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The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder

October 27, 2023

The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder is a compilation album by English electronic musician Fatboy Slim, released on 19 June 2006. In addition to previously released material, the album includes two new tracks: "Champion Sound" and "That Old Pair of Jeans". A collection of music videos titled The Greatest Hits – Why Make Videos was also released in 2006. Hit singles Ya Mama and Star 69 were omitted.

The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder
Greatest hits album by
Fatboy Slim
Released19 June 2006 (UK)
20 June 2006 (US)
Recorded1996–2006
GenreBig beat
Length65:46
LabelSkint (UK)
Astralwerks (US)
Sony BMG (Int'l)
ProducerFatboy Slim
Fatboy Slim chronology
Fala aí!
(2006) 		The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder
(2006) 		The Greatest Hits – Remixed
(2007)
Alternative cover
US edition cover
Singles from The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder
  1. "That Old Pair of Jeans"
    Released: 26 June 2006
  2. "Weapon of Choice (Remix)"
    Released: July 2006
  3. "Champion Sound"
    Released: 6 November 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(6.7/10)[2]
PopMatters(7/10)[3]
Q[citation needed]
The Times[4]

Background edit

To save space on the audio disc, the songs are shorter radio edits with the exception of the final track. The profanity in "Wonderful Night" remains intact in the United Kingdom edition, but was removed for the United States. "Champion Sound" is also significantly different on the US edition, as it contains verses that are absent from the UK release.

Cover art edit

For the UK release, the artwork for the album cover was created by Brighton artist Julie-Anne Gilburt. It features the image of the man previously used on the cover of You've Come a Long Way, Baby. Gilburt painted this cover for the greatest hits album depicting an angelic version of the man, with wings. Several images were created for this project, including a full frontal nude, and the man lounging on a sofa. These images appear in the album booklet.

For the US release, the front cover was altered to that of Christopher Walken from the "Weapon of Choice" music video. The title of the compilation comes from the slogan on the T-shirt of the man who adorns the non-US covers of both this album and You've Come a Long Way, Baby: "I'M # 1 SO WHY TRY HARDER".

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."The Rockafeller Skank" (edit)3:57
2."Praise You" (radio edit)3:48
3."Brimful of Asha" (Norman Cook remix of Cornershop)4:01
4."Weapon of Choice" (Attack Hamster edit) (featuring Bootsy Collins)3:40
5."Gangster Trippin" (edit)3:32
6."I See You Baby" (edit) (Fatboy Slim remix of Groove Armada featuring Gram'ma Funk)3:30
7."Wonderful Night" (featuring Lateef the Truth Speaker) (US release contains clean edit)2:45
8."Right Here, Right Now" (edit)3:56
9."Going Out of My Head" (edit)3:43
10."Sunset (Bird of Prey)" (edit)3:59
11."Everybody Loves a Carnival" (radio edit)4:05
12."Don't Let the Man Get You Down" (edit)3:18
13."Demons" (shorter radio version) (featuring Macy Gray)3:14
14."Sho Nuff" (edit)3:21
15."Slash Dot Dash"2:55
16."Santa Cruz" (edit)4:18
17."Champion Sound" (featuring Lateef the Truth Speaker) (US release contains version with Sharon Woolf, 3:21))3:00
18."That Old Pair of Jeans" (featuring Lateef the Truth Speaker)4:44

The Greatest Hits – Why Make Videos DVD edit

  1. "Praise You"
  2. "The Rockafeller Skank"
  3. "Weapon of Choice" (starring Christopher Walken)
  4. "Gangster Trippin'"
  5. "Wonderful Night"
  6. "Right Here, Right Now"
  7. "Going Out of My Head"
  8. "Sunset (Bird of Prey)"
  9. "Everybody Loves a Carnival"
  10. "Don't Let the Man Get You Down" (swimming ending)
  11. "Demons"
  12. "Slash Dot Dash"
  13. "Santa Cruz"
  14. "Ya Mama"
  15. "Star 69"
  16. "The Joker"
  17. "That Old Pair of Jeans"

Rare and Unseen Videos

  1. "Sunset (Bird of Prey)" (directors cut)
  2. "Star 69" (animated version)
  3. "Everybody Needs a 303" (Pigboy)
  4. "The Rockafeller Skank" (Spike Jonze audition demo version)
  5. "Build It Up, Tear It Down"
  • Why Make Videos (documentary)

Special bonus section

  1. "Are We Having Fun Yet?" (Live from Brighton, Brazil & Brixton) (montage with album version of Love Island put underneath)

