The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door

The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door
Greatest hits album by Pink Floyd
Released	7 November 2011[1]
Recorded	1967–1994
Genre	Progressive rock, psychedelic rock
Length	79:39
Label	EMI
Producer	James Guthrie; Pink Floyd;
Compiler	David Gilmour; Nick Mason; Roger Waters[2];
Pink Floyd chronology

The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door is a greatest hits album by English rock band Pink Floyd, that was released as part of the Why Pink Floyd...? 2011–12 remastering campaign.[2] It was later released on vinyl on 26 September 2018.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Hey You"	Roger Waters	The Wall (1979)	4:40
2.	"See Emily Play"	Syd Barrett	Non-album single (1967); appears on Relics (1971) and original US/Japan versions of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)	2:48
3.	"The Happiest Days of Our Lives"	Waters	The Wall	1:32
4.	"Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)"	Waters	The Wall	3:48
5.	"Have a Cigar"	Waters	Wish You Were Here (1975)	5:08
6.	"Wish You Were Here"	David Gilmour, Waters	Wish You Were Here	5:05
7.	"Time" (Edited version on CD, Full version on vinyl)	Gilmour, Nick Mason, Waters, Richard Wright	The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)	6:20
8.	"The Great Gig in the Sky"	Wright, Clare Torry	The Dark Side of the Moon	4:36
9.	"Money"	Waters	The Dark Side of the Moon	6:34
10.	"Comfortably Numb"	Gilmour, Waters	The Wall	6:19
11.	"High Hopes" (Edited version)	Gilmour, Polly Samson	The Division Bell (1994)	6:55
12.	"Learning to Fly"	Gilmour, Anthony Moore, Bob Ezrin, Jon Carin	A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)	4:49
13.	"The Fletcher Memorial Home"	Waters	The Final Cut (1983)	4:11
14.	"Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Edited version of parts 1–5)	Wright, Waters, Gilmour	Wish You Were Here	11:05
15.	"Brain Damage"	Waters	The Dark Side of the Moon	3:46
16.	"Eclipse" (Early fade-out)	Waters	The Dark Side of the Moon	1:53
Total length:				79:39

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4]	25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5]	16
Canadian Albums Chart[6]	22
Croatian Foreign Albums Chart[7]	14
French Albums (SNEP)[8]	28
Greek Albums Chart[9]	21
Irish Albums Chart[10]	14
Italian Albums (FIMI)[11]	4
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[12]	72
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13]	8
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[14]	16
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[15]	10
Scottish Albums Chart[16]	12
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[17]	27
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18]	7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19]	23
UK Albums (OCC)[20]	14
US Billboard 200[21]	50

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[22]	15
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[23]	23
Danish Albums Chart[24]	11
Dutch Albums Chart[25]	21
Norwegian Albums Chart[26]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[27]	64
Danish Albums Chart[28]	47

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[29]	Gold	35,000^{^}
France (SNEP)[30]	Gold	50,000^*
Italy (FIMI)[31]	2× Platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[32]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Poland (ZPAV)[33]	Platinum	20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[34]	Platinum	300,000
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

"Full Details: EMI's Massive Pink Floyd Reissue Campaign « American Songwriter". 21 June 2011.
"Why Pink Floyd?, Pink Floyd & EMI 2011 remastered campaign – The Best of Pink Floyd – A Foot In The Door". Whypinkfloyd.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
"Austriancharts.at – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
"Ultratop.be – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
"A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd – Pink Floyd: Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
"Top Stranih – Tjedan 47, 2011". Top of the Shops (in Croatian). HDU. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
"Lescharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
"Official CYTA-IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales Chart". IFPI Greece (in Greek). Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
"Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 10 November 2011". GfK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
"Italiancharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
"Mexicancharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
"Charts.nz – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
"Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
"Portuguesecharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
"2011-11-19 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
"Spanishcharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
"Swedishcharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
"Swisscharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
"Pink Floyd Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
"Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
"Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
"Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
"Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
"Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
"ARIA Top 100 Albums 2011". ARIA. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
"Album-Top 100". Hitlisten.nu. IFPI Denmark. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020.
"French album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
"Italian album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 15 April 2019. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
"New Zealand album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd". Recorded Music NZ.
"Polish album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
"British album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type A Foot in the Door – The Best Of in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links

Why Pink Floyd...? Official Site

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[1] "Full Details: EMI's Massive Pink Floyd Reissue Campaign « American Songwriter". 21 June 2011.

[WhyPinkFloyd-2] "Why Pink Floyd?, Pink Floyd & EMI 2011 remastered campaign – The Best of Pink Floyd – A Foot In The Door". Whypinkfloyd.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.

[3] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 November 2011.

[ac_Austria_Pink_Floyd-4] "Austriancharts.at – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[ac_Wallonia_Pink_Floyd-5] "Ultratop.be – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[AM_Charts-6] "A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd – Pink Floyd: Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

[7] "Top Stranih – Tjedan 47, 2011". Top of the Shops (in Croatian). HDU. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

[ac_France_Pink_Floyd-8] "Lescharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[9] "Official CYTA-IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales Chart". IFPI Greece (in Greek). Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

[10] "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 10 November 2011". GfK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

[ac_Italy_Pink_Floyd-11] "Italiancharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[ac_Mexico_Pink_Floyd-12] "Mexicancharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[ac_New_Zealand_Pink_Floyd-13] "Charts.nz – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[ac_Poland_-14] "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[ac_Portugal_Pink_Floyd-15] "Portuguesecharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[16] "2011-11-19 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

[ac_Spain_Pink_Floyd-17] "Spanishcharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[ac_Sweden_Pink_Floyd-18] "Swedishcharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[ac_Switzerland_Pink_Floyd-19] "Swisscharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[ac_UK2_-20] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[ac_Billboard200_Pink_Floyd-21] "Pink Floyd Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[22] "Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

[23] "Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

[24] "Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

[25] "Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

[26] "Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

[27] "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2011". ARIA. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

[28] "Album-Top 100". Hitlisten.nu. IFPI Denmark. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012.

[AustraliaPink_FloydA_Foot_in_the_Door:_The_Best_of_Pink_FloydalbumCertRef-29] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020.

[FrancePink_FloydA_Foot_in_the_DooralbumCertRef-30] "French album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.

[ItalyPink_FloydA_Foot_in_the_Door:_The_Best_of_Pink_FloydalbumCertRef-31] "Italian album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 15 April 2019. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".

[New_ZealandPink_FloydA_Foot_in_the_Door:_The_Best_of_Pink_FloydalbumCertRef-32] "New Zealand album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd". Recorded Music NZ.

[PolandPink_FloydA_Foot_in_the_Door:_The_Best_of_Pink_FloydalbumCertRef-33] "Polish album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

[United_KingdomPink_FloydA_Foot_in_the_Door_–_The_Best_OfalbumCertRef-34] "British album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type A Foot in the Door – The Best Of in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.