Greatest Hits (Five album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits
Compilation album by Five
Released	19 November 2001
Recorded	1997–2001
Genre	Pop; rap; dance; teen pop; funk; power pop;
Length	70:04
Label	RCA
Producer	Simon Cowell (exec.), Julian Gallagher, Richard "Biff" Stannard, Ash Howes, Steve Mac, Stargate, Eliot Kennedy, Max Martin, Denniz Pop
Five chronology

Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by English boy band Five. It was released in the United Kingdom through RCA Records on 19 November 2001, just three months after the release of their third studio album, Kingsize.^[1] "Closer to Me" and "Rock the Party" was released as double single on United Kingdom and Ireland. The album was executively produced by Simon Cowell and Richard "Biff" Stannard.^[2] In other countries, the songs were released as separate singles. The songs was included in the previous album Kingsize (2001).

The album features thirteen of the band's fifteen singles, excluding "How Do Ya Feel", and the international-only release "Don't Fight It Baby", as well as two popular B-sides, two brand new remixes, and the original track, "Set Me Free", which was recorded during the Kingsize album sessions. The album peaked at number nine on the UK Albums Chart, as well as being certified platinum by the BPI. The album was executively produced by Simon Cowell and Richard "Biff" Stannard.

Background

Despite Kingsize only being released three months earlier, Greatest Hits was rush-released due to the imminent split of the band. Scott Robinson revealed on the ITV2 documentary The Big Reunion that the album's release came after Sean Conlon suffered a mental breakdown and threatened to quit the band as he was unable to cope. Alongside the release of the album, a VHS compilation containing all of the band's music videos, as well as behind the scenes footage, and a live video for "Two Sides to Every Story".^[3] The band's last ever British single, "Closer to Me", was used to promote the compilation in the United Kingdom, featuring footage from across the band's history.

The Japanese version of the album does not include B-side "Inspector Gadget", but instead re-instates one of the missing singles, "How Do Ya Feel", and also includes a bonus remix of "Let's Dance" that does not appear on any other version of the release. The album was re-released on 7 June 2003.^[4] The album made a return to the top ten of UK Albums Chart in 2013, due to the band reforming to appear on The Big Reunion.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	From	Length
1.	"We Will Rock You" (Radio Edit)	Brian May, J Brown, Abz Love	Invincible (1999)	3:09
2.	"Keep on Movin'"	Stannard, Gallagher, Conlon, Love, Brown	Invincible (1999)	3:17
3.	"If Ya Gettin' Down"	Stannard, Gallagher, Conlon, Love, Brown, Mike Cleveland	Invincible (1999)	3:00
4.	"Everybody Get Up" (Radio Edit)	Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker, Herbie Crichlow, Five	5ive (1998)	3:05
5.	"Let's Dance" (Radio Edit)	Stannard, Gallagher, Ash Howes, Harrington, Love, Brown, Conlon	Kingsize (2001)	3:38
6.	"Rock the Party" (Single Remix)	Stannard, Gallagher, Love, Brown, Conlon, Barry Gibb	Kingsize (2001)	2:49
7.	"Got the Feelin'" (Radio Edit)	Stannard, Gallagher, Five	5ive (1998)	3:29
8.	"When the Lights Go Out" (Radio Edit)	Eliot Kennedy, Tim Lever, Mike Percy, John McClaughlin, Five	5ive (1998)	4:11
9.	"Closer to Me" (Single Remix)	Stannard, Gallagher, Howes, Harrington, Breen, Brown	Kingsize (2001)	4:30
10.	"Until the Time Is Through" (Radio Edit)	Max Martin, Andreas Carlsson	5ive (1998)	4:10
11.	"Don't Wanna Let You Go" (Radio Edit)	Stannard, Gallagher, Conlon, Love, Brown	Invincible (1999)	3:37
12.	"Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" (Radio Edit)	Denniz Pop, Martin, Crichlow, Jake Schulze	5ive (1998)	3:36
13.	"It's the Things You Do"	Martin, George Shahin, Crichlow, Five	5ive (1998)	3:37
14.	"When I Remember When"	Shelly Peiken, Jud Friedman	5ive (1998)	3:59
15.	"Inspector Gadget"	Stannard, Gallagher, Love, Brown, Lewinson, Richard Norris	Invincible (1999)	2:51
16.	"Set Me Free"	Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Neville, Robinson	Original	2:55
17.	"Keep on Movin'" (2002 FIFA World Cup Remix)	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Love	Original	3:40
18.	"Five Greatest Hits Megamix" (Jewels & Stone Remix)	May, Merrill, Hooker, Five, Stannard, Gallagher, Pop, Martin, Crichlow, Schulze, Carlsson, Kennedy, Lever, Percy, McClaughlin, Gibb, Cleveland, Howes, Harrington	Original	11:00

