Stars: The Best of 1992–2002

Stars: The Best of 1992–2002
Greatest hits album by The Cranberries
Released	16 September 2002
Recorded	1992–2002
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	77:05
Label	Island
Producer	Stephen Street, Bruce Fairbairn, The Cranberries and Benedict Fenner
The Cranberries chronology
Treasure Box – The Complete Sessions 1991–1999 (2002)Treasure Box – The Complete Sessions 1991–19992002 Stars: The Best of 1992–2002 (2002) Gold (2008)Gold2008
Singles from Stars: The Best of 1992-2002
"Stars" Released: October 7, 2002 "Daffodil Lament"/"New New York" Released: 2003, promo

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Stars is a compilation album and DVD from the Irish band The Cranberries. Some of the tracks on the CD are different versions of the songs provided in earlier albums. The CD also contains two new tracks: "New New York" and "Stars".

Album

Track listing

The limited edition version of this CD includes five live tracks recorded in Stockholm:

Awards

In 2002, they won an award in Taiwan for best selling international band with the album Stars: The Best of 1992-2002.^[2]

Certifications

DVD

Stars: The Best of Videos 1992–2002
Video by The Cranberries
Released	November 26, 2002[7]
Recorded	Various
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Island
The Cranberries video chronology
Beneath the Skin – Live in Paris (2001) Beneath the Skin – Live in Paris2001 Stars: The Best of Videos 1992–2002 (2002) Stars: The Best of Videos 1992–20022002

Stars: The Best of Videos 1992–2002 is a DVD album by Irish rock band The Cranberries. It compiles 17 of the band's promotional videos including their new single "Stars", along with alternate takes and live recordings of several songs and a documentary entitled 99 Love Life & Rock 'n' Roll.

1. "Dreams" (Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?, September 1992)
   • Director: Peter Scammell
2. "Linger" (Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?, February 1993)
   • Director: Melodie McDaniel
3. "Zombie" (No Need to Argue, September 1994)
   • Director: Samuel Bayer
4. "Ode to My Family" (No Need to Argue, November 1994)
   • Director: Samuel Bayer
5. "I Can't Be with You (No Need to Argue", February 1995)
   • Director: Samuel Bayer
6. "Ridiculous Thoughts" (No Need to Argue, July 1995)
   • Director: Freckles Flynn
7. "Salvation" (To the Faithful Departed, April 1996)
   • Director: Olivier Dahan
8. "Free to Decide" (To the Faithful Departed, August 1996)
   • Director: Marty Callner
9. "When You're Gone" (To the Faithful Departed, November 1996)
   • Director: Karen Bellone
10. "Promises" (Bury the Hatchet, March 1999)
    • Director: Olivier Dahan
11. "Animal Instinct" (Bury the Hatchet, July 1999)
    • Director: Olivier Dahan
12. "Just My Imagination" (Bury the Hatchet, September 1999)
    • Director: Phil Harder
13. "You and Me" (Bury the Hatchet, March 2000)
    • Director: Maurice Linnane
14. "Analyse" (Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, September 2001)
    • Director: Keir McFarlane
15. "Time Is Ticking Out" (Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, March 2002)
    • Director: Maurice Linnane
16. "This is the Day" (Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, June 2002)
    • Director: Olivier Dahan
17. "Stars" (Stars: The Best of 1992–2002, October 2002)
    • Director: Jake Nava

Alternate takes

• "Dreams"
• "Ridiculous Thoughts"
• "When You're Gone"
• "Analyse"

Live favorites

• "Daffodil Lament" ('94 Astoria UK)
• "Empty" ('94 Astoria)
• "Sunday" ('96 tour)

Live at Vicar Street

• "Time is Ticking Out"
• "Linger"
• "In the Ghetto"
• "Ode to My Family"
• "Shattered"
• "Animal Instinct"
• "Loud and Clear"
• "I Can't Be with You"
• "Analyse"

'99 Love Life & Rock 'n' Roll

Also on the DVD is a 26-minute documentary entitled '99 Love Life & Rock 'n' Roll and directed by Ciaran Donnelly. In it, the band members speak about their career, expectations for the future, and how some songs were composed, like "Linger" and "Zombie".

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