Greatest Hits III is a compilation album by British rock band Queen. It is a compilation of latter-day songs, the band members' solo hits and the band's collaborations with other artists (hence the album's credit to "Queen+"). It was released on 8 November 1999. The first two tracks on the album were new previously unreleased versions of classic Queen songs.
Greatest Hits III | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 8 November 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1980–1998 | |||
Studio | Various | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 73:41 | |||
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Producer | Queen | |||
Queen chronology | ||||
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Singles from Greatest Hits III | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Chester Chronicle | (Positive)[5] |
Classic Rock | (Positive)[6] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
The album includes "These Are the Days of Our Lives" (1991), which was Freddie Mercury's last appearance in a music video, and "No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)" (1997), a song dedicated to Mercury which also features the last recording of bass guitarist John Deacon before his retirement. Four songs from their last studio album Made in Heaven (1995) also feature in the compilation, including "Too Much Love Will Kill You" and "Heaven for Everyone". A home video was also released in the EU and in North America but has since been long out of print, called "Greatest Flix III."
Unless otherwise indicated, Information is based on the album's Liner Notes[8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "The Show Must Go On" (Live at Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris, France with Elton John) | Queen | Previously unreleased (Originally from Innuendo, 1991) | 4:35 |
2. | "Under Pressure" (with David Bowie) (Rah mix) | Queen, David Bowie | Original version from Hot Space, 1982 | 4:08 |
3. | "Barcelona" (Single version) (Performed by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé) | Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran | Barcelona, 1988 | 4:25 |
4. | "Too Much Love Will Kill You" | Brian May, Frank Musker, Elizabeth Lamers | Made in Heaven, 1995 | 4:18 |
5. | "Somebody To Love" (The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, Live at Wembley Stadium with George Michael, 20 April 1992) | Mercury | Five Live EP, 1993 (Originally from A Day at the Races, 1976) | 5:07 |
6. | "You Don't Fool Me" | Queen | Made in Heaven | 5:22 |
7. | "Heaven for Everyone" (Single version) | Roger Taylor | Made in Heaven | 4:37 |
8. | "Las Palabras de Amor" | May | Hot Space | 4:29 |
9. | "Driven by You" (Performed by Brian May) | May | Back to the Light, 1992 | 4:09 |
10. | "Living on My Own" (Julian Raymond album mix) (Performed by Freddie Mercury) | Mercury | Remix from The Freddie Mercury Album, 1992 (Original version on Mr. Bad Guy, 1985) | 3:37 |
11. | "Let Me Live" | Queen | Made in Heaven | 4:45 |
12. | "The Great Pretender" (The Platters cover) (Performed by Freddie Mercury) | Buck Ram | Non-album single, 1987 (Later released on The Freddie Mercury Album) | 3:26 |
13. | "Princes of the Universe" | Mercury | A Kind of Magic, 1986 | 3:31 |
14. | "Another One Bites The Dust" (With additional vocals and rapping from Wyclef Jean, Pras and Free) | John Deacon | Small Soldiers soundtrack, 1998 | 4:20 |
15. | "No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)" | May | Queen Rocks, 1997 | 4:11 |
16. | "These Are the Days of Our Lives" | Queen | Innuendo | 4:22 |
17. | "Thank God It's Christmas" | Taylor, May | Non-album Christmas single, 1984 | 4:19 |
Information is based on the album's Liner Notes[8]
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 77 |
Austrian Top 75 Albums[10] | 2 |
Belgium (Flanders) 100 Albums[11] | 7 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[12] | 5 |
Finnish Top 50 Albums[13] | 35 |
French Compilations[14] | 9 |
German Albums Chart[15] | 5 |
Hungarian Top 40 Albums[16] | 7 |
Netherlands Top 100 Albums[17] | 8 |
New Zealand Top 40 Albums[18] | 24 |
Norwegian Top 40 Albums[19] | 5 |
Scottish Albums[20] | 11 |
Swedish Top 60 Albums[21] | 19 |
Swiss Top 100 Albums[22] | 4 |
UK Albums Chart[23] | 5 |
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Wallonia) 100 Albums[24] | 7 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[25] | 46 |
Italian Top 20 Albums[26] | 7 |
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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Spanish Top 100 Albums[27] | 89 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[28] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[29] | Gold | 25,000* |
Belgium (BEA)[30] | Gold | 25,000* |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[12] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
Germany (BVMI)[31] | Gold | 150,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[32] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[33] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[34] | Gold | 40,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[35] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] | 2× Platinum | 600,000* |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[37] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |