The Greatest View

"The Greatest View" is a song by the Australian rock band Silverchair. It was released in 2002 as the first single from their fourth album, Diorama. A video was made in which the band plays in hotel room representing Daniel Johns' inner space which spies try to investigate and listen in on. At the end of the video, the whole hotel lifts up into the air playing on the words 'greatest view'. This is one of three songs which made it onto the album (the other two being "World Upon Your Shoulders" and "Too Much of Not Enough") which Johns recorded using his Rickenbacker 12 string.

"The Greatest View"
Single by Silverchair
from the album Diorama
Released28 January 2002
StudioStudios 301 and Mangrove Studios, Australia
GenreAlternative rock
Length4:05
Label
Songwriter(s)Daniel Johns
Producer(s)
Silverchair singles chronology
"Paint Pastel Princess"
(2000)		 "The Greatest View"
(2002)		 "Without You"
(2002)

"The Greatest View" peaked at number three in Australia and number four in Canada and New Zealand. In 2008, it reached number 36 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart due to an EP being released by Warner Bros. Records (possibly to cash in on the success of "Straight Lines" on alternative radio or because of the experimental nature of "If You Keep Losing Sleep"). Music Choice lists this song as being a part of Silverchair's 2007 album Young Modern.

Track listings

Australian CD single (ELEVENCD6)

  1. "The Greatest View"
  2. "Pins in My Needles"
  3. "Too Much of Not Enough"

European 7-inch (7587-85339-7)

  1. "The Greatest View"
  2. "Pins in My Needles"
  3. "Too Much of Not Enough"

German CD single (7567853392)

  1. "The Greatest View"
  2. "Asylum"
  3. "Pins in My Needles"

US digital EP – 2007

  1. "The Greatest View"
  2. "Straight Lines" (The Presets Remix)
  3. "We're Not Lonely...BUT We Miss You" (B-side)
  4. "Barbarella" (B-side)
  5. "If You Keep Losing Sleep" (video)
  6. "The Greatest View" - Live from Carriageworks, Sydney (video)

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 3
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[2] 4
Germany (Official German Charts)[3] 83
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 4
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[5] 92
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] 85
UK Rock and Metal (Official Charts Company)[7] 11
Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[8] 36

Year-end charts
Chart (2002) Position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 86

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] Gold 35,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "Australian-charts.com – Silverchair – The Greatest View". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  2. "Silverchair Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. "Offiziellecharts.de – Silverchair – The Greatest View". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  4. "Charts.nz – Silverchair – The Greatest View". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  7. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  8. "Silverchair Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  9. "2002 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  10. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
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