Greatest Hits III (Queen album)
Greatest Hits III is a compilation album by British rock band Queen. It is a compilation of latter-day songs, the band members' solo hits and the band's collaborations with other artists (hence the album's credit to "Queen+"). It was released on 8 November 1999. The first two tracks on the album were new previously unreleased versions of classic Queen songs.
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| Released | 8 November 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1982–1998 | |||
| Studio | Various | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 73:41 | |||
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| Producer | Queen | |||
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| Singles from Greatest Hits III | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Chester Chronicle | (Positive) [2] |
| Classic Rock | (Positive) [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Track listing
Unless otherwise indicated, Information is based on the album's Liner Notes[5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "The Show Must Go On" (Live at Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris, France with Elton John) | Queen | 4:35 | |
| 2. | "Under Pressure" (with David Bowie) (Rah mix) | Queen, David Bowie | 4:08 | |
| 3. | "Barcelona" (single version) (performed by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé) | Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran | Barcelona, 1988 | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Too Much Love Will Kill You" | Brian May, Frank Musker, Elizabeth Lamers | Made in Heaven, 1995 | 4:18 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Somebody to Love" (The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, Live at Wembley Stadium with George Michael, 20 April 1992) | Mercury | Five Live EP, 1993 | 5:07 |
| 6. | "You Don't Fool Me" | Queen | Made in Heaven | 5:22 |
| 7. | "Heaven for Everyone" (single version) | Roger Taylor | Made in Heaven | 4:37 |
| 8. | "Las Palabras de Amor" | May | Hot Space, 1982 | 4:29 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 9. | "Driven by You" (performed by Brian May) | May | Back to the Light, 1992 | 4:09 |
| 10. | "Living on My Own" (Julian Raymond album mix) (performed by Freddie Mercury) | Mercury | remix from The Freddie Mercury Album, 1992, original version on Mr. Bad Guy, 1985 | 3:37 |
| 11. | "Let Me Live" | Queen | Made in Heaven | 4:45 |
| 12. | "The Great Pretender" (The Platters cover) (performed by Freddie Mercury) | Buck Ram | non-album single, 1987, later released on The Freddie Mercury Album | 3:26 |
| 13. | "Princes of the Universe" | Mercury | A Kind of Magic, 1986 | 3:31 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 14. | "Another One Bites the Dust" (with additional vocals from Wyclef Jean) | John Deacon | Small Soldiers soundtrack, 1998 | 4:20 |
| 15. | "No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)" | May | Queen Rocks, 1997 | 4:11 |
| 16. | "These Are the Days of Our Lives" | Queen | Innuendo, 1991 | 4:22 |
| 17. | "Thank God It's Christmas" | Taylor, May | non-album Christmas single, 1984 | 4:19 |
Personnel
Information is based on the album's Liner Notes[5]
- Main
- Queen - producers (2, 4-8, 11, 13, 15-17)
- Brian May - producer (9), remixing (2)
- Freddie Mercury - producer (3, 12), original recording producer (10)
- Roger Taylor - remixing (2)
- David Bowie - producer (2)
- Wyclef Jean - remixing (14)
- Mack - producer (8, 13, 17), original recording producer (10)
- George Michael - producer (5)
- Additional
- Joshua J. Macrae - producer (6-7, 11), recording engineer (11, 15), additional remixing (2)
- Mike Moran - producer (3, 12)
- Colin Peter - producer, recording engineer (10)
- Serge Ramaekers - producer, recording engineer (10)
- Julian Raymond - additional production (10)
- David Richards - producer (3-4, 6-7, 9, 12, 16), recording engineer (5)
- Justin Shirley-Smith - producer (6-7, 11), recording engineer (1, 11, 15), additional remixing (2)
- Carl Ward - producer, recording engineer (10)
Charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart[6] | 77 |
| Austrian Top 75 Albums[7] | 2 |
| Belgium (Flanders) 100 Albums[8] | 7 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[9] | 5 |
| Finnish Top 50 Albums[10] | 35 |
| French Compilations[11] | 9 |
| German Albums Chart[12] | 5 |
| Hungarian Top 40 Albums[13] | 7 |
| Netherlands Top 100 Albums[14] | 8 |
| New Zealand Top 40 Albums[15] | 24 |
| Norwegian Top 40 Albums[16] | 5 |
| Swedish Top 60 Albums[17] | 19 |
| Swiss Top 100 Albums[18] | 4 |
| UK Albums Chart[19] | 5 |
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Wallonia) 100 Albums[20] | 7 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[21] | 46 |
| Italian Top 20 Albums[22] | 7 |
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| Spanish Top 100 Albums[23] | 89 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina (CAPIF)[24] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[25] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Belgium (BEA)[26] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[9] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
| Germany (BVMI)[27] | Gold | 150,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[28] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[29] | Platinum | 50,000* |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[30] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Sweden (GLF)[31] | Gold | 40,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[32] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[33] | 2× Platinum | 600,000^ |
| Summaries | ||
| Europe (IFPI)[34] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- Queen - Greatest Hits III Allmusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011
- Greatest Hits III Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 13 August 2011
- Greatest Hits III Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved 13 August 2011
- "Queen: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- Queen. "Greatest Hits Volume III" (Album Notes). Parlophone. 1999.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- "Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 1". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. 9 January 2000.
- "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Finnish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- "Les "Charts Runs" de chaque Album Classé". InfoDisc (in French). Archived from the original (PHP) on 18 February 2010. Find "QUEEN" under the drop-down menu to see statistics.
- "Album – Queen+, Greatest Hits III" (ASP). Media Control Charts (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- "Archivum: Top 40 Album". MAHASZ (in Hungarian). Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Swiss Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- "Chart Archive: Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive – 20th November 1999". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- "Irish-charts.com – Discography Queen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Italian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Spanish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- "Austrian album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits III" (in German). IFPI Austria.
- "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
- "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Queen; 'Greatest Hits III')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". Radioscope. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
- "Norwegian album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits Vol III" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
- Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 949. ISBN 8480486392.
- "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
- "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Queen; 'Greatest Hits III')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
- "British album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits 3". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Greatest Hits 3 in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
External links
- Queen official website: Discography: Greatest Hits III: includes lyrics of "Under Pressure (Rah Mix)", "Barcelona", "Las Palabras De Amor", "Driven By You", "Living On My Own", "The Great Pretender", "Thank God It’s Christmas."
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