Greatest Hits (Creed album)

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ReleasedNovember 22, 2004
RecordedVarious Times & Locations
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Length63:00
Label Wind-up
Producer John Kurzweg
Creed chronology
Weathered
(2001)
Greatest Hits
(2004)
Full Circle
(2009)
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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 in 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.

Contents

On November 19, 2008, the album was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA, [4] 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)6:26
2."My Own Prison"My Own Prison (1997)4:59
3."What's This Life For"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)5:26
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)4:31
11."Bullets"Weathered (2001)3:51
12."My Sacrifice"Weathered (2001)4:55
13."Weathered"Weathered (2001)5:30
Total length:63:00

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

Charts

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [13] 3× Platinum120,000^
Australia (ARIA) [14] Gold35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [15] 2× Platinum30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] Silver60,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
United States (RIAA) [17] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
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