Greatest Hits: Back to the Start

Greatest Hits: Back to the Start is the second greatest hits album by Megadeth. It was released on June 28, 2005, via Capitol Records.[1] The title "Back to the Start" is a reference to lyrics in "Rust in Peace... Polaris" from Megadeth's 1990 album Rust in Peace: "The day of final conflict/All pay the price/The third World War rapes peace/Takes life back to the start." The cover art is an edited version of the Castle Romeo H-bomb test.

Greatest Hits: Back to the Start
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJune 28, 2005
Recorded1984–2000
Genre
Length78:04
Label
Megadeth chronology
The System Has Failed
(2004)
Greatest Hits: Back to the Start
(2005)
Gigantour
(2006)

Background and release

The selection of tracks for the album was largely determined by fans, who voted on songs in polls on the band's website.[2] However, the inclusion of "Kill the King," a track originally released on Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years, was insisted upon by Mustaine.[3] To help promote the release, a new video was made for "Kill the King."[1]

Commercial performance

Greatest Hits: Back to the Start reached No. 65 on the U.S. Billboard 200,[4] selling 17,441 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan.[5] By December 16, 2005, the album had sold about 133,000 copies in the U.S.[6] The album was also certified gold in Canada (for 40,000 copies) in July 2011.[7] On July 23, 2011 in Toronto, Canada, the band was presented with gold plaques by EMI in recognition of the achievement.[8]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blender [9]
AllMusic [10]

Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic critiqued the album for being more of a sampler and having a more "balanced" approach to the band's Capitol Records material, rather than focusing on Megadeth's first few records.[10]

Track listing

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Holy Wars... The Punishment Due"1990 - Rust in Peace6:32
2."In My Darkest Hour"1988 - So Far, So Good... So What!6:26
3."Peace Sells"1986 - Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?4:02
4."Sweating Bullets"1992 - Countdown to Extinction5:26
5."Angry Again"1993 - Last Action Hero (Soundtrack)3:47
6."A Tout le Monde"1994 - Youthanasia4:25
7."Trust"1997 - Cryptic Writings5:12
8."Kill the King"2000 - Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years3:42
9."Symphony of Destruction"1992 - Countdown to Extinction4:06
10."Mechanix"1985 - Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!4:21
11."Train of Consequences"1994 - Youthanasia3:30
12."Wake Up Dead"1986 - Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?3:38
13."Hangar 18"1990 - Rust in Peace5:12
14."Dread and the Fugitive Mind"2001 - The World Needs a Hero4:23
15."Skin o' My Teeth"1992 - Countdown to Extinction3:15
16."She-Wolf"1997 - Cryptic Writings3:39
17."Prince of Darkness"1999 - Risk6:28
Total length:78:04

[2]

Limited edition DVD

  • "Kill the King" music video
  • "Live at the Fillmore Auditorium December 27, 1999"
    • "Prince of Darkness"
    • "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due"
    • "In My Darkest Hour"
    • "Hangar 18"
    • "Sweating Bullets"
    • "Symphony of Destruction"
    • "Peace Sells"
  • Arsenal of Megadeth trailer

[11]

Personnel

[2]

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 21
US Billboard 200[13] 65

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Silver 60,000 

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. "Megadeth: New 'Kill The King' Video Posted Online - June 6, 2005". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  2. Greatest Hits: Back to the Start liner notes. Capitol Records. 2005. pp. 6, 8–9.
  3. Begrand, Adrien (July 28, 2005). "Megadeth: Greatest Hits: Back to the Start". Popmatters. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  4. "Greatest Hits: Back to the Start - Megadeth | Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  5. "Soundscan Report: CKY, Megadeth, Devildriver, Darkest Hour, Throwdown". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 6 July 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  6. "Megadeth: Album Sales Update". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 16 December 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  7. "Gold and Platinum search results for "Greatest Hits: Back to the Start"". MusicCanada. MusicCanada. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  8. "Megadeth Presented With Canadian Gold Plaques For 'Back To The Start'". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 24 July 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  9. Blender Review Archived May 4, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  10. Birchmeier, Jason Allmusic Review Retrieved September 28, 2013
  11. Greatest Hits: Back to the Start limited edition back panel. Capitol Records. 2005.
  12. "Megadeth: GREATEST HITS - BACK TO THE START" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  13. "Megadeth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  14. "Canadian album certifications – Megadeth – Greatest Hits: Back To The Start". Music Canada.
  15. "British certifications – Megadeth". British Phonographic Industry. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Megadeth in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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