| O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Aerosmith | ||||
| Released | July 2, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1972-2002 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 132:07 | |||
| Label | Columbia/Geffen | |||
| Producer | Aerosmith, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Glen Ballard, Adrian Barber, Ray Colcord, Jack Douglas, Bruce Fairbairn, Marti Frederiksen, Mark Hudson, Jason Mizell, Rick Rubin, Matt Serletic, Russell Simmons | |||
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| Singles from O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits | ||||
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O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits is a greatest hits album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music) by Columbia Records and Geffen Records. A double-disc album, it includes 28 of the band's biggest hits in chronological order and spans the band's entire career up to 2002. Also included are two new songs, "Girls of Summer" and "Lay it Down".
O, Yeah! has since been certified double platinum. Noticeable on the corners of album cover are the different variations of the Aerosmith logo used throughout the band's career.
O, Yeah! was re-released as The Essential Aerosmith in September 2011.
Contents |
| Disc 1 | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Mama Kin" (from Aerosmith) | Steven Tyler | 4:23 | ||||||
| 2. | "Dream On" (from Aerosmith) | Steven Tyler | 4:23 | ||||||
| 3. | "Same Old Song and Dance" (from Get Your Wings) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry | 3:53 | ||||||
| 4. | "Seasons of Wither" (from Get Your Wings) | Steven Tyler | 5:24 | ||||||
| 5. | "Walk This Way" (from Toys in the Attic) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry | 3:39 | ||||||
| 6. | "Big Ten Inch Record" (from Toys in the Attic) | Fred Weismantel | 2:13 | ||||||
| 7. | "Sweet Emotion" (from Toys in the Attic) | Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton | 4:34 | ||||||
| 8. | "Last Child" (from Rocks) | Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford | 3:27 | ||||||
| 9. | "Back in the Saddle" (from Rocks) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry | 4:40 | ||||||
| 10. | "Draw the Line" (from Draw the Line) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry | 3:42 | ||||||
| 11. | "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" (from Permanent Vacation) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Desmond Child | 4:23 | ||||||
| 12. | "Angel" (from Permanent Vacation) | Steven Tyler, Desmond Child | 5:07 | ||||||
| 13. | "Rag Doll" (from Permanent Vacation) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jim Vallance, Holly Knight | 4:24 | ||||||
| 14. | "Janie's Got a Gun" (from Pump) | Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton | 5:17 | ||||||
| 15. | "Love in an Elevator" (from Pump) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry | 5:22 | ||||||
| 16. | "What It Takes" (from Pump) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Desmond Child | 5:12 | ||||||
| Disc 2 | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "The Other Side" (from Pump) | Steven Tyler, Jim Vallance, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr. | 4:05 | ||||||
| 2. | "Livin' on the Edge" (from Get a Grip) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Mark Hudson | 6:20 | ||||||
| 3. | "Cryin'" (from Get a Grip) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Taylor Rhodes | 5:07 | ||||||
| 4. | "Amazing" (from Get a Grip) | Steven Tyler, Richard Supa | 5:55 | ||||||
| 5. | "Deuces Are Wild" (from The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience, Big Ones) | Steven Tyler, Jim Vallance | 3:36 | ||||||
| 6. | "Crazy" (from Get a Grip) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Desmond Child | 5:16 | ||||||
| 7. | "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" (from Nine Lives) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Glen Ballard | 3:25 | ||||||
| 8. | "Pink (The South Beach Mix)" (from Japanese edition Pink Single) | Steven Tyler, Richard Supa, Glen Ballard | 3:54 | ||||||
| 9. | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (from Armageddon) | Diane Warren | 4:59 | ||||||
| 10. | "Jaded" (from Just Push Play) | Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen | 3:34 | ||||||
| 11. | "Just Push Play (Radio Remix)" (from Just Push Play) | Steven Tyler, Mark Hudson, Steve Dudas | 3:14 | ||||||
| 12. | "Walk This Way (performed by Run-D.M.C. with Steven Tyler and Joe Perry)" (from Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry | 5:11 | ||||||
| 13. | "Girls of Summer" (New studio recording) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Frederiksen | 3:13 | ||||||
| 14. | "Lay It Down" (New studio recording) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Donald DeGrate, Marti Frederiksen | 3:47 | ||||||
| Disc 2 - Bonus tracks on non-US editions | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 15. | "Come Together" (from the soundtrack of the film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 3:45 | ||||||
| 16. | "Theme From Spider-Man" (from the soundtrack of the film Spider-Man) | Paul Francis Webster, Robert Harris | 2:58 | ||||||
| 17. | "Toys in the Attic" (from Toys in the Attic) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry | 3:05 | ||||||
| Disc 3 - The Essential Aerosmith 3.0 Only | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Lord of the Thighs" (from Get Your Wings) | Steven Tyler | 4:14 | ||||||
| 2. | "Toys in the Attic" (from Toys in the Attic) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry | 3:07 | ||||||
| 3. | "You See Me Crying" (from Toys in the Attic) | Steven Tyler, Don Solomon | 5:12 | ||||||
| 4. | "Baby, Please Don't Go" (from Honkin' on Bobo) | Joe Williams | 3:24 | ||||||
| 5. | "Devil's Got a New Disguise" (from Devil's Got a New Disguise - The Very Best of Aerosmith) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Diane Warren | 4:27 | ||||||
| 6. | "Walk This Way (Live)" (from Rockin' the Joint) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry | 4:23 | ||||||
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2002 | The Billboard 200 | 4 |
| UK Charts | 6 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2002 | "Girls of Summer" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 25 |
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| RIAA - USA | Gold | August 7, 2002 |
| Platinum | ||
| 2× Platinum | January 7, 2005 |