Greatest Hits (Spiderbait album)

Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Australian rock band Spiderbait. The band decided to put out the compilation after discovering newer fans had not been aware of Spiderbait before "Black Betty". "We'd talk to these excited kids who didn't know our previous albums," recalls Kram. "It was like Tonight Alright was our debut album in some ways".[2]

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Released12 September 2005
Recorded1990–2005
GenreAlternative rock, hard rock
Length62:45
LabelUniversal
ProducerAndy Baldwin
Spiderbait chronology
Tonight Alright
(2004)
Greatest Hits
(2005)
Spiderbait
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Buttonhole(9.9/10)[1]

The sequencing of Greatest Hits was done in reverse order, with the new song "On My Way" at the start and "Circle K" from 1991 at the end. The album was released as a single-disc edition and also as a two-disc version. The second disc was a DVD with all of Spiderbait's music videos up to that point (except "On My Way").[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."On My Way"3:23
2."Black Betty" (from Tonight Alright, 2004)3:28
3."Fucken Awesome" (from Tonight Alright, 2004)2:25
4."Tonite" (from Tonight Alright, 2004)4:22
5."Four on the Floor" (from The Flight of Wally Funk, 2001)3:09
6."Outta My Head" (from The Flight Of Wally Funk, 2001)2:34
7."Shazam!" (from Grand Slam, 1999)2:07
8."Glokenpop" (from Grand Slam, 1999)3:20
9."Stevie" (from Grand Slam, 1999)3:00
10."Buy Me a Pony" (from Ivy and the Big Apples, 1996)1:45
11."Calypso" (from Ivy and the Big Apples, 1996)1:50
12."Hot Water & Milk" (from Ivy and the Big Apples, 1996)1:57
13."Joyce's Hut" (from Ivy and the Big Apples, 1996)3:41
14."Jesus" (from The Unfinished Spanish Galleon of Finley Lake, 1995)1:51
15."Monty" (from The Unfinished Spanish Galleon of Finley Lake, 1995)2:34
16."Sam Gribbles" (from The Unfinished Spanish Galleon of Finley Lake, 1995)2:30
17."Yeah Oh Yeah" (from The Unfinished Spanish Galleon of Finley Lake, 1995)1:10
18."Run" (from Shashavaglava, 1993)1:57
19."Old Man Sam" (from hashavaglava, 1993)2:40
20."Footy" (from Shashavaglava, 1993)1:55
21."Scenester" (from Shashavaglava, 1993)3:06
22."Circle K" (from "Circle K"/"Constipation" (7" single), 1991)2:25
23."Constipation" (from "Circle K"/"Constipation" (7" single), 1991 (Unlisted hidden track, starts 14 seconds after "Circle K")5:36
Total length:62:45

Bonus DVD

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No.TitleLength
1."Black Betty"3:29
2."Fucken Awesome"2:24
3."Put It Down"2:43
4."Tonite"3:50
5."Four On The Floor"3:08
6."Outta My Head"2:44
7."Dirty"2:50
8."Bo Bo"3:32
9."Arse Huggin' Pants"5:07
10."Glokenpop"3:13
11."Shazam!"2:01
12."Stevie"3:01
13."Plastic"2:32
14."Calypso"2:04
15."Buy Me A Pony"1:41
16."Hot Water & Milk"1:57
17."Joyce's Hut"3:51
18."Chuck Picola"1:09
19."Jesus"2:00
20."Monty"2:31
21."Spanish Galleon"2:30
22."Yeah Oh Yeah"1:15
23."I Gotta Know"2:02
24."Sam Gribbles"2:26
25."Run"1:58
26."Old Man Sam"2:42
Total length:68:40

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 5

Year-end charts

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Chart (2005) Rank
Australian Albums Chart[5] 100

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Country Release date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 12 September 2005 CD Universal 9873332
Australia 26 February 2016 LP Universal 4771078

References

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  1. ^ "Spiderbait: Greatest Hits. CD/DVD Review". Buttonhole. 13 April 2006. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Waves New Years Eve - Tumbleweed, Spiderbait, Hytest @ Waves - Towradgi Beach Hotel". liveguide.com.au. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Greatest Hits [Bonus DVD]". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Spiderbait – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2005". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 October 2019.