*Japanese Edition*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	From	Length
1.	"We Will Rock You" (Radio Edit)	Brian May, J Brown, Abz Love	Invincible (1999)	3:09
2.	"Keep on Movin'"	Stannard, Gallagher, Conlon, Love, Brown	Invincible (1999)	3:17
3.	"If Ya Gettin' Down"	Stannard, Gallagher, Conlon, Love, Brown, Mike Cleveland	Invincible (1999)	3:00
4.	"Everybody Get Up" (Radio Edit)	Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker, Herbie Crichlow, Five	5ive (1998)	3:05
5.	"Let's Dance" (Radio Edit)	Stannard, Gallagher, Ash Howes, Harrington, Love, Brown, Conlon	Kingsize (2001)	3:38
6.	"Rock the Party" (Single Remix)	Stannard, Gallagher, Love, Brown, Conlon, Barry Gibb	Kingsize (2001)	2:49
7.	"Got the Feelin'" (Radio Edit)	Stannard, Gallagher, Five	5ive (1998)	3:29
8.	"When the Lights Go Out" (Radio Edit)	Eliot Kennedy, Tim Lever, Mike Percy, John McClaughlin, Five	5ive (1998)	4:11
9.	"Closer to Me" (Single Remix)	Stannard, Gallagher, Howes, Harrington, Breen, Brown	Kingsize (2001)	4:30
10.	"Until the Time Is Through" (Radio Edit)	Max Martin, Andreas Carlsson	5ive (1998)	4:10
11.	"Don't Wanna Let You Go" (Radio Edit)	Stannard, Gallagher, Conlon, Love, Brown	Invincible (1999)	3:37
12.	"Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" (Radio Edit)	Denniz Pop, Martin, Crichlow, Jake Schulze	5ive (1998)	3:36
13.	"It's the Things You Do"	Martin, George Shahin, Crichlow, Five	5ive (1998)	3:37
14.	"When I Remember When"	Shelly Peiken, Jud Friedman	5ive (1998)	3:59
15.	"How Do Ya Feel"	Stannard, Gallagher, Conlon, Love, Brown	Invincible (1999)	3:40
16.	"Set Me Free"	Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Neville, Robinson	Original	2:55
17.	"Keep on Movin'" (2002 FIFA World Cup Remix)	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Love	Original	3:40
18.	"Five Greatest Hits Megamix" (Jewels & Stone Remix)	May, Merrill, Hooker, Five, Stannard, Gallagher, Pop, Martin, Crichlow, Schulze, Carlsson, Kennedy, Lever, Percy, McClaughlin, Gibb, Cleveland, Howes, Harrington	Original	11:00
19.	"Let's Dance" (The Kinkyboy Remix)	Stannard, Gallagher, Ash Howes, Harrington, Love, Brown, Conlon	Let's Dance single (2001)	6:40

