Hits (Billy Talent album)

Hits is the greatest hits album by Canadian rock band Billy Talent released November 4, 2014 via Warner Music Canada and The End Records. The album features the band's most popular singles from their last four studio albums, with the addition of two brand new songs, "Kingdom of Zod" and "Chasing the Sun".[1]

Hits
Compilation album by
Billy Talent
ReleasedNovember 4, 2014
Recorded2003–2014
GenreAlternative rock, punk rock, post-hardcore
Length49:12
LabelWarner Music Canada, The End
ProducerGavin Brown, Brendan O'Brien, Ian D'Sa, Howard Benson
Billy Talent chronology
Dead Silence
(2012)		 Hits
(2014)		 Afraid of Heights
(2016)
Singles from Hits
  1. "Kingdom of Zod"
    Released: September 25, 2014
  2. "Chasing the Sun"
    Released: October 31, 2014

To promote the compilation, the opening page of the band's website was transformed into what they called a "Video Vault," a video archive. The first video was an introduction from frontman Ben Kowalewicz, explaining the idea of the vault. In the two weeks that followed, the band, starting with Try Honesty, posted the official video of one of the songs (with the exception of "Kingdom of Zod" and "Chasing The Sun," which at that point were unreleased and had no official video). Additional videos related anecdotes and explanations for that day's song from the band members themselves (who appeared in pairs; Ben and Aaron, and Ian and Jon) were also added via YouTube.[2] One of the new songs, Kingdom of Zod was released as a single September 25. 2014 via iTunes pre-order.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Billy Talent

No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Try Honesty"Billy Talent4:13
2."River Below"Billy Talent3:00
3."Nothing to Lose"Billy Talent3:38
4."Devil in a Midnight Mass"Billy Talent II2:52
5."Red Flag"Billy Talent II3:16
6."Fallen Leaves"Billy Talent II3:19
7."Surrender"Billy Talent II4:06
8."Devil on My Shoulder"Billy Talent III3:49
9."Rusted from the Rain"Billy Talent III4:13
10."Viking Death March"Dead Silence4:04
11."Surprise Surprise"Dead Silence3:08
12."Stand Up and Run"Dead Silence3:20
13."Kingdom of Zod"previously unreleased3:32
14."Chasing the Sun"previously unreleased2:42
Total length:49:12

Chart performance
Chart (2014–2021) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[3] 15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 64
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 79

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[6] 2× Platinum 160,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Billy Talent to Deliver the 'Hits' on New Compilation". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  2. "Billy Talent". billytalent.com. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. "Billy Talent Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Billy Talent – Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  5. "Swisscharts.com – Billy Talent – Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. "Canadian album certifications – Billy Talent – Hits". Music Canada. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
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