The Greatest View

"The Greatest View" is a song by the Australian rock band Silverchair. It was released on 28 January 2002 as the first single from their fourth album, Diorama.[2] This is one of three songs which made it onto the album (the other two being "World Upon Your Shoulders" and "Too Much of Not Enough") which Daniel Johns recorded using his Rickenbacker 12 string.

"The Greatest View"
Single by Silverchair
from the album Diorama
Released28 January 2002[1]
StudioStudios 301 and Mangrove Studios, Australia
GenreAlternative rock
Length4:05
Label
Songwriter(s)Daniel Johns
Producer(s)
Silverchair singles chronology
"Paint Pastel Princess"
(2000)		 "The Greatest View"
(2002)		 "Without You"
(2002)

"The Greatest View" peaked at No. 3 in Australia and No. 4 in Canada and New Zealand. In 2008, it reached No. 36 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart due to an EP being released by Warner Bros. Records.[3]

Origin

In an interview with the Associated Press in 2002, Daniel Johns said about the song:

"The Greatest View" is a song that really focuses on people's perceptions of the same problem or the same scenario. Basically what was going on in my mind was that I had a lot of people who were watching over me and watching my every move making sure that I didn't fall back in to the heap that I fell in to whilst writing Neon Ballroom. Because I was aware of that I felt like I had the greatest view from where I was from because I could see what was going on. I was aware of the situation, I was in control of my own destiny really."[4]

Music video

A video was made in which the band plays in hotel room representing Daniel Johns' inner space which spies try to investigate and listen in on. At the end of the video, the whole hotel lifts up into the air playing on the words 'greatest view'. The music video was directed by Sean Gilligan and Sarah-Jane Woulahan from the Brisbane-based video team Squareyed Films.[2][5]

Director Sean Gilligan uploded a high definition version of the music video to his YouTube channel on 19 April 2020.[6]

Track listings

Australian CD single (ELEVENCD6)

  1. "The Greatest View"
  2. "Pins in My Needles"
  3. "Too Much of Not Enough"

European 7-inch (7587-85339-7)

  1. "The Greatest View"
  2. "Pins in My Needles"
  3. "Too Much of Not Enough"

German CD single (7567853392)

  1. "The Greatest View"
  2. "Asylum"
  3. "Pins in My Needles"

US digital EP – 2007

  1. "The Greatest View"
  2. "Straight Lines" (The Presets Remix)
  3. "We're Not Lonely...BUT We Miss You" (B-side)
  4. "Barbarella" (B-side)
  5. "If You Keep Losing Sleep" (video)
  6. "The Greatest View" - Live from Carriageworks, Sydney (video)

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 3
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 4
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 83
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 4
Scotland (OCC)[11] 92
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 85
UK Rock and Metal (OCC)[13] 11
Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[14] 36

Year-end charts
Chart (2002) Position
Australia (ARIA)[15] 86

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] Gold 35,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "SILVERCHAIR To Issue "The Greatest View" On January 28th". Blabbermouth. 6 January 2002.
  2. ""The Greatest View" to Hit Stores Jan. 28". chairpage.com. 1 January 2002.
  3. ""The Greatest View EP" Now Available on iTunes". chairpage.com. 18 December 2007.
  4. "Entertainment Rushes Silverchair Interview". Associated Press. 1 August 2002.
  5. "The Greatest View (2002) by Silverchair". IMVDb. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  6. "SILVERCHAIR - THE GREATEST VIEW (MUSIC VIDEO 720p - NEW UPLOAD)". YouTube. 19 April 2020.
  7. "Australian-charts.com – Silverchair – The Greatest View". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  8. "Silverchair Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Silverchair – The Greatest View". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  10. "Charts.nz – Silverchair – The Greatest View". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  13. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  14. "Silverchair Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  15. "2002 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  16. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020.
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