*American Edition*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	From	Length
1.	"We Will Rock You" (Radio Edit)	Brian May, J Brown, Abz Love	Invincible (1999)	3:09
2.	"Keep on Movin'"	Stannard, Gallagher, Conlon, Love, Brown	Invincible (1999)	3:17
3.	"If Ya Gettin' Down"	Stannard, Gallagher, Conlon, Love, Brown, Mike Cleveland	Invincible (1999)	3:00
4.	"Everybody Get Up" (Radio Edit)	Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker, Herbie Crichlow, Five	5ive (1998)	3:05
5.	"Let's Dance" (Radio Edit)	Stannard, Gallagher, Ash Howes, Harrington, Love, Brown, Conlon	Kingsize (2001)	3:38
6.	"Rock the Party" (Single Remix)	Stannard, Gallagher, Love, Brown, Conlon, Barry Gibb	Kingsize (2001)	2:49
7.	"Got the Feelin'" (Radio Edit)	Stannard, Gallagher, Five	5ive (1998)	3:29
8.	"When the Lights Go Out" (US Remix)	Eliot Kennedy, Tim Lever, Mike Percy, John McClaughlin, Five	5ive (1998)	4:11
9.	"Until the Time Is Through" (Single Remix)	Max Martin, Andreas Carlsson	5ive (1998)	4:10
10.	"Don't Wanna Let You Go" (Radio Edit)	Stannard, Gallagher, Conlon, Love, Brown	Invincible (1999)	3:37
11.	"Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" (Radio Edit)	Denniz Pop, Martin, Crichlow, Jake Schulze	5ive (1998)	3:36
12.	"It's the Things You Do" (US Remix)	Martin, George Shahin, Crichlow, Five	5ive (1998)	3:37
13.	"When I Remember When" (US Remix)	Shelly Peiken, Jud Friedman	5ive (1998)	3:59
14.	"Don't Fight It Baby" (US Remix)	Steve Mac, Wayne Hector, Ali Tennant	Invincible (1999)	3:04
15.	"Five Greatest Hits Megamix" (Jewels & Stone Remix)	May, Merrill, Hooker, Five, Stannard, Gallagher, Pop, Martin, Crichlow, Schulze, Carlsson, Kennedy, Lever, Percy, McClaughlin, Gibb, Cleveland, Howes, Harrington	Original	11:00

Personnel

Abz Love — vocals
Jason "J" Brown — vocals
Sean Conlon — vocals
Ritchie Neville — vocals
Scott Robinson — vocals
Producers: Julian Gallagher, Richard Stannard, StarGate, Steve Mac, Ben Chapman
Mixing: Ash Howes, StarGate, Ben Chapman
Engineers: Ben Chapman, Matt Howe, Daniel Pursey, Robin Sellers, Ben Coombs
Programming: Ash Howes, Martin Harrington
Arrangers: Julian Gallagher, Richard Stannard, Dave Arch
Backing vocals: Andy Caine, Richard Stannard, Sharon Murphy, Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)^[6]	76
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[7]	16
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[8]	92
European Albums (European Top 100 Albums)^[9]	48
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	78
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[11]	29
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[12]	77
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[13]	35
Scottish Albums Chart (OCC)^[14]	11
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[15]	42
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16]	37
UK Albums (OCC)^[17]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[18]	61

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[19]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Greatest Hits". 14 November 2001 – via Amazon.
^ Invincible: Special Edition (Back cover). Five. RCA Records. 2000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Five: Greatest Hits" – via Amazon.
^ "Greatest Hits". 7 June 2003 – via Amazon.
^ "Apple – iTunes – iTunes Store – Charts – Top 10 Albums". Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 104.
^ "Ultratop.be – Five – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Five – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
^ Incorporation, Nielsen (15 September 2001). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Internet Archive.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Five – Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Five". Hung Medien.
^ "Italiancharts.com – Five – Five". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
^ "Charts.nz – Five – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Five – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Five – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
^ "British album certifications – Five – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

[1] "Greatest Hits". 14 November 2001 – via Amazon.

[2] Invincible: Special Edition (Back cover). Five. RCA Records. 2000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[3] "Five: Greatest Hits" – via Amazon.

[4] "Greatest Hits". 7 June 2003 – via Amazon.

[5] "Apple – iTunes – iTunes Store – Charts – Top 10 Albums". Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

[ARIA-6] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 104.

[ac_Flanders_Five-7] "Ultratop.be – Five – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.

[ac_Netherlands_Five-8] "Dutchcharts.nl – Five – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.

[9] Incorporation, Nielsen (15 September 2001). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Internet Archive.

[ac_Germany4_Five-10] "Offiziellecharts.de – Five – Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.

[ac_Ireland2_Five-11] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Five". Hung Medien.

[Italy-12] "Italiancharts.com – Five – Five". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2013.

[ac_New_Zealand_Five-13] "Charts.nz – Five – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien.

[14] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

[ac_Sweden_Five-15] "Swedishcharts.com – Five – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien.

[ac_Switzerland_Five-16] "Swisscharts.com – Five – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien.

[ac_UK2_Five-17] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[18] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[United_KingdomFiveGreatest_HitsalbumCertRef-19] "British album certifications – Five – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

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