Greatest Hitz

Greatest Hitz is a compilation album by American rap rock band Limp Bizkit. Released in 2005, it is a retrospective compiling material from the band's albums Three Dollar Bill, Yall$, Significant Other, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water and Results May Vary.

Greatest Hitz
Compilation album by
Limp Bizkit
ReleasedNovember 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)
Recorded1997–2005
Genre
Length71:41
LabelFlip/Geffen
Limp Bizkit chronology
The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)
(2005)		 Greatest Hitz
(2005)		 Gold Cobra
(2011)
Singles from Results May Vary
  1. "Home Sweet Home/Bittersweet Symphony"
    Released: December 27, 2005

Production and content

Greatest Hitz was announced for release as early as 2001.[1] While recording the albums Results May Vary and The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1), the band continued to work on the compilation.[2][3] A companion DVD, Greatest Videoz, was also released.

Greatest Hitz contains material from the band's albums Three Dollar Bill, Yall$, Significant Other, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water and Results May Vary, as well as previously unreleased tracks and a new song entitled "Home Sweet Home/Bittersweet Symphony", a medley of "Home Sweet Home" by Mötley Crüe and "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve.[4][5]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Martin Charles Strong7/10[4]

Greatest Hitz peaked at number 47 on the Billboard 200.[6] AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine said, "None of [Greatest Hitz] has aged well – as a matter of fact, it's aged incredibly quickly, sounding older than alt-rock hits from the mid-'90s – but that's almost beside the point, because this does its job well, and listeners who want to have some Limp Bizkit in their collection will find this to provide them with more of what they want than any other Bizkit dizc."[5] In The Essential Rock Discography, Martin Charles Strong gave the compilation a 7 out of 10 rating.[4] As of 2012, the album has sold over 3,500,000 copies worldwide, including 750,000 in the US.

Track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Counterfeit"Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$ (1997)4:48
2."Faith" (George Michael cover)Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$2:26
3."Nookie"Significant Other (1999)4:26
4."Break Stuff"Significant Other2:46
5."Re-Arranged"Significant Other5:54
6."N 2 Gether Now" (feat. Method Man)Significant Other3:55
7."Take a Look Around"Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000) / Mission: Impossible 2 (soundtrack)5:19
8."My Generation"Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water3:41
9."Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)"Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water3:33
10."My Way"Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water4:33
11."Boiler"Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water5:44
12."Eat You Alive"Results May Vary (2003)3:57
13."Behind Blue Eyes" (The Who cover)Results May Vary4:29
14."Build a Bridge"Results May Vary3:56
15."Why"Recorded during the Results May Vary sessions / previously unreleased4:05
16."Lean on Me"Recorded during the Results May Vary sessions / previously unreleased4:27
17."Home Sweet Home/Bittersweet Symphony" (Mötley Crüe and The Verve cover)Previously Unreleased / medley of "Home Sweet Home" by Mötley Crüe and "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve3:42
Total length:71:41
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleMusicLength
18."The Truth"The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) (2005) 

Personnel

Tracks 1–11

Tracks 12–17

  • Fred Durst – vocals, guitar
  • Mike Smith – guitars on "Eat You Alive"
  • Randy Pereira – guitar on "Behind Blue Eyes"
  • Brian Welch – guitar on "Build a Bridge"
  • Sam Rivers – bass guitar
  • John Otto – drums, percussion
  • DJ Lethal – turntables, keyboards, samples, programming, sound development

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] Gold 35,000^
Germany (BVMI)[8] Gold 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Gold 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Borland bids adieu to Bizkit". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network. 69 (737): 6. October 29, 2001.
  2. D'Angelo, Joe (August 16, 2004). "Wes Borland Back With Limp Bizkit". MTV News. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  3. Moss, Corey (2005-02-25). "Fred Durst Says Sex Video Stolen From His PC". MTV. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
  4. Strong, Martin Charles (2006). "Limp Bizkit". The Essential Rock Discography (8th ed.). Open City Books. p. 638. ISBN 1-84195-860-3.
  5. Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Greatest Hitz - Limp Bizkit". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  6. "Greatest Hitz - Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  7. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  8. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Limp Bizkit; 'Greatest Hitz')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  9. "British album certifications – Limp Bizkit – Greatest Hitz". British Phonographic Industry.
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