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[21]
album 		Gold 35,000^
Australia (ARIA)[22]
video 		Gold 7,500^
Ireland (IRMA)[23] Platinum 15,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ David Jeffries. "The Greatest Hits: Why Try Harder – Fatboy Slim". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  2. ^ Marc Hogan (27 June 2006). "Fatboy Slim: Greatest Hits: Why Try Harder". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  3. ^ Tim O'Neil (19 June 2006). "Fatboy Slim: The Greatest Hits: Why Try Harder". PopMatters. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  4. ^ [1][dead link]
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  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Fatboy Slim – Why Try Harder - The Greatest Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Fatboy Slim – Why Try Harder - The Greatest Hits" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Fatboy Slim – Why Try Harder - The Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Fatboy Slim: Why Try Harder - The Greatest Hits" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Fatboy Slim – Why Try Harder - The Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Fatboy Slim". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Fatboy Slim – Why Try Harder - The Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Charts.nz – Fatboy Slim – Why Try Harder - The Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Fatboy Slim – Why Try Harder - The Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Fatboy Slim Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  19. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  21. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  22. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  23. ^ "The Irish Charts - 2006 Certification Awards - Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  24. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Fatboy Slim – Why try harder". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  25. ^ "British album certifications – Fatboy Slim – Why try harder". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 May 2019.Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Why try harder in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links edit

  • The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder at Discogs (list of releases)
  • Why Try Harder: The Greatest Hits at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

