Forever Faithless – The Greatest Hits
Forever Faithless – The Greatest Hits is a greatest hits compilation album from the dance music group Faithless. It features all their released singles (other than "Take the Long Way Home"), plus three additional new tracks ("Fatty Boo", "Reasons (Saturday Night)", and "Why Go?" (2005 remix featuring Estelle).
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Released | 16 May 2005 | |||
Recorded | Various | |||
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Length | 75:26 | |||
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Producer | Rollo Armstrong | |||
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Forever Faithless was the best selling dance album of 2005. It has sold 1,381,407 copies as of October 2015.[1]
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Track listing
UK version
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Insomnia (Monster Mix)" (from Reverence) | 8:42 |
2. | "Mass Destruction" (from No Roots) | 3:33 |
3. | "God Is a DJ" (from Sunday 8PM) | 3:29 |
4. | "Don’t Leave" (featuring Pauline Taylor and Dido) (from Reverence) | 3:59 |
5. | "Muhammad Ali (Radio Edit)" (from Outrospective) | 3:31 |
6. | "We Come 1" (from Outrospective) | 3:44 |
7. | "Reverence" (from Reverence) | 3:44 |
8. | "Salva Mea" (from Reverence) | 10:51 |
9. | "One Step Too Far" (from Outrospective) | 3:27 |
10. | "Bring My Family Back" (from Sunday 8PM) | 4:07 |
11. | "Miss U Less, See U More" (featuring LSK) (from No Roots) | 3:34 |
12. | "Tarantula" (from Outrospective) | 6:40 |
13. | "Fatty Boo" (featuring The Hiites) (Previously unreleased) | 6:00 |
14. | "Reasons (Saturday Night)" (featuring Ian Dury) (Previously unreleased) | 3:22 |
15. | "Why Go? (2005 Remix)" (featuring Estelle) (Previously unreleased) | 3:24 |
16. | "I Want More" (featuring Nina Simone) (from No Roots) | 3:32 |
US version
Released on Arista Records, the American version of the Forever Faithless CD does not include "Fatty Boo", but is an enhanced disc with a bonus music video of the 2005 version of "Why Go".
Initial US pressings contained MediaMax CD-3 copy protection, but this was abandoned after the 2005 Sony BMG CD copy protection scandal.
Song versions
Except "Insomnia" and "Salva Mea", the chart versions of each song are included, not the full-length versions. This was necessary to fit all the tracks into 1 hour 20 minutes.
Charts
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 32 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 22 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] | 1 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] | 3 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] | 3 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] | 15 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 9 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[9] | 1 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] | 95 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] | 34 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] | 12 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 5 |
UK Albums (OCC)[14] | 1 |
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[15] | 1 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Belgium (BEA)[16] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Ireland (IRMA)[17] | 5× Platinum | 75,000^ |
Russia (NFPF)[18] | Gold | 10,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] | 4× Platinum | 1,200,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
DVD
Forever Faithless – The Greatest Hits | ||||
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Released | 16 May 2005 | |||
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Length | 59:59 | |||
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Producer | Faithless | |||
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AllMusic | (not rated) link |
Alongside the CD a DVD was also released containing the promotional videos for 12 Faithless singles, but does not include the videos for "Salva Mea '95", "Reverence", "If Lovin' You Is Wrong", "Bring My Family Back" (German version featuring Sabrina Setlur), "Why Go?" (Boy George Version), "Why Go?" (Estelle Version), "Muhammad Ali" (Rollo & Sister Bliss Tuff Love Mix Video) and "Miss U Less, See U More".
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Salva Mea" ('97 video version) | 4:08 |
2. | "Don't Leave" (video version) | 3:59 |
3. | "Insomnia" (video version) | 3:36 |
4. | "God Is a DJ" (video version) | 3:29 |
5. | "Take the Long Way Home" (video version) | 3:59 |
6. | "Bring My Family Back" (UK video version) | 4:02 |
7. | "We Come 1" (video version) | 4:02 |
8. | "Muhammad Ali" (video version) | 4:04 |
9. | "Tarantula" (video version) | 3:21 |
10. | "One Step Too Far" (video version) | 3:26 |
11. | "Mass Destruction" (video version) | 3:35 |
12. | "I Want More" (video version) | 3:02 |
13. | "Hexstatic Video-Mash-Up" (megamix of all previous videos) | 15:16 |
References
- Jones, Alan (16 October 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Faithless only need 12,341 sales to top album chart". Music Week. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- "Australiancharts.com – Faithless – Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Austriancharts.at – Faithless – Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Ultratop.be – Faithless – Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Ultratop.be – Faithless – Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Faithless – Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Faithless: Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Faithless – Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Irish-charts.com – Discography Faithless". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Italiancharts.com – Faithless – Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Charts.nz – Faithless – Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Swisscharts.com – Faithless – Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2007". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
- "Irish album certifications – Faithless – Forever". Irish Recorded Music Association.
- "Russian album certifications – Faithless – Forever" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF).
- "British album certifications – Faithless – Forever". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Forever in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
External links
- Forever Faithless – The Greatest Hits at Discogs (list of releases)
- Official site