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The Hits
The Hits
Greatest hits album by Will Young
Released	16 November 2009
Recorded	2002–2009
Label	19; RCA; Sony;
Producer	Absolute; Ash Howes; David Kreuger; Stephen Lipson; Blair MacKichan; Per Magnusson; Mike Peden; Richard Stannard; Eg White; Robot Club;
Will Young chronology
Singles from The Hits
	"Hopes & Fears"; Released: 8 November 2009;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

The Hits is a greatest hits compilation album by British singer-songwriter Will Young. It was released on 16 November 2009.^[2] It contains twelve songs from Young's first four studio albums, From Now On (2002), Friday's Child (2003), Keep On (2005) and Let It Go (2008), plus two bonus tracks.^[2] The first is new single "Hopes & Fears", and the second is a ballad called "If It Hadn't Been for Love".

The album is noted for omitting certain single releases: "Anything Is Possible", which was a number-one hit as a double A-side with "Evergreen", the number-one duet with Gareth Gates, "The Long and Winding Road" and the single "Don't Let Me Down". Four tracks were written or co-written by Will Young.

Track listing

*The Hits*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Evergreen"	Jörgen Elofsson Per Magnusson David Kreuger	From Now On (2002)	4:12
2.	"Light My Fire"	Jim Morrison Ray Manzarek John Densmore Robby Krieger	From Now On	3:28
3.	"You and I"	Mike Peden Ed Johnson Henry Johnson	From Now On	4:04
4.	"Leave Right Now"	Eg White	Friday's Child (2003)	3:34
5.	"Your Game"	Will Young Blair MacKichan Tayo Onile-Ere	Friday's Child	4:10
6.	"Friday's Child"	Steve Lee D. Taylor	Friday's Child	8:59
7.	"Switch It On"	W. Young Stephen Lipson Ronnie Peterson Karen Poole Steven Wolf	Keep On (2005)	3:47
8.	"All Time Love"	Jamie Hartman	Keep On	3:56
9.	"Who Am I"	E. White Lucie Silvas	Keep On	4:28
10.	"Changes"	W. Young E. White	Let It Go (2008)	4:00
11.	"Grace"	W. Young Matt Prime	Let It Go	4:37
12.	"Let It Go"	E. White Jeremy Gregory K. Poole	Let It Go	3:41
13.	"Hopes & Fears"	Yolanda Quartey Stew Jackson	Original	3:46
14.	"If It Hadn't Been for Love"	Caroline Lost Jez Ashurst	Original	3:36

Notes

The album was released as a deluxe edition, which included a DVD of the music videos for the songs featured on the album.

Weekly chart performance for *The Hits*
Chart (2009)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[3]	19
UK Albums (OCC)^[4]	5

2009 year-end chart performance for *The Hits*
Chart (2009)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[5]	26

2010 year-end chart performance for *The Hits*
Chart (2009)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	165

Certifications for *The Hits*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Ireland (IRMA)^[7]	Gold	7,500^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[8]	2× Platinum	600,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

*The Hits* release history
Region	Date	Edition(s)	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
United Kingdom	16 November 2009	Standard	CD digital download	19 RCA Sony	^[9]
United Kingdom	16 November 2009	Deluxe	CD digital download DVD	19 RCA Sony	^[10]