfield

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2014) Peak position Irish Albums (IRMA)[8] 32 Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 9 UK Albums (OCC)[10] 10

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Silver 60,000 ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Japan	8 August 2014	Digital download	Universal Music	[12]
Spain				[13]
Ireland		CD Digital download	Polydor
United Kingdom	11 August 2014	CD CD+DVD Digital download		[14]
Germany	15 August 2014	CD Digital download		[15]

References

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7. "The Saturdays - Finest Selection: The Greatest Hits - Exclusive Metal Tin at Universal Music". store.universal-music.co.uk.
8. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 33, 2014". Chart-Track. IRMA.
9. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
11. "British album certifications – The Saturdays – Finest Selection - The Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Finest Selection - The Greatest Hits in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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