Greatest Hits (Creed album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Creed
ReleasedNovember 22, 2004
RecordedVarious Times & Locations
Genre
Length62:54
LabelWind-up
ProducerJohn Kurzweg
Creed chronology
Weathered
(2001) 		Greatest Hits
(2004) 		Full Circle
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Classic Rock[3]
Cryptic Rock4.5/5[4]

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American rock band Creed. It was released on November 22, 2004, soon after the announcement that the band had broken up in June, and that lead singer Scott Stapp and the other members of the band would go their separate ways (although the band would later reunite in 2009). It consists of every one of Creed's U.S. singles from their first three albums: My Own Prison (1997), Human Clay (1999), and Weathered (2001), only leaving out their international single, "Hide"; the song "What's This Life For" has censored lyrics on this release, and is cut down to 3 minutes and 32 seconds in length. The album also includes a DVD that contains all of the band's music videos and several live performances.

On November 19, 2008, the album was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA,[5] and by early 2010 the album had sold 2,151,058 copies in the U.S.

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Tremonti and Scott Stapp.

No.TitleOriginal release (year)Length
1."Torn"My Own Prison (1997)6:25
2."My Own Prison"My Own Prison (1997)5:00
3."What's This Life For" (Album edit)My Own Prison (1997)3:32
4."One"My Own Prison (1997)5:02
5."Are You Ready?"Human Clay (1999)4:46
6."Higher"Human Clay (1999)5:25
7."With Arms Wide Open"Human Clay (1999)4:38
8."What If"Human Clay (1999)5:18
9."One Last Breath"Weathered (2001)3:59
10."Don't Stop Dancing"Weathered (2001)4:30
11."Bullets"Weathered (2001)3:51
12."My Sacrifice"Weathered (2001)4:55
13."Weathered"Weathered (2001)5:29
Total length:62:54

Videos

  1. "My Own Prison"
  2. "What's This Life For"
  3. "Higher"
  4. "With Arms Wide Open"
  5. "What If"
  6. "One Last Breath"
  7. "Don't Stop Dancing"
  8. "Bullets" (Animated)
  9. "My Sacrifice"
  10. "Torn" (Live)
  11. "Higher" (Live)
  12. "Weathered" (Live)

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

  • Amie Stapp - Backing vocals on "Don't Stop Dancing"
  • The Tallahassee Boy's Choir on "Don't Stop Dancing"

Charts

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[14] 3× Platinum 120,000^
Australia (ARIA)[15] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[16] 2× Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Silver 60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[18] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Creed: Greatest Hits - AllMusic
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Creed Greatest Hits review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  3. ^ Yates, Henry (February 2005). "Single Cream". Classic Rock. Vol. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 100.
  4. ^ "CREED – GREATEST HITS (VINYL REVIEW)". Cryptic Rock. May 29, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "RIAA Database Search for Creed". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Creed – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Creed – Greatest Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
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  9. ^ "Charts.nz – Creed – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Creed – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  11. ^ "Creed Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  12. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  13. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  14. ^ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  15. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  16. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Creed – Greatest Hits". Recorded Music NZ.
  17. ^ "British album certifications – Creed – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  18. ^ "American album certifications – Creed – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.