October 27, 2023
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The Greatest Hits Why Try Harder is a compilation album by English electronic musician Fatboy Slim released on 19 June 2006 In addition to previously released material the album includes two new tracks Champion Sound and That Old Pair of Jeans A collection of music videos titled The Greatest Hits Why Make Videos was also released in 2006 Hit singles Ya Mama and Star 69 were omitted The Greatest Hits Why Try HarderGreatest hits album by Fatboy SlimReleased19 June 2006 UK 20 June 2006 US Recorded1996 2006GenreBig beatLength65 46LabelSkint UK Astralwerks US Sony BMG Int l ProducerFatboy SlimFatboy Slim chronologyFala ai 2006 The Greatest Hits Why Try Harder 2006 The Greatest Hits Remixed 2007 Alternative coverUS edition coverSingles from The Greatest Hits Why Try Harder That Old Pair of Jeans Released 26 June 2006 Weapon of Choice Remix Released July 2006 Champion Sound Released 6 November 2006Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Pitchfork Media 6 7 10 2 PopMatters 7 10 3 Q citation needed The Times 4 Contents 1 Background 2 Cover art 3 Track listing 3 1 The Greatest Hits Why Make Videos DVD 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 References 7 External linksBackground editTo save space on the audio disc the songs are shorter radio edits with the exception of the final track The profanity in Wonderful Night remains intact in the United Kingdom edition but was removed for the United States Champion Sound is also significantly different on the US edition as it contains verses that are absent from the UK release Cover art editFor the UK release the artwork for the album cover was created by Brighton artist Julie Anne Gilburt It features the image of the man previously used on the cover of You ve Come a Long Way Baby Gilburt painted this cover for the greatest hits album depicting an angelic version of the man with wings Several images were created for this project including a full frontal nude and the man lounging on a sofa These images appear in the album booklet For the US release the front cover was altered to that of Christopher Walken from the Weapon of Choice music video The title of the compilation comes from the slogan on the T shirt of the man who adorns the non US covers of both this album and You ve Come a Long Way Baby I M 1 SO WHY TRY HARDER Track listing editNo TitleLength1 The Rockafeller Skank edit 3 572 Praise You radio edit 3 483 Brimful of Asha Norman Cook remix of Cornershop 4 014 Weapon of Choice Attack Hamster edit featuring Bootsy Collins 3 405 Gangster Trippin edit 3 326 I See You Baby edit Fatboy Slim remix of Groove Armada featuring Gram ma Funk 3 307 Wonderful Night featuring Lateef the Truth Speaker US release contains clean edit 2 458 Right Here Right Now edit 3 569 Going Out of My Head edit 3 4310 Sunset Bird of Prey edit 3 5911 Everybody Loves a Carnival radio edit 4 0512 Don t Let the Man Get You Down edit 3 1813 Demons shorter radio version featuring Macy Gray 3 1414 Sho Nuff edit 3 2115 Slash Dot Dash 2 5516 Santa Cruz edit 4 1817 Champion Sound featuring Lateef the Truth Speaker US release contains version with Sharon Woolf 3 21 3 0018 That Old Pair of Jeans featuring Lateef the Truth Speaker 4 44 The Greatest Hits Why Make Videos DVD edit Praise You The Rockafeller Skank Weapon of Choice starring Christopher Walken Gangster Trippin Wonderful Night Right Here Right Now Going Out of My Head Sunset Bird of Prey Everybody Loves a Carnival Don t Let the Man Get You Down swimming ending Demons Slash Dot Dash Santa Cruz Ya Mama Star 69 The Joker That Old Pair of Jeans Rare and Unseen Videos Sunset Bird of Prey directors cut Star 69 animated version Everybody Needs a 303 Pigboy The Rockafeller Skank Spike Jonze audition demo version Build It Up Tear It Down Why Make Videos documentary Special bonus section Are We Having Fun Yet Live from Brighton Brazil amp Brixton montage with album version of Love Island put underneath Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2006 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 5 4Austrian Albums O3 Austria 6 30Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 7 31Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 8 45Dutch Albums Album Top 100 9 69Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 10 31German Albums Offizielle Top 100 11 89Irish Albums IRMA 12 1Italian Albums FIMI 13 72New Zealand Albums RMNZ 14 8Scottish Albums OCC 15 2Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 16 22UK Albums OCC 17 2US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 18 6 Year end charts edit Chart 2006 PositionUK Albums OCC 19 85US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 20 18Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 21 album Gold 35 000 Australia ARIA 22 video Gold 7 500 Ireland IRMA 23 Platinum 15 000 New Zealand RMNZ 24 Gold 7 500 United Kingdom BPI 25 Platinum 300 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit David Jeffries The Greatest Hits Why Try Harder Fatboy Slim AllMusic Retrieved 12 September 2011 Marc Hogan 27 June 2006 Fatboy Slim Greatest Hits Why Try Harder Pitchfork Retrieved 12 September 2011 Tim O Neil 19 June 2006 Fatboy Slim The Greatest Hits Why Try Harder PopMatters Retrieved 12 September 2011 1 dead link Australiancharts com Fatboy Slim Why Try Harder The Greatest Hits Hung Medien Retrieved 7 March 2021 Austriancharts at Fatboy Slim Why Try Harder The Greatest Hits in German Hung Medien Retrieved 7 March 2021 Ultratop be Fatboy Slim Why Try Harder The Greatest Hits in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved 7 March 2021 Ultratop be Fatboy Slim Why Try Harder The Greatest Hits in French Hung Medien Retrieved 7 March 2021 Dutchcharts nl Fatboy Slim Why Try Harder The Greatest Hits in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved 7 March 2021 Fatboy Slim Why Try Harder The Greatest Hits in Finnish Musiikkituottajat IFPI Finland Retrieved 7 March 2021 Offiziellecharts de Fatboy Slim Why Try Harder The Greatest Hits in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved 7 March 2021 Irish charts com Discography Fatboy Slim Hung Medien Retrieved 7 March 2021 Italiancharts com Fatboy Slim Why Try Harder The Greatest Hits Hung Medien Retrieved 7 March 2021 Charts nz Fatboy Slim Why Try Harder The Greatest Hits Hung Medien Retrieved 7 March 2021 Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 7 March 2021 Swisscharts com Fatboy Slim Why Try Harder The Greatest Hits Hung Medien Retrieved 7 March 2021 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 7 March 2021 Fatboy Slim Chart History Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard Retrieved 7 March 2021 End of Year Album Chart Top 100 2006 Official Charts Company Retrieved 7 March 2021 Top Dance Electronic Albums Year End 2006 Billboard Retrieved 7 March 2021 ARIA Charts Accreditations 2006 Albums PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved 30 July 2021 ARIA Charts Accreditations 2006 DVDs PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved 30 July 2021 The Irish Charts 2006 Certification Awards Platinum Irish Recorded Music Association Retrieved 2 July 2019 New Zealand album certifications Fatboy Slim Why try harder Recorded Music NZ Retrieved 29 May 2019 British album certifications Fatboy Slim Why try harder British Phonographic Industry Retrieved 29 May 2019 Selectalbumsin the Format field SelectPlatinumin the Certification field TypeWhy try harder in the Search BPI Awards field and then press Enter External links editThe Greatest Hits Why Try Harder at Discogs list of releases Why Try Harder The Greatest Hits at MusicBrainz list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Greatest Hits Why Try Harder amp oldid 1170652687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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