| The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Fatboy Slim | ||||
| Released | 19 June 2006 (UK) 20 June 2006 (U.S.) |
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| Recorded | 1996–2006 | |||
| Genre | Big beat | |||
| Length | 65:46 | |||
| Label | Skint (UK) Astralwerks (U.S.) |
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| Producer | Fatboy Slim | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
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U.S. edition cover
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| Singles from The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.7/10)[2] |
| PopMatters | [3] |
| Q | |
| The Times | [4] |
The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder is a compilation album by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim, released on 19 June 2006. In addition to previously released material, the album includes two new tracks: "Champion Sound" and "That Old Pair of Jeans". A collection of music videos titled The Greatest Hits – Why Make Videos was also released in 2006.
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To save space on the audio disc, the songs are shorter radio edits with the exception of the final track. The profanity in "Wonderful Night" remains intact in the United Kingdom edition, but was removed for the United States. "Champion Sound" is also significantly different on the U.S. edition, as it contains verses that are absent from the UK release.
For the U.S. release, the front cover was altered to that of Christopher Walken from the "Weapon of Choice" music video. The title of the compilation comes from the slogan on the T-shirt of the obese man who adorns the non-U.S. covers of both this album and You've Come a Long Way, Baby, "I'M #1 SO WHY TRY HARDER".
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Rockafeller Skank" (edit) | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Praise You" (radio edit) (ft. Camille Yarbrough) | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix)" (with Cornershop) | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Weapon of Choice (Attack Hamster Edit)" (ft. Bootsy Collins) | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Gangster Trippin" (edit) | 3:32 |
| 6. | "I See You Baby (Fatboy Slim Remix)" (edit) (with Groove Armada ft. Gram'ma Funk) | 3:30 |
| 7. | "Wonderful Night (Dirty Edit)" (ft. Lateef the Truth Speaker) | 2:45 |
| 8. | "Right Here, Right Now" (edit) | 3:56 |
| 9. | "Going Out of My Head" (edit) | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Sunset (Bird of Prey)" (edit) | 3:59 |
| 11. | "Everybody Loves a Carnival" (radio edit) | 4:05 |
| 12. | "Don't Let the Man Get You Down" (edit) | 3:18 |
| 13. | "Demons (Shorter Radio Version)" (ft. Macy Gray) | 3:14 |
| 14. | "Sho Nuff" (edit) | 3:21 |
| 15. | "Slash Dot Dash" | 2:55 |
| 16. | "Santa Cruz" (edit) | 4:18 |
| 17. | "Champion Sound (ft. Lateef the Truth Speaker)" (US version contains the original album version) | 3:00 |
| 18. | "That Old Pair of Jeans" (ft. Lateef the Truth Speaker) | 4:44 |
Rare and Unseen Videos
Special Bonus Section
The album sold 20,014 copies in Japan in its first